an RX8er's rebuild thread
04-16-2012, 02:35 PM
#226
The Prototype
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HAH!.....Same thing happened to me on my build.
Yeah time to put a new radiator in there.
After 3 months of my rebuild , I am still fooling with the coolant light. I am ready to take it to Mazda and let them bleed the air out the system. Everything I followed, read, and watched on this site is not working. On the plus side my car hasn't overheated.
04-16-2012, 02:54 PM
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04-17-2012, 05:36 PM
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Too funny I just read it lol
Sorry your right is just info..
Your right my intentions good, RX8 are diff to a degree , balancing is required but what's got me thinking if racers balance engine today race it take apart and put new seals I never seen once mention I did a rebalance again for the 5 rebuild on same engine I been testing . Just curious ..? I know balancing is very important in every engine , rotary,piston ,etc but most of the time I see racers balance engines ,
I wonder that too theirs a lot of builders and I haven't seen one say balance is a must on this rebuild .!?
Sorry your right is just info..
dude I think your intentions are good and all--but you have been posting here a little while and you should know by now that the rx8 engine is a different animal. When it come to building them, there are things that you have to do differently. So by saying how great other engines are doing --it really doesnt
relate to us.
I dont understand why some folks think that no balancing is required? Can someone explain that to me?
relate to us.
I dont understand why some folks think that no balancing is required? Can someone explain that to me?
I wonder that too theirs a lot of builders and I haven't seen one say balance is a must on this rebuild .!?
04-17-2012, 05:50 PM
#236
Coolent sensor
Question do you have a battery saver or something to save your memory while you have engine out , they have a solar battery back up they sell at lowes I was thinking of getting it since my car runs good and I didn't want to reset memory or hit the stop 20 times like Ive read.
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04-17-2012, 08:27 PM
#244
no but I am throwing around 2 carts at the moment 
tell me more about this radiator you have.
I am still having issues deciding what to do with the flywheel (do I or do I not)
I know if I do it will only be because it was one of the first mods I wanted but never got aroung to it.....not sure if there is really a gain
tell me more about this radiator you have.
I am still having issues deciding what to do with the flywheel (do I or do I not)
I know if I do it will only be because it was one of the first mods I wanted but never got aroung to it.....not sure if there is really a gain
04-17-2012, 08:32 PM
#245
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Awesome. I say do the flywheel if you have always wanted too. Many say it's their favorite mod.
Here are some detailed pics of the Mizu, you can compare it to the Ron Davis in the garage. As for fit and finish they are both nice units but the Mizu is half the price. As for performance, it has done fine so far in the limited time my car has been running since the new engine/turbo kit.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...79#post4241879
Here are some detailed pics of the Mizu, you can compare it to the Ron Davis in the garage. As for fit and finish they are both nice units but the Mizu is half the price. As for performance, it has done fine so far in the limited time my car has been running since the new engine/turbo kit.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...79#post4241879
04-17-2012, 08:37 PM
#246
I did work on this (please note this is completly a prototype and by no means a final representation of the final product) and determined that plastic fittings are go bueno, the brass ones do not fit to my liking (nor do I like their color) and I happen to have the schrader valve from my propane powered potato cannon = 
so I need to find more fitting of that type anyone have any direction (screw in with grommet)
so I need to find more fitting of that type anyone have any direction (screw in with grommet)
04-17-2012, 08:39 PM
#247
Awesome. I say do the flywheel if you have always wanted too. Many say it's their favorite mod.
Here are some detailed pics of the Mizu, you can compare it to the Ron Davis in the garage. As for fit and finish they are both nice units but the Mizu is half the price. As for performance, it has done fine so far in the limited time my car has been running since the new engine/turbo kit.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...79#post4241879
Here are some detailed pics of the Mizu, you can compare it to the Ron Davis in the garage. As for fit and finish they are both nice units but the Mizu is half the price. As for performance, it has done fine so far in the limited time my car has been running since the new engine/turbo kit.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...79#post4241879