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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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Seriously, the next part that will REALLY help the RX-8's cooling system(especially while boosted/racing) will be a 180-degree thermostat. To have a good radiator, better water pump, new t-stat, and the fans cycling in coordination with all this is best.
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 04:47 PM
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$$$$$$$$$$
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 05:19 PM
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$$$$$$$$$$
I need more of that :|
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by HiTMaNN
I need more of that :|
There is a bank nearby

The quickest way to do is :

Put somt stockings to cover your face.
Take a knife from the kitchen
Walk to the nearest Commerce Bank

lol trust me, I've read some news b4, thats what happened to one of the robbers,
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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There's also a statistic somewhere that the vast majority of bank robbers get away with the job, so if you only do it once the odds are on your side. I'm sure CRH won't ask where the money is from!
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by LionZoo
There's also a statistic somewhere that the vast majority of bank robbers get away with the job, so if you only do it once the odds are on your side. I'm sure CRH won't ask where the money is from!
lol !
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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gaahh, i just read through threads about mazsport's water pump and upgraded radiator, now it makes me want to get them so much!! yay more $$$$$

thanks a lot guys :|

EDIT: sorry about the mixup, it's mazmart's water pump and BHR radiator, my mind wasn't thinking straight

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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 09:09 PM
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Mazsport doesn't offer a water pump nor their own radiator.
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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70/30 distilled water/coolant 1 bottle Water Wetter.
It was 81 here today so summer is a coming. Lets see if this can take the heat.
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 09:23 PM
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easy: what did your temps look like?
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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I just have the factory gauge Jedi. But the fan did run about 30-40 seconds after turning the car off this afternoon.
I want some gauges, just got a low budget right now.
If it starts running hot again , I have Paul's water pump in the garage ready to go in.
And of course lest we not mention the BEST AT RADIATOR available,,, BHR!

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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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**cough cough** guagues like mine! *cough cough**

I'm REALLY curious to see what my temps will look like this summer with the mazmart pump thrown into the mix.
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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Easy, who's your man for gauges and a new rad? You know who........
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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Me too!
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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ray sells gauges? damn, what did I miss out on NOW?
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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Hush you two. I am aware of where the parts that I want are. All it takes is MONEY. And right now I don't have any.
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by lshu
gaahh, i just read through threads about mazsport's water pump and upgraded radiator, now it makes me want to get them so much!! yay more $$$$$

thanks a lot guys :|
You mean Mazmart. They sell water pumps, but not upgraded radiators.

For Upgrade Radiator you have to ask Charles R. Hill, PM him.

Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
Mazsport doesn't offer a water pump nor their own radiator.
I think he made the same mistakes as I did, want to say Mazmart but said Mazsport instead

Originally Posted by Jedi54
**cough cough** guagues like mine! *cough cough**
My Gauges PWNZ ur gauges !

I'm REALLY curious to see what my temps will look like this summer with the mazmart pump thrown into the mix.
Same same. Im going to flush my coolant soon, Add some 50/50 first, then add more Distilled water to give it around 40/60 mix. Then I will add Purple Ice this time. (I have WW right now)
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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What the Hell did I pay vendor fees for if I can't even get my closest friends on the forum to stay on top of my progress! Geeeeez Louise. Jorge, look at my "BHR Product Line" thread, post #1, near the bottom. Suffice it to say I am the forum's Godfather when it comes to all sorts of parts. If I can't beat a price, which is extremely rare, I will tell you where the best price is. I always include shipping, too!

........and I thought I might have been too aggressive in my marketing lately.
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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did you not get my last PM where I asked about what was new with BHR??? GEEZ Loise Ray!!!

haha, off to check out that thread right now. Speakin' of marketing, I gotta buy somethin' from ya so I can put your banner in my siggy.
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 10:03 PM
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Dude, you can put my banner in your sig even if you still haven't bought anything. I am a free-market, 1st Amendment supporter.

What's new? TMTL. Go look at the thread, asap.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 01:40 PM
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Here's my situation, I bought my car roughly a year ago. 04 AT. Not quite 25000 miles on it yet. At high RPMS, the engine coolant light (lincoln memorial) flashes but doesnt stay on. I looked in the coolant resovoir and it appears low. I bought some of that Redline Water Wetter you guys are mentioning. Do I dump the entire bottle in? Or just some? Do I mix it?
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by quazmosis
Here's my situation, I bought my car roughly a year ago. 04 AT. Not quite 25000 miles on it yet. At high RPMS, the engine coolant light (lincoln memorial) flashes but doesnt stay on. I looked in the coolant resovoir and it appears low. I bought some of that Redline Water Wetter you guys are mentioning. Do I dump the entire bottle in? Or just some? Do I mix it?
it will be better if u can do it after you flush your coolant.

anyway if u want to add it now, you can pour the whole bottle into the system, then Pour a little bit of 50/50, after that, run your car @ idle for about 10-15 minutes. Then rev it at around 2.5K RPM for a minute or 2, that way your engine should be hot, Thermostats fully open, and water pump will help mixing everything up.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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^ yup.

If you've never flushed your coolant, I would probably suggest doing that.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 10:42 PM
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[QUOTE=Charles R. Hill;2322322] Suffice it to say I am the forum's Godfather when it comes to all sorts of parts.

[QUOTE]

What! !!! I thought you were the Daddy of Drag Racing.

You Fink! You dirty RAT FINK!

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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 12:20 PM
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I'm new to RX-8's or rotary's for that matter, but I've been using on all the motorcycles I had over the years Just distilled water and Water Wetter, with no corrosion problems at all. On new Hondas because of their digital temp gauge you can really see a severe drop in temperature about 15 degrees on average, and up to 20 when going fast when compared to factory coolant. Actually we have Dynoed the bikes before and after swaping coolant and we get a couple of horses extras, the theory being that there's less drag on the pump with these lighter fluids. Lubrication doesn't seem to be a problem. I did around 50,000 miles on a ZX-9 with no water pump problems.
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