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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 01:58 PM
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so here it is very rough idles occasionally has stalled a few times when rpms drop to low all this at red lights or stop signs no CEL is showing all thats on the car is a K&N Short Ram Intake and a Custum Exhaust that i bought from Member SouthFL im a bit confused
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 01:59 PM
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hmmm sounds like ur coils are out or about to go out...what year and how many miles are on ur car?
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 02:05 PM
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2004 about 60000
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 02:08 PM
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looks like you need new coils, you can get em for about 30$ a piece and do the job ur self, only 4 nuts and 4 connector that hold em down, should take about 20 minutes at the MAX....my cars doin the same thing, im gonna order some this friday...

when was the last time u changed em?
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 02:09 PM
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well this is my second rx8 and just bought it about 2 or 3 months ago so...... never lol
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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might be an noob question but how many coils??
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 02:11 PM
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yeah i honestly think its ur coils....heres a place that has em at a good price

http://www.buymazdaparts.com/results...de=rx8&catid=3
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by chino0314
might be an noob question but how many coils??
4 of them, they correspond the the amount of spark plugs you have (4) 2 trailing spark plugs and 2 leading spark plugs....you might wanna replace those while ur at it along with new spark plug wires
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 02:16 PM
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20 minutes to change out coils? Damn dude you have some mad wrenchin' skills
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 02:18 PM
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^no bsin, its 4 little nuts and the connectors, its WAY easy
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 02:19 PM
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worth a try thanks for the help
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 02:20 PM
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chino look here, for spark plug info and how to do em yourself, its easier than it looks

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-spark-plug-change-31872/page9/

also look at post #202 for GREAT pricing on those spark plugs, amazon has for a lil over 15$ a piece...else where might charge for 80$ for all for, and stealerships are gonna wayyyyy over that and might wanna charge like 200$
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Old Jun 14, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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take the intake airbox asnd piping to the TB off and the coils are right there 20 minutes including taking all that off...
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