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{ FS } 2005 RX8 Koni Challenge Race Car for Sale

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Old 07-27-2012 | 07:44 AM
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2005 RX8 Koni Challenge Race Car for Sale

Year: 2005
Make: Mazda
Model: RX-8
Price: $24000
Mileage: 5000
Color: Orange and Red
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (US State/Canada/Int): CA

2005 Mazda RX8 race car
Built from new - The car is breathtaking
Please Note: we've reduced the price! We're asking $24,000.00.

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
- BRAND NEW 4 puck ACT clutch kit
- Resurfaced 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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Last edited by Eric Rosenberg; 08-29-2012 at 09:29 AM.
Old 08-09-2012 | 09:10 AM
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Price reduction

Just wanted to let everyone know that we've reduced the price of our race car. We're taking $1,500 off the asking price so the asking price is down to only $24,000!

Please check out the ad and let me know if you have any additional quesitons.

Thank you,



Eric
Old 08-09-2012 | 02:00 PM
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Nice looking car and cheaper then building from scratch.
Old 08-09-2012 | 09:51 PM
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Thats so awesome......why? BECAUSE RACECAR!!!
Seriously though...best trackday car ever :-)
Old 08-10-2012 | 07:03 AM
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Thanks for the comments

Thanks guys for the positive comments. The car is beautiful and is fully sorted. We just need to find a new owner who will take good care of her!

Thanks,



Eric
Old 08-13-2012 | 11:01 PM
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Because racecar!
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