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2005 RX8 Koni Challenge Race Car for Sale

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Old 07-27-2012, 07:37 AM
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2005 RX8 Koni Challenge Race Car for Sale

2005 Mazda RX8 race car
Built from new - The car is breathtaking
Price REDUCED another $500 to $23,500.00 OBO

General overview
- Originally built by Roar Racing for the Koni Challenge Series
- Re-race engineered by Joe Geldert, Crew Chief for Autocon Motorsports ALMS P1 and GT1 race cars, of Escondido, California (9 months ago)
- Revised engine and diff cooling fabrication and plumbing provided by Twin’s Turbo of Signal Hill, California (5 months ago)

Motor
- Engine built by: MAZMART (approximately 10 hours)
- AEM dry flow cold air intake
- Dual Setrab engine oil coolers
- Wix oil filter (remotely mounted)
- RC Engineering matched fuel injectors
- Moroso brand spark plug wires
- Speedsource Eccentric shaft and Alternator pullies
- Dynotuned header
- ACT clutch
- ACT flywheel

Electronics
- AMB transponder
- AIM MXL Pista gauge

Suspension
- Koni 2800 series shocks
- Eibach springs
- Racing Beat sway bars

Brakes
- Freshly rebuilt calipers
- New OEM front and rear rotors
- New Cobalt pads front and rear (Model #:XR1 Fronts, XR5 Rears)
- New OEM front and rear brake mounting hardware
- Goodridge brand stainless steel brake lines

Engine Cooling
- Custom Ron Davis Radiator
- Radiator Swirl Pot by Pete’s Speed and Fab

Differential Cooling
- New Setrab oil cooler with fan pack
- New Tilton brand Oil pump
- New Peterson brand in-line Oil filter
- Newly installed and plumbed
- NACA ducting and Plexiglas windows installed on the rear doors
- 3” cool air hose routed to oil cooler
- New 6” differential overflow tank

Chassis
- Freshly rebuilt differential with ’09 final drive ring and pinion (All new OEM Bearings, seals, crush sleeve, and pinion nut)
- New halfshafts
- Mazdaspeed Strut tower bar with built in brake master cylinder brace
- Axia flow short shift lever
- Fresh OEM rear suspension hardware
- Fresh OEM driveshaft hardware
- New OEM ball joint boots
- ARP wheel studs
- Racing Hart wheels (17x8) (1 set)

Driver Safety
- Peter Gilbreath (Pete’s Speed and Fab) built roll cage
- Sparco driver seat (Evo L)
- Sparco passenger seat (Evo L)
- Brand new Safecraft driver’s side belts
- Sparco passenger side belts
- Window and Safecraft inboard intermediate nets
- Sparco steering wheel and quick release hub (Weld on)
- On-board fire suppression system - Safecraft

Paperwork
- Orignal vehicle registration paperwork
- Tons of set up notes from the team owner and crew
- OEM factory shop manuals

RX8 spares package
- Four sets of NEW Colbalt racing pads – rear (model XR5)
- One set of NEW Colbalt racing pads – front (model XR1)
- Rebuilt transmission (’04-’08)
- Engine – short block
- Lower Intake manifold
- Speedsource pulley set (E-shaft, Alt., and OEM water Pump)
- ACT Flywheel
- Set of half-shafts
- New rear caliper
- Set of front aluminum A-arms (Upper and Lower)
- Set of rear control links
- Safecraft fire bottle (Full charge)
- New OEM water pump and gaskets
- 1 ½ sets of matched fuel injectors (RC Engineering)
- New OEM brake master cylinder
- New OEM clutch master cylinder
- Set of ARP wheel studs
- AiM Beacon
- Goodridge steel brake line set (new in the box)
- (2) AiM temp sensors
- Check valve
- Misc. electronic connectors
- (2) oil pressure sensors
- (2) new rear wheel brake harnesses for the ABS system
- Hood (OEM Aluminum)
- Set of front fenders
- Set of rear door ¼ glass
- Chassis wire harness (minus engine harness and trunk harness)

NOTE: We literally have hundreds of photos of our race car that we can share. Please e-mail with any questions. Please provide your e-mail if requesting photos. I'd love to post photos but I can't figure out how to on this site....


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Old 07-27-2012, 03:54 PM
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I may have missed it but is it seem welded? 8 point cage or 10? If 8 point and not seem welded I may have a few candidates....

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Old 07-28-2012, 01:25 PM
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2005 RX8 for sale

Thank you very much for your follow up quesitons Stephen. It has an 8 point cage and it is seam welded. I have a good number of photos that I can forward to you in a Shutterfly album if you would forward your e-mail address.

Please let me know if you'd like to see additional photos and/or have additional questions.

Thank you again,



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RX8 race car for sale

Price has just been reduced $1,500! And we just replaced the clutch with a new ACT 4 puck sprung clutch kit including plate, pressure plate, throwout bearing, pilot bearing and seal.
Old 08-28-2012, 05:45 PM
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Eric,

I still have a friend that is very interested. We are looking at three different RX8 racecars. I am kinda just in the middle helping out. Could you send me in the right direction for results sheets by any chance? either on the grand-am site or possibly my laps.

PS: my e-mail is: sblethenatRSTPerformance.com if it bounced back let me know. it gets full fast!
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E-mail message

Steve, I can't seem to send an e-mail message to the address provided. It seems that it's incomplete. Could you please double check and let me know?

Thank you,



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Old 08-29-2012, 10:21 AM
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facebook works, it shows up on my phone like a text message and I see we are now friends
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Price REDUCED another $500! This is a super clean and complete RX8 race car. Runs in numerous classes in SCCA and NASA.

Check it out.
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I love this car Eric! I wish that we could have come through with the other buyer for you as I would have loved to work on it and drive it at some point!

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Thanks Steve

Thanks Steve, I appreciate the help. I was wondering if you knew anyone whou could use a pilot bearing puller and bearing drift for the RX8? I bought both from Mazdatrix when we changed the cluth out and they were a live saver.

I'm asking 95 dollars for the pair and they cost 120.

If you know anyone shopping they're way cool tools and better than the Habor Freight stuff you could source.

Thank you,



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I might actually take that. Let me find out if we have one already?...

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Did you have these tools?

Hi Steve, just checking back. Did you determine if you guys have this pilot bearing puller from Mazdatrix?

Thank you,



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Sent you an email from this site. Looking for pictures please.
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Car was sold, pretty sure he still has the tools FS

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-parts-s...s-sale-239276/
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