The replica does not come painted.

Chuck Huang

 

Mazda has apparently retracted 250 and is now quoting 238 hp for the Rx8. IMHO, the car needs to make 300 hp at the eccentric shaft to be a potent player in the performance car market. I wonder what mods can make that happen, short of a supercharger or turbos??

Is it definite that there WILL be a Mazdaspeed version of the Rx8? What mods will be made to the Rx8 to be called Mazdaspeed Rx8?

 

Do you guys notice the Road and track Mazdaspeed 8 has an extension in the front bumper, while the rx8 forum members' kit doesn't, is there two different versions of the mazdaspeed front bumper?

 

The one you see in the mag is the prototype Mazdaspeed kit.

Chuck Huang

 

I know someone was asking about the appearane package with speed bumps. I am curious about the mazdaspeed kit with speed bumps.

I know the kit is lower than the apearance package, how do they fair in the real world. This is important to me since it would make or break my decision to get one of those kits or not. If I couple the Mazdaspeed kit with suspension kits, would the clearance be too low and make scrapping more likely?



Magic8

 

ur gunna scrape no matter what eventually. just angle and take bumps slowly... slopes also take in the same approach. it will be considerably low so watch out for those cement blocks in parking lots

 

would it be possible for you to measure how much clearance there is between the ground and the side skirts?

 

Here are the clearance specs:

front bumper: 5" off the ground
sideskirts: 5" off the ground
rear bumper: 6.2" off the ground.

Chuck Huang

 

that sounds like plenty of clearance to me
good news

 

thanks!

 

so do we have any price or release information for the kit, chuck?

 

anymore pics? :O

 

yea like he said...it will eventually scrape,yea it looks cool now but in about 6 months you'll probably have to go back to the paint shop to get it repainted...look at 9deeps car...that **** is low already and i think the suspension is still stock. good luck!

 

I wanted a body kit so bad before, but on friday
i was out with my friend and i drove him to bank in a very crowded place to pick up some cash.
i park in a tiny spot in the backalley of the bank.
when i back out i try to turn wider so i can exit the alley easier, but damn the surface is very uneven (like a little round bump on the road) and i scatch the bottom of the car (woo my heart hurt).
THE CAR IS ALL STOCK.
NOW I DONT WANT A BODYKIT OR SUSPENTION AT ALL!!!!

 

The clearance with the ms kit should be fine but yes if you lower it sooner that later it will hit something. You just have to drive with caution.

 

I agree with mikeb.....I hit every speed bump at an angle just as a precaution even though I still have good ground clearance, however as soon as you lower it speed bumps will become your worst nightmare.

 

Chuck I assume that you still have the stock wheel with the MS body kit.

Can I have a picture side on to see if the stock alloy wheel matches the MS bodykit?

 

I don't have any other pictures at the moment. The whole bodykit is already off the car to get the molds done.

Chuck Huang

 

Is that mean we are getting copies? Shhh.......

Sign me up for one... my email rx-8@step-hen.com

 

when is eta for these molds to be completed

 

i dunno much about material... so please excuse me
which one is heavier abs plastic or polyurethane??
as u stated polyurethane is more flexible then abs plastic, so it can hold longer compare to abs plastic??

and does carbon fibre crack?

 

carbon fiber is strong but can crack

 

so with carbon firbre basically if u hit the curb while u park then it is gonna crack like fibreglass?

 

It shouldn't crack that easily. They are threads of carbon, rather than little shards of glass.

 

fiberglass is way weaker
carbon fiber is good