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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 08:06 PM
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 08:11 PM
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I always love this look lol .

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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by sauceyI986
I always love the 3rotor look.
What?




To the OP... I think the battery looks ******* ridiculous.
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by sauceyI986
I always love the 3rotor look.
Haha, look again

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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 01:43 AM
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Nice
So how bout some details?
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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 02:29 AM
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Nice work and clean, but get rid of that battery-put it in the trunk. So that's 4 of us that have a 13bre engine in the Rx8.
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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 10:36 PM
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its missing a rotor i believe , anyways looks nice
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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 10:44 PM
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+1 on battery relocation.
Other than that, I like the look!! Some details would be nice. Has she been dyno'd yet?
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 12:13 AM
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Details please! can you use the stock motor mounts?
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 01:24 AM
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I'd also like to know what that CF gauge mount is!! Looks good
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 02:06 AM
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Huh, I noticed a couple of things. You don't have the A/c compressor mounted and also looks like you looped the heater water lines-no heat either? It also looks like you don't have a AST and hooked up the small line from the water filler neck straight to the radiator. If so that's very dangerous and asking for trouble, get a air seperator tank. I would also change out the stock bre throttle body as they're very small. Another thing-why do you still have the fuel pump resistor in there?
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by RX8Soldier
+1 on battery relocation.
Other than that, I like the look!! Some details would be nice. Has she been dyno'd yet?
thanks! battery relocation will come in play..just wanted the car running to do the brake in...i will dyno this weekends..once i got everything i will put all the details..
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 01:16 PM
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Details please! can you use the stock motor mounts?
details soon once i will go to the dyno. Regarding your question on the stock mounts...new mounts had to be made and a new reinforced frame with thicker steel since the motor goes a little bit more forward then the stock renesis engine...
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 01:21 PM
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I'd also like to know what that CF gauge mount is!! Looks good
the CF gauge mount is from this website http://www.evo-r.net/..there products are good quality...you can find them on ebay also...
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by dznutzuk
Huh, I noticed a couple of things. You don't have the A/c compressor mounted and also looks like you looped the heater water lines-no heat either? It also looks like you don't have a AST and hooked up the small line from the water filler neck straight to the radiator. If so that's very dangerous and asking for trouble, get a air seperator tank. I would also change out the stock bre throttle body as they're very small. Another thing-why do you still have the fuel pump resistor in there?
Yes i have no AC or heater yet...after i dyno i will work on the AC and heater...i just need to mount the compressor..thats why i left all the lines loose...the battery also does not go there i just wanted the car running to make a break in...i dont know what you mean by a AST...Im going to put a reservoir tank for the engine coolant..im just waiting on a part that goes where the radiator cap to run the lines to and from the motor and little tank...your right about the stock bre throttle body..the cosmo intake i have has bigger holes then the normal one...but eventually i will put a good throttle body...thanks for the advice have a good one...
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 01:32 PM
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Does this mean you have abandoned any future development on the Renesis ?
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