i just got my first rx8 and i want to start putting things into it, whats the first thing i should get or do?

 

What, are you collecting them?

 

yeah i going to get about 200 hundred of them

 

I want to collect 200 RX-8s!

 

The first thing to put in it is your butt. The first thing to do is drive it.

Try the foglight mod, or remove the damper panels from the stock intake.

 

how much is your budget????

 

Except for gas, of which you'll need some extra, and some oil, that you should stock up on and carry a bit with you at all times, I'd just go drive the darn thing for a good long while, rev the heck out of it, and have some fun - you know?. And considering you just got it, why do you want to mess it up, and spend more $$$ considering your question that shows quite plainly you don't know much about it anyway.

beyond that - Just enjoy the ride and welcome & congrats!! Spend some quality time here on the forum and you'll find literally 100's of things you can do to it, then take your pick.

 

yeah i already got fog lights and it is lowered, i want to the next best thing to do, and i don't need any smart *** remarks i had a mustang gt before i got rx8 iwanted something different

 

We're not being dicks, it's just something that we say all the time yet word never seems to get around.


Here's the cold hard facts:

Upgrading the suspension will get you dramatically improved handling.

Adding nitrous, turbo, or supercharger will get you dramatically improved speed.

Everything else falls under one or more of the following categories:
- More engine volume
- Loss of engine power
- Smoother driveline response
- Cosmetics


There is no way to get a "little extra" anything in these cars. There are threads upon threads upon threads of proof of that here. Many people have thought us full of ****, spent thousands of dollars on tip-top-notch performance parts, and then looked like morons when their ear-rapingly loud bolt-on-brand cars dyno a whole two & a half horsepower higher than the stock ones.








Short Version:
Step 1) Tighten the shocks and springs
Step 2) Add FI/Nitrous
Step 3) Buy favorite kit/skirt/wing/etc.
Step 4) Shut up and drive

(Steps 1-3 are interchangeable and optional)


The end.

 

well said!

 

i find the rx-8 a capable handler out of the box. And yet the daily ride is so compliant.... don't want to upset this balance with stiff suspension.

 

eh, i can sacrifice comfort in the driving for handling, the leather seats are comfy enough, haha.

 

just be happy with owning a newer rotary with less problems...