im sorry for asking this but i havent read anything about a 08 rx8 people have told me i have 4.77 gears and when i searched all i can find was 4.44 i have an 2008 rx8 manual what gears do i have please.

 

For your car, you have the same 4.44 gears as all of the ('03) '04 to '08 manual cars:

From Road & Track (2004 specs), the stock final drive ratio is: 4.44:1

1st gear: 3.76:1 (16.71:1)
2nd gear: 2.27:1 (10.08:1)
3rd gear: 1.65:1 (7.31:1)
4th gear: 1.19:1 (5.28:1)
5th gear: 1.00:1 (4.44:1)
6th gear: 0.84:1 (3.75:1)

(overall ratio in brackets)


Aftermarket ratios:

4.777 - FEED made (makes?) a 4.77 gearset. There is a thread here: https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ht=ring+pinion

However, since Mazda has gone to a 4.77 for the '09 's, there are other solutions, like from your dealer or see below from Mazmart (a forum vendor).

There are also Mazdaspeed 5.12:1 gearsets. I'm also told that you can fit a 1993+ FD ring & pinion into the case.

 

thanks for your help

 

4.77 gears are a great upgrade. Stay away from 5.12's if you're gonna be running on the street...horrible gas mileage...the 5.12's are mostly for race applications.

 

yeah 4.77 in the 09's supposed to help with the torque but some say it's not a huge difference

 

It depends on where you are and therefore what you're referring to as an 08 model. The 09s have been around in the US for several months but it would have been an 08 in other countries and therefore have the 4.777 ratio.

Paul.