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R Exotic 8 04-30-2005 12:39 PM

shift light doesnt come on
 
I'm hearing all this talk about shiffting up to 9k and a shift light comes on and it beeps. While driving in my RX-8 alls i hear is a beep and no light comes on, i'm kinda pissed that it doesnt come on, is there something that i have to do to turn it on, or am i going to have to go to the dealer, thanks.

Gomez 04-30-2005 01:03 PM

When all else fails....check the manual.

G8rboy 04-30-2005 02:12 PM

^^ what they said. Why do you want a shift light?

brillo 04-30-2005 09:12 PM

some of the initial product literature showed a shift arrow for the mtx cars. It didn't make it to the U.S. cars but I'm not sure about other areas of the world.

Ellar 04-30-2005 09:30 PM

For $20 an hour, I'll sit in your back seat and smack you in the back of your head as the needle sweeps 8500RPM.

Ellar 04-30-2005 09:32 PM

rrrrrRRRRRRRRRR BEEP! ::SMACK!::, rrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRR BEEP! ::SMACK!:: rrrrrr...

Straight8 04-30-2005 10:12 PM

LMFAO Ellar

Razz1 04-30-2005 10:40 PM

The only light you get is a reflection.

If you look closely you'll see blue around 6,000 RPM and then again around 7,500.

You only get the blue flash when your accellerating fairly rapidly.

Many people don't know it's there, but yes you can see it.

I rarely notice it because I keep my eye on the road, listen to the engine, and for the beep when I'm pushing it.

Nubo 05-01-2005 04:05 AM

Yep, just an artifact. It's just the blue LED reflecting off the tach needle.

Xyntax 05-02-2005 01:33 AM

If you want the shift light, you could probably tap the wire that sends power to this beeper so a LED bulb would power up as you hear the beep.

Morgan 05-02-2005 06:47 PM


Originally Posted by Ellar
For $20 an hour, I'll sit in your back seat and smack you in the back of your head as the needle sweeps 8500RPM.

i'll sit on the other side and smack your passenger just for the hell of it

army_rx8 05-02-2005 07:00 PM

^awe that means i'm stuck with "trunk monkey" and no one to smack ... but i can poke both of you so you don't forget your smaking responsibilites ;)

Morgan 05-02-2005 07:14 PM

oh..you sit in the trunk and use the hole in the consol to poke us, then we'll smack and then all you'll hear is "OH! DAMNIT! STOP IT!! I'm not paying ya'll anymore. WHY are you stil doing it!? Why did i ask about a shift light?!?!?!?!?!" hahahaha

MyRxBad 05-03-2005 09:42 AM


Originally Posted by brillo
some of the initial product literature showed a shift arrow for the mtx cars. It didn't make it to the U.S. cars but I'm not sure about other areas of the world.

Those were pics of the concept or pre-production cars.

Blue87Sport 05-05-2005 11:39 PM

That's not the shift up light. That's the "<Scottie voice> Cap'n, the engines can't take Warp 10! </Scottie voice>" light. :)

Actually, be glad there isn't a shift up light. I had one in my 2nd gen RX-7 which came on at something like 3K RPMS. It was the most annoying feature of the car.

Besides, this is a rotary engine. The redline is only a "suggestion" . Personally, I use the fuel cutoff as the shift indicator. :D

Ellar 05-05-2005 11:53 PM


Originally Posted by Morgan
i'll sit on the other side and smack your passenger just for the hell of it

Hey, if he throws in a cooler of beer, we got a party.


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