310Guy

Does anyone know why the factory option Front Air Dam does NOT fit on the automatic?

Outlaws eXtreme

been wondering about that myself.. hmmm

epitrochoid

it's likely a cooling issue

zoom44

they dont want to slow down the auto's with the extra weight?







j/k

mmmdowning

I'm confused, I have it on mine. It's a auto. I'm the who can do 132mph in a limited to 124,5mph auto. It hasn't slowed me down.

Rick

I have the factory front air dam on my 8.

310Guy

Okay, now I'm really confused. Copied exactly from MazdaUSA.com:


Front Air Dam

Give your RX-8 a lowered, ground effects racer look, especially when combined with the sporty Side and Rear Aero Flares. Not for use with the Grille Trim Ring and Automatic Transmission vehicles.



WTF?

rjenk

Purchased the Appearance Package for my AT and it has the front air dam.

Good one zoom44!

310Guy

Okay, so some owners have the front air dam but that still doesn't answer my question as to WHY Mazda has that information on the web-site. Has anything changed?

mmmdowning

Maybe they confused the translation. Ha Ha

Don't know, does seem weird.

RX-Jon

I dont think you guys understand...
You can have the front air dam and auto, you just cant have front air dam, auto, AND grille trim ring.

Outlaws eXtreme

RX-Jon... read the above quote on the description of the Air Dam.. it specifically says that it's not meant to be used on Automatic Transmission. This is stated in the accesories brochure, as well as the Mazda website.

XDEEDUBBX

look at mike b's car..he has an auto and a appearance package...

elysium

You can have the auto with the air dam OR the auto with the grill trim ring, but you can not have the air dam AND grill trim ring AND auto all on the same vehicle. I would think it has to do with cooling on auto trans cars.

310Guy

Okay, that makes sense but the way it is written on Mazda's own site is a bit confusing... or maybe it's just me...

RX-Jon

Wow Outlaws eXtreme, isnt that what I said?

310Guy

Easy there RX-Jon...

Outlaws eXtreme

RX-Jon... go to the Mazda website. I'm sure it's suppose to say one thing... but when you read it, it's exact meaning is that AT's cannot have this as part of the installation. I even asked my dealer when I purchased the car whether I can add it on... and he read the brochure and said.. No.

310Guy

Don't sweat it Outlaws, this is only a message board.


Besides it IS very confusing the way it is written and it adds to the confusion since you went to a dealership and they came to the same conclusion that I did - that it would not fit the automatic.

seventhree

So what's the verdict? Is Mazda's brochure/website right or wrong? Has anyone installed the air dam on an auto and if so, were there any issues? I've read over and over about air circulation to the tranny, blah blah, and I think it's all BS. I'm considering ordering the part from Rosenthal and installing myself.

mauricio

if you install it let me know how it goes because I ordered the aero flares and it doesn't look complete without the front air dam?

Mr Bing

if anyone have went to japanparts.com the said that for the front air dam "Unavailable to install both this part and Front Grille Garnish (#091-006-001) same time on A/T,..
...so....u can only install either one...

Tamas

iTrader: (1)

I'm wondering what the heck does the grille trim ring have to do with all this... doesn't look that it would influence the cooling at all. This exclusion doesn't make any sense.

Smoke Honda

iTrader: (1)

If I remeber correctly, doesn't the auto have air duct sticking from under the bumper. Right under the left and the right side of the bumper. Or does every 8 have that.