{ FS } My baby...with nearly every upgrade imaginable!
12-29-2011, 05:13 PM
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My baby...with nearly every upgrade imaginable!
Year: 2006
Make: Mazda
Model: RX-8
Price: $20000
Mileage: 53000
Color: Black
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (US State/Canada/Int): MD
- OEM Mazdaspeed bodywork - nose, side skirts, and adjustable rear wing, rear under spoiler, and diffuser.
- Mazdaspeed carbon front shock tower bar, aluminum rear tower bar
- Bilstein PSS-9 coilover system
- Enkei RPF-1 wheels (18x8 +35 offset, silver finish)
- Bridgestone RE760 Sport tires … new @ 38k miles
- Set of 4 black painted winter wheels/tires 18x8 mounted with:
- Set of 4 Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 225/45/18 95v
- Racing Beat dual cat-back stainless exhaust
- XS Catless midpipe [stock catted pipe included for inspection time.]
- Taylor ignition wires
- New spark plugs at 48k
- SR Motorsports underdrive pulleys
- Racing Beat cockpit gauge cluster (water temp, oil pressure, oil temp)
- Stainless steel braided brake lines, ATE Super Blue fluid
- ACT ProLite flywheel
- *NEW* RX-8 R3 “top loader” gearbox @ 43k miles
- New stock clutch, pressure plate, release bearing, pilot bearing when gearbox changed
- *NEW* RX-8 R3 limited slip differential (4.777 gear) @ 46k miles
- my Ram-Air tube mod (post #12 here: http://tinyurl.com/3wqjsr4)
- baffles/walls & nozzle removed from stock air box with K&N Drop-In,
- Radiator Fans on Low mod
- Cobb AP with MM stage3 tune for all current mods
- Avg mileage pic is because of above tune and proper use of Lug&Coast
- Slotted Discs
- Original Earth Electrical Grounding Kit
- Sohn OMP adapter and reservoir filled with Amsoil Saber Pro low-ash two-stroke for the combustion chamber. I've also been religiously pre-mixing with Lucas UCL 5.5oz per full tank.
- 5w-30 synthetic engine oil [since it is no longer being burned in engine]
- Dice iPod integration
- Titanium tweeters in the A-pillars for improved clarity
- Two years remaining before the 8/80k engine replacement factory warranty!
Why in the world would I want to sell this baby? Well, I'd rather not but the family is outgrowing it and I can't justify a third car. That being said, I'm not in a big rush, preferring to have the right buyer who will appreciate all this beauty has to offer at the suggested price.
01-04-2012, 10:42 AM
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unless you TRULY need the money. Do NOT sell it man. You will regret it and possibly resent your family.
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01-08-2012, 02:15 PM
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With the tune and the right conditions I can get up to 28 mpg hwy utilizing excellent control of Lug&Coast approach and keeping it at the speed limit. Most of the time with combined mileage and not paying attention to perfect Lug&Coast, I average 20mpg.
01-13-2012, 01:26 PM
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Thats great MPG but man, where in the hell can you do that in MD/DC area.. you can't hold a constant speed anywhere around here. And those 4.77 gears sure don't help...
GLWS though man...
GLWS though man...
01-15-2012, 09:51 AM
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Thanks! Yeah that 28mpg was on a 40 mile drive from Sykesville to S. of Baltimore...lots of downhill for coasting...only way it can be done. With a tube which prevents that stupid fuel-dump for cooling, efficiency increases nicely. My round-trips from home to Fort Meade are 30 miles of half city and half hwy and with good lug&coast practices I get 22. If I'm getting into the go-pedal I'll get 19.
06-30-2012, 10:21 PM
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The one that stands out is the price...no one will pay above book for an 8 regardless of mods. Mods can only be used to bring a cars value above book on highly sought after automobiles...and sad to say but the RX-8 is not one of them...imho
