Well went down to a local shop today and ordered the following:
Exedy Stage 1 Clutch
ACT Flywheel and Counterweight
HKS Hi-Power Single Side Exhaust (If it wasnt for Deedubbs satisfaction I wouldnt of got it!!! )

All should be in thursday afternoon/evening, the clutch should be replaced same day and as soon as I pick it up Ill be installing the Exhaust! Can't wait to get my baby back, I miss her soo much!

Stay tuned for pics as well as videos and sound clips!

-Patrick

P.S. Should I go with AFE Short Shifter next? or the Racing Beat Flash?

 

flash. i'd rather go performance than anything else. if you get my drift. jus my 2 cents

 

short shifter would help performance, as i would get into higher gears faster. i heard it was a good mod, but i also heard the flash kicks ***!! so stuck, dunno wut to do!

 

Find a local user with the SS and feel it out. Also see if anyone has the flash, and ask them what they think of it.

 

I heard that the flash lets you go past the redline beep and it just hauls ***. (info from Phantom who I believe rode in 8rotor8's car?) he made me so interested in this mod ever since the day i bought my exhaust from him. Over in the "best mods" thread, short shifter and flywheel came up the most so ill take the word of my fellow 8er's and probably go with the shifter. or ill just get them both at the same time.

 

I like my ss but I just think the price is too high. What local shop did u go to?

 

You could probably do the exhaust yourself and save some money.

 

I think you should do what I did, which is wait for a month or two before you buy the short shifter... I dunno how the Exedy clutch acts like, but when I recently had my ACT clutch/flywheel combo installed (at the same time I had my clutch line changed too SS), it was such a hard idea to control the clutch for the first two days. If I had my short shifter then, then I know I would've had an extremely hard time. And let me tell you, with an exhaust, people can hear you suck at driving... I doubt your's will be as loud as mine though unless you changed the cat.

 

thanks for the info Keef, makes alot of sense. Certainly will wait till the clutch is broken in and im comfortable with it. In the meantime, should I order the Flash?

 

dude, i have the short shifter as well. it feels AWESOME. but as for performance, the shifter wont make you shift that much faster. its mostly for the feel. i recommend you go either flywheel and cluthc or the flash.

 

Got word earlier that my car will be done friday at noon. parts come in tomorrow around 2 ish then im taking them straight to the shop. I decided on doing the exhaust install myself. Also the shop approved that I could come by and take some pics during the install of the clutch/flywheel so pics will be up tomorrow, too bad none will be of the exhaust, that will be friday. super excited.

 

Well got my car back today, was busy trying to break my clutch in all day i didnt post the pics.

So I got the pics in now, first up: my old stuff (Look at all that damage!!, past owner was horrible)



Now for the Goodies!!

Counterweight:


Exedy Stage 1 Clutch:


ACT Streetlite Flywheel:


seems like the car has really been brought to life now, taking some time to get familiar with the new feel and such, ive gotten the occasional stall every now and then but overall im very happy with it.

Stay tuned, my new HKS Hi-Power Exhaust System should be arriving tomorrow so pics to come!!

 

going to go with i am amazed that it worked..

second note. have someone look at the cat close.. it is not a good photo, but looks like you have some damage..

beers

 

ur amazed that what worked?

and ill have someone look at the cat, i wouldnt be able to say if nything is wrong with it cus i dont know what to look for but what do you see thats wrong with it?

 

sorry i will make it clear.. the old clutch, amazed it worked..

i have photos of my clutch at 55k miles. some really hard lauches. but it looked better than yours..

as to the cat.. you have a crack an some cell loss.. or i could be wrong the photo is not good.

beers

 

Yeah that is one dead clutch. Absolutely no material left. Right down to the rivets. I've never seen one that beat before mainly because they stop working long before that.

 

Did you get the prolite or the streetlite?

 

Nice bro! Maybe you can give me a review on the flywheel and race flash (if u get it). I was interested in these mods as well , heard it revvs faster too? Oh and exhaust clips please

 

i got the streetlite. i heard the prolite is lighter yet due to its extreme light weight it reduces torque? anyone have any further info?

the streetlite is somewhat heavier yet the weight gives a better momentum and helps improve torque?

thats what I was told, anyone second this?

 

what you talkin about willis???

that disc is done, way done.. and what i am looking at is a cat with a cell or to gone wild, and a big mfing crack...

pony up cowboy!!!!

beers

 

tranny problems/ clutch problems?! should i just have them both looked at?

a place by my house does free clutch/tranny/brake inspection so ill just have them check it out first thing tomorrow morning.

 

Well Just got my HKS Hi-Power Exhaust on, was about an hour install. Sounds great love it! pics and sound clip tomorrow.

 

top right,


https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...5&postcount=12

the really odd thing is that the cat is rotated 90 deg in the photo.

so who really knows.. but that is the front of a cat.. and it is in distress.

i am sure i dont anything about anything right now.. but.

beers

 

That's the manifold. You cant see the O2 sensor in the cat.

 

oh I can't wait to get my HKS Hi-Power on.

Looking at the Exedy clutch, too, but a Fidanza flywheel. Or possibly the ACT Prolite flywheel. Haven't made up my mind yet