If you're thinking to Premix this is a great recipe:

2 oz Lucas Upper Cylinder Lube

2 oz Castrol 2 Cycle Premix Oil

2 oz Lucas Octane Booster

Make sure you add each time you fill your gas tank. In cases where you just simply go 1/2 a tank or just add 1/4 don't bother adding, only when you fill the tank, but be precise....

Just a suggestion on your new engine ...

 

I have a case of Idemitsu collecting dust (cuz I stopped premixing to see what sup, bam! low compression)

thx. I will try it later

 

Thanks for that!!
new engine here too

 

Well it's lunch time, nycgps' motor and subframe are now back in there car after about 3-3.5 hours of swapping parts and reinstallation. When i return to work I basically have to bolt up ppf, dshaft, exhaust, coolant hoses, oil cooler connections, PCM/Batt/Ground wires, fill fluids, and test drive. Should be finished with another hour or so of actual work.

Updated images already uploaded to the album:
nycgps' motor swap

added an additional 25 or so images, a few are of the other cars motor that i threw in randomly lol.

Everything has gone swimmingly at this point, other then the intake gasket taking a big chunk out of my thumb, so hopefully that streak continues Lots of carbon buildup visible right in the intake ports on the motor, this motor has been decarbed a few times so you can imagine how it must have looked at one point.

sorry for not responding to other posts yet, running other errands on my lunch

kevin.

 

SWEEEEEET pics !!!

Looks like new oil pan ~! Ahh look at all those new bolts ~~ unlike my old one which was all rusted lol !

maybe I should take my D40x with me when I come. So I can take Lots and Lots of Pictures !

AHHHHH looks shiny ... AHHHH !

Guess it will be done today ?

Donuts ? :P

 

Notice the shiny water pump on the old motor....

but yea new motor has new oil pan, just about new everything. we also replace the thermostat, all gaskets/crush washer, and when i do rotaries i decarb the lower intake manifold to get all the nooks and crannies clean while i disassemble the rest of the block. I also generally attach all new harness fasteners, but we just installed your engine harness not too long ago so you didn't get that service since they were already new .

BTW your clutch has plenty of life left.

in random info the auto's motor next to your car is the first from VA that i've had an issue with, heater hose metal line on spark plug side was split around the "bulge", what a bitch to knock out and reinstall the old motor's tube. Other then that these VA motors look a lot better...and my thumb is killing me.

edit: oh and your new motor comes with the updated front cover with better protected e-shaft sensor.

kevin.

 

Ahh, I guess when its ready I will get a call. Most likely tomorrow tho

Will you be there tomorrow? I know you're not working tomorrow but hmm ... I wanna throw some Donuts at you :P

if not I bring it in next time (probably next week)

 

Should be done by end of the day (still gotta install taillights and ****) dunno when anthony will call.

I might be there tomorrow i'll let you know later tonight when i figure it out, if i finish the auto and yours then i probably wont be there, unless its nice and i decide to bring my FD in for it's seasonal prep.

kevin.

 

lol ! ok

I wanna see your FD too ! Bring it ! Bring it ! :D

 

Ahh, I just figure out another thing.

Do you guys do any compression test on the motor before returning them to customer ?

Im thinking I might wanna do it, just to see what kind of numbers its pulling.

1 hour labor charge is the only drawback I can think of ...

 

That would be a good idea to get a new baseline so you can track it over time. 1 hour labor is worth it inmho to know where you're starting from with a new engine.

 

something came up right after my lunch, PM'd you as it's personal.

kevin.

 

...

Im crying !

Mommy !

 

can not be good

 

Im still crying T _ T

 

why?

 

What i can't cry ?

I want to cry !

 

lulz. you're a girly man.

spill the beans!

 

Still crying

 

SO whats up mate???????????????????????????????????????????

Kevin went on Holidays......

New engine is no good???????????????????????????????????????

Or you are just Love Sic for your 8???????????????????????????

 

What happened jacksonnn

Your car was backed into or something!?!

 

I wont be able to get my car until Monday or so

Im crying.

For the past 3 yrs I got thru Easter holidays with my beloved 8 ... not this year



Happy Holidays suckers !!

 

ohhh you suck!

i won't be able to get my car until.. ever and ever and ever again

i think im going emo~

 

Well, Have you seriously considered another 8 ? I mean the deals are pretty darn good right now.

You can probably get a 2008 rx-8 with 5 K under invoice and special APR from Mazda. Or maybe 1-2 K under invoice for R3 or something.

I just did a Search, there is six 2008 GT 6 sp RX-8 left within the 200 miles radius. Wayne Has one, in stormy Blue, with Navi and Rear Wing Spoiler. They had a sale last month for almost 9 K below MSRP (something like 4-5 K under invoice). The sales was gone I thought the car was sold, guess not. You can probably get it for more than 7K under invoice.

 

Nah, I absolutely LOVE the RX8.. but life is too short.. I enjoyed it.. so time to move on.

As I have been saying I really think things couldn't have worked out better.

In 2-3 months I will be buying my next car, cash. No loans.

And yes you were right.. it will probably be an S2000.