Good write-up so far

 

I have bounced it, and I don't use the parking brake in my garage. I am going to let it go. i am now about 13.5 all around. The handling feels good so i think i will leave it here until i get a chance to go to the track - I can change heights on the fly there as well as dampening. Thanks for all you are doing with the car, posting here and the articles!

 

It's permitted to change ignition coils, ignition wires, and sparkplugs.

Nothing says that you're allowed to remove or replace the OE coil mounting bracket ....


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caught the write up on tires in the latest modified mag, car is looking really nice

 

True - but the mounting bracket could be seen as being part of the ignition coils. It serves no other function than keeping the coils secured.

 

What comes in the box when you buy a coil?

 

A coil.

I just don't see an alternate means of securing an ignition coil system in the stock location as being illegal.

I have no interest in arguing this point further. Maybe I'll send an e-mail to Doug Gill and/or submit a letter to the SAC for clarification.

Internet banter gets us nowhere.

 

That's what was said about the front intake shroud ....

 

Since when do you remove or replace the OEM coil mount when putting in BHR coils?

I left mine in the stock location, and put the BHR coils right on top of it...

 

That's a good point. Stock mount is still in it's place - the BHR coils just come attached to a mount. if you order a BHR ignition coil system, they come bolted to the BHR mount as one piece. The whole contraption slides down on top of the stock mount/mounting location and nothing is modified and completely reversible.

When I get the time I'll formulate a letter and send it to Doug Gill first. If he feels it needs clarification from the SAC then I'll send it on to them. Work is just busy right now and I've decided to go back to school starting next month to get a 2nd degree. My mind is on Polynomial equations and Group Theory right now and not autocross...

 

Btw, for those not familiar with the BHR ignition system - this is what it looks like when you get it in the mail:



And here's a pic I snapped after installing it in my STX car (never had it when I was in Stock class):

 

well my bad then, I thought the OE bracket was replaced in that case never mind and don't bother writing a letter, totally my bad. I never had a BHR bracket, made my own instead when I ran those coils for a while.

FWIW I put the OE coils back on ....



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dare i ask ....



why ?

 

That's good to hear.

Thanks to tiresmoker for his input - it's been several months since I installed mine that I forgot the stock mount wasn't removed myself. I just need sleep...

 

Just read the Sept article in Modified. Sure is great to see our cars written up. I am looking forward to more of that detailed analysis and articles to keep in my collection of favorites like the articles on the '86 MR2 I had 20 some years ago.

 

Hey Dave,
Great thread. Stumbled upon it and didn't even realize you were running an 8 now.

Are you running the Solosprint event at Mosport in a few weeks? I'll be back in action after quite a few years away, will be good to catch up. Probably same class also, in GT3.

I'll have to pick up the magazine and give it a good read.


Cheers,

 

Hey Andre. Great to see you on this forum. Didn't know you're into RX-8s. You sell that turbo Miata of yours? EDIT: Duh. Just spotted your sig. Welcome to the world or rotaries

Wish I could make the Mosport weekend, but I'm away on business on those dates. What are you going to be driving at Mosport? Your RX-8, I assume?Hopefully I'll be at the Shannonville season ending weekend, so maybe I'll see you there?

ganseg, I don't think I've even seen the Sept issue yet. LOL. I always get them late up here in Canada. Was that the BC coilover story? Unfortunately I had a bit of a problem with my driftbox finding satellites that day so didn't get much usable data, but I'm going to retest again with some different swaybars at which point I'll introduce a bunch of interesting in-car data.

 

Not sure about Shannonville. Been pretty busy at work so I picked a weekend to get back in it, and the Mosport event fit in well with my holidays. I can hopefully put on a good showing, got a new NT-01/RPF1 combo to try out. Too bad, saw your name from previous event results and wanted to go up against you. Maybe at SMP...

 

This thread is ****. Whats next for the 8??

 

Just did a ARK Design MFD (multi-function display) yesterday with oil temp, oil pressure and water temp sending units and Racing Beat water temp adapter and oil adapter. Also working on a trunk mounted Odyssey PC680 battery with a West Coast Batteries bracket. These will be in the Nov issue I think. Lots of other cool stuff coming from BHR, Racing Beat, Cobb, Mazdaspeed and others.

I absolutely love driving this car at the race track. It's wonderfully balanced and rewarding to drive on the limit. It just needs an extra 100-hp or so I think we'll get maybe half way there with all the mods planned, but that next 50+ hp may require something a little more extreme. Anyway, that's long-term since the main thing right now is to get the car prepped to the full extent of the STX rules so I can take a reasonably competitive package to the Solo Nats next month. After that I think I'll prep it for Time Attack and see about that big horsepower upgrade.

 

Nice to see an 8 being built right.

 

not only that but that it still has the rx8 engine and not a swap in it

 

Hell yeah. I love a good swap but I was really sad when I bought this car and found that 400 hp was rare and unstable for the renesis. I always read about FD's making 850 hp.... I know our 8 is not a corvette but damn. I saw the Emersil turbo that someone got 500 with... But seriously, we need to make the Renesis a real competitor or keep waiting for the 16x

 

You may make that much power for a couple of dyno runs, but that would also be rare and unstable for an FD. A streetable FD will come in around 450 to 500 hp tops.

 

Gotta at least appreciate n00bs for teh enthusiasm ....