dump the engine cover?
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dump the engine cover?
does the cover over the engine serve any useful purpose?
since you have to take it off anyway to check the oil...
is there any reason why it couldn't just be removed once & for all, and be stowed permanently in some dusty corner of the garage?
since you have to take it off anyway to check the oil...
is there any reason why it couldn't just be removed once & for all, and be stowed permanently in some dusty corner of the garage?
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do you have to take it off to check the oil? I can get at mine from the side without taking the cover off. Granted it's not the easiest dipstick to get at especially for a car the burns oil by design.
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Dump it. Its there to scare backyard mechanics.
I doubt that hood paint life will be shortened with the cover off.
I bet that engine noises might be a little better with the cover off since it is for soundproofing also.
With/without cover shouldn't negatively affect airflow through engine and might actually improve it.
I doubt that hood paint life will be shortened with the cover off.
I bet that engine noises might be a little better with the cover off since it is for soundproofing also.
With/without cover shouldn't negatively affect airflow through engine and might actually improve it.
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Originally posted by winter
I took mine off the day I got it home, haven't put it back on.
I took mine off the day I got it home, haven't put it back on.
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Mazda must not think it's too important, otherwise why would MS make a strut brace requiring the removal of the cover if it was so critical for performance ???
http://www.rotaryextreme.com/msrx8/msrx8strutbar.jpg
http://www.rotaryextreme.com/msrx8/msrx8strutbar.jpg
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Keep it on if you plan on inviting people 'in' to look under the hood. It makes the engine compartment look much nicer. Let's face it, rotary engines are not good-looking on the outside. They look like some sort of industrial pump. Their beauty lies within.
Take it off if you would like things to look really good under the hood when you sell the car.
I'm contemplating removing mine tonight when I check the oil.
Take it off if you would like things to look really good under the hood when you sell the car.
I'm contemplating removing mine tonight when I check the oil.
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Originally posted by thered1996
Keep it on if you plan on inviting people 'in' to look under the hood. It makes the engine compartment look much nicer. Let's face it, rotary engines are not good-looking on the outside. They look like some sort of industrial pump. Their beauty lies within.
Take it off if you would like things to look really good under the hood when you sell the car.
I'm contemplating removing mine tonight when I check the oil.
Keep it on if you plan on inviting people 'in' to look under the hood. It makes the engine compartment look much nicer. Let's face it, rotary engines are not good-looking on the outside. They look like some sort of industrial pump. Their beauty lies within.
Take it off if you would like things to look really good under the hood when you sell the car.
I'm contemplating removing mine tonight when I check the oil.
I don't even bother opening the hood for anyone. There are no big cam or valve covers to chrome so there's nothing impressive to see. I take them for a drive or let them drive. The sensory effect of the rotary is aural and tactile, not visual.
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I took my cover off for the first time tonight to check the oil. What a pain to get to that dipstick without taking the cover off - even with it off it's still a hassle. Geez - they should have had a woman design that engine .... we would've made sure to put the dipstick where we would break our nails to get to it - lol - I put the cover back on - not a biggie. I might try it off tho for a trip here and there - see if the noise level goes down. I find it hard to hear on my cell phone sometimes. Could be my hearing too from volume 25 on the sound system.
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Why don't you give it someone who lost theirs in the RX8 forum pass it forward.
Why don't you give it someone who lost theirs in the RX8 forum pass it forward.
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I'm thinking it's gotta go, though I'll probably wait for cutesy CF strut tower brace before it goes for good. The very first time I took it off to show of the engine (to a rotary knowledgeable onlooker ), I ripped open the bottom of my middle finger on a particularly sharp part of the cover.
Hopefully that meets my first years installment of blood under the hood, now with some sweat and grease we can get some business done in there.
Hopefully that meets my first years installment of blood under the hood, now with some sweat and grease we can get some business done in there.
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I found something really cool on ebay..
A CF engine cover!
Here's the link to it on ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2460804677
A CF engine cover!
Here's the link to it on ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2460804677
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Originally posted by zyran
I found something really cool on ebay..
A CF engine cover!
Here's the link to it on ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2460804677
I found something really cool on ebay..
A CF engine cover!
Here's the link to it on ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2460804677
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Here's the correct link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=13563
I'm not a carbon fiber fan even when it's done right, but this thing is above-and-beyond the usual ugly. Is that just a bad photo, or is the cover actually mottled that way? (I'm talking about the gold blotches and the weird white spots at the top, not the moiré pattern from the cf.) At the "buy it now" price of $400.00, I think I'll pass.
Upon closer reading of the auction, it looks as though you have to finish the thing yourself -you're supposed to pry the Mazda logo off your stock cover and apply it to theirs.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=13563
I'm not a carbon fiber fan even when it's done right, but this thing is above-and-beyond the usual ugly. Is that just a bad photo, or is the cover actually mottled that way? (I'm talking about the gold blotches and the weird white spots at the top, not the moiré pattern from the cf.) At the "buy it now" price of $400.00, I think I'll pass.
Upon closer reading of the auction, it looks as though you have to finish the thing yourself -you're supposed to pry the Mazda logo off your stock cover and apply it to theirs.
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i think the blotches are reflections. i have done some product photography, and it is hard to photograph anything reflective.
its still ugly though. :P
james
its still ugly though. :P
james
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Once You get ALL the plastic off the 13B looks awesome, better then any other motor out there in My opinion. I have never seen a striped down engine from the RX-8?
Here is a shot of My 13B in My 3rd gen.
Here is a shot of My 13B in My 3rd gen.
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I leave it on for daily commuting just because I went through the trouble of painting them so pretty and everyone always asks to pop the hood. And yeah, it looks cool.
Though on a track day- that sucker gets taken off and stays off. When the engine gets real hot that thing is more like a blanket.
Though on a track day- that sucker gets taken off and stays off. When the engine gets real hot that thing is more like a blanket.