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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 09:56 PM
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A little RX8 front end trivia...

For all those mechanically inclined, here is a little educational game -for me at least. I jacked up my car today to check on a few things I thought may have gone sour after a little Armadillo encounter....well, anyways, I started looking around and decided to take pictures of several things. Some of them I can't even remotely name or recognize them, some others I have a vague idea of what they are or what are they called. Anywho :o let's see who is the first one to list all of them correctly by name.

Here are the photos, each one of them with at least one component circled and numbered:

Edit: I am getting these fixed.....






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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 10:08 PM
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No photo's show up here !
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 10:09 PM
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 10:39 PM
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You guys don't see the pics? I do. oh wait I'm seeing things again.
Damn..
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 10:44 PM
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:00 PM
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3. Crank pos sensor

5. head light level sensor

6. front swaybar link

7. lower "A" arm

8. Starter

9. Solenoid

I don't see any 'dillo remains...

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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:02 PM
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#3 Crank Angle Sensor
#5 Front Suspension Travel Sensor
#6 Front Swaybar End Link
#7 Front Lower A-Arm
#8 Starter Motor
#9 Starter Motor Solenoid

What happened to #1 and #2?
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:04 PM
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3. Crank pos sensor

5. head liht level sensor

6. front swaybar link

7. lower "A" arm

8. Starter

9. Solenoid

I don't see any 'dillo remains...
Snap-On, you are not supposed to answer. It ain't fair! :D So, am I getting this right: #5 is one of the headlight level sensors? attached to the lower A arm?

BTW, the armadillo just managed to tore the undercarriage engine cover to pieces...I was worried about the O2 sensor and any of the other things which are exposed down there. I drove by the 'scene' later on today, and saw the poor old thing on the road...belly up.
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:04 PM
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8 starter motor
9 starter motor solinoid
5 self leveling head light control box arm
7 wishbone
6 anti roll bar rod
3 eccentric shaft position sensor

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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:06 PM
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Snap-On, you are not supposed to answer. It ain't fair! :D So, am I getting this right: #5 is one of the headlight level sensors? attached to the lower A arm?

Manic almost got me...

The same sensor is on the left rear the level the headlights.
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
What happened to #1 and #2?
They were all too easy(er)....
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:11 PM
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Oh, I didn't realize it was a test. I thought you were wondering what those parts did.

I did get you, Mark! For some reason my post showed up almost 15 minutes after I posted it.
Oh well, I got .
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:16 PM
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damn i kne wthem all but the headlight level sensor. i was looking it up but you guys are too quick.
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:16 PM
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Oh, I didn't realize it was a test. I thought you were wondering what those parts did.
Half and half. I assumed what half of those were, and didn't have a clue on the other half. Here a couple more....



And this just plain looked funny...
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:18 PM
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10 ppf
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by zoom44
10 ppf
That's what Charles Hill is (was) working on, right? See, this must not only be helpful for me but for others who scratch their heads wondering "what the heck are these people talking about?"
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:22 PM
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First pic is the leading plug along with a seriously over-engineered engine ground..

The bottom of the pic has the oil level sensor.


Third pic...an Rx-8 on 5 armadillos?

I bet they work good for wheel chocks..
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:26 PM
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oh yeah the not numbered pic has a serious ground point but i didnt answer since nothing was circled. yeah that s what charles is talking about. the point of that is it helps chasis rigidity by locking the entire power train together. charles wants to make a lighter one.
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:27 PM
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Not an armadillo, but an opossum. Will it suffice?

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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by snap-on
First pic is the leading plug along with a seriously over-engineered engine ground..
That's the kind of engineering I expected from Mazda! :p
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:30 PM
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Not an armadillo, but an opossum. Will it suffice?
I wonder what would have happened to that O2 sensor if it was mounted on the stock cat...after the opossum
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:41 PM
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Here are two fun ones:



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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:43 PM
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1 G-force sensor
2 computer
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by RX8-CARL
1 G-force sensor
2 computer
Not exactly...
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
Not an armadillo, but an opossum. Will it suffice?


Jeff..looking at that crossmember I'd say the was not an opossum..unless he was eating the Maryland highway. :p
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