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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 12:56 AM
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FL Someone please explain to me "premix"

2005 RX8. Runs perfect, had it from 67k now 71k. I know the maintenance for the rx8(most important oil). But am total new and never premix gas before. The more I read, the more confused I get. Read that idemitsu is the best to get. What is this basically? Mixing gas and oil together? I know the concept of it, more lubrication for the engine. But dont our cars spit oil already into the engine for lubrication(too much oil = flooding?) Please someone help a rx8 brother out. Dumb it down, directions would be greatly appreciated. Links to the one you used would be amazing. thanks
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 12:58 AM
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Read the thread in my signature. Start educating yourself. Most of the answers you will get in a thread like this will be opinions, not answers based on fact.
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 01:36 AM
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bmannie,
you're on the right track.
Think of pre-mix like a two stroke oil. The concept is to put a small amount in your gas tank so it's already mixed by the time it enters the motor.
the car's Oil Metering Pump (omp) does inject oil into the engine during the combustion cycle but many believe that it does not inject enough oil and that the spray pattern isn't optimal . (ie, the center of the apex seal could use more lubrication)

I recommend Idemitsu, it has a long history of use in rotary engines and burns rather cleanly.
Hope that helps.
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
Read the thread in my signature. Start educating yourself. Most of the answers you will get in a thread like this will be opinions, not answers based on fact.
Definitely look at his post, it's greatly informative and will answer most questions you may have.
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 02:04 AM
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omg thank you all for answering. wow 9krpmrx8 is a rotary god. Dude i have been reading ever since u link me to the thread. very very informative. where do u guys get your Idemitsu oil? any websites or stores? Idemitsu synthetic oil. I was always told synthetic is bad for rotary(they stick).

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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 02:24 AM
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Originally Posted by bmannie5851
omg thank you all for answering. wow 9krpmrx8 is a rotary god. Dude i have been reading ever since u link me to the thread. very very informative. where do u guys get your Idemitsu oil? any websites or stores? Idemitsu synthetic oil. I was always told synthetic is bad for rotary(they stick).
Rotary Performance | Yes, it’s fast.
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by bmannie5851
omg thank you all for answering. wow 9krpmrx8 is a rotary god. Dude i have been reading ever since u link me to the thread. very very informative. where do u guys get your Idemitsu oil? any websites or stores? Idemitsu synthetic oil. I was always told synthetic is bad for rotary(they stick).
Is Rotary God still active here? He'll smite you and 9k if he saw this :O LOL
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by bmannie5851
omg thank you all for answering. wow 9krpmrx8 is a rotary god. Dude i have been reading ever since u link me to the thread. very very informative. where do u guys get your Idemitsu oil? any websites or stores? Idemitsu synthetic oil. I was always told synthetic is bad for rotary(they stick).

I am about to be on my 5th engine, I am hardly a rotary God. And Rotary God drives a Civic and has never owned an RX-8 so........

A lot of this stuff is guess work guys, no one can say what works one way or another when it comes to making a Renesis reliable. It just depends on so many things and when you start modifying it you can throw all the BS out the window.

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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 09:23 AM
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9k is the best at diagnosing a fried engine.
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 10:05 AM
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This thread is Lulz... 9KRPMRX8
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