I have a AT 2004 GT. I have noticed that when the Gears shift from 1st to 2nd higher then 4k rpm, there is a kick. All other gears are fine at high and low rpms. Is this normal? If not, any insight would be appreciated. Also, in 3rd gear at 3k-4k rpm, if I floor it or if I give it half throttle, it accelorates at the same speed. Is that normal? I bought the car used about 6 months ago. It now has about 46500 miles on it. I get an oil change every three months. I have replaced the sparkplugs and wires. The only "mod" is a CAI so far. In the spring I will be replacing the ignition coils and flushing the coolant. Any thought?

I appreciate any help.

 

yeah your fine, its just your VTEC kickin in

 

Not helpful post *****

 

What type of CAI do you have and have you tried cleaning the MAF sensor?
Check inside the intake tube (before the throttle body) and see if any oil got inside from the breather tube.

 

I cleaned the MAF and throttle body before installing my short ram CAI. There was oil buildupin the black rubber from the old assembly and a little on the throttle body. No longer have the rubber and i cleaned everything I could reach without removing the throttle body. Maybe when its nicer out I will remove the throttle body and give it another quick clean.

 

What do you mean you no longer have the rubber (tube)?
You removed the breather tube?
And what brand short ram intake do you have?

 

I removed the Stock black thingy that goes from the throttle body to the stock intake, connector tube is what I will call it.

I have a special weapon-r intake. I know its not a good one but I didnt get it for HP, I got it for better fuel economy(which I am getting).

 

So you removed the accordion tube?!
Can you post a pic of your engine bay just to be sure we are on the same page?

 

I'm at work so I can't post a pic(no camera). I removed the tube right behind the MAF and all the hoses and the MAF plug into my CAI.

 

so youre saying that your weapon r intake goes right onto the throttle body?

 

Yupp, via a silicone coupler.

 

nothing wrong with that...

 

I love how you don't post anything useful. Post ***** haha

 

rofl, Weapon-R

Thats epic failed right there.

you deserves what you got yourself into.

sad, try to understand your car more before your next post.

 

^i dont think so....they had a stand at HIN promoting product, they seemed pretty legit

 

It's funny how when a new RX8 owner asks a question, ignorant people come in and expect everyone to know everything. If I knew this was normal/not normal, I would not have asked. I am simply asking if this is normal for the RX8 tranny. I think we found candidate for the Douchebag of the Year award. You can bash me about the intake, idc since I am getting better fuel economy(the reason I bought it). After bashing, if you answer a simple question you dont look so much like an ignorant *****. Just my opinion.

Dick.

 

honestly your car sounds fine...but then again i drive an MT...

 

Thank you Dozer for your input.

 

haha - wow....it's probably your ports trying to open up at 4k.

That's like feathering the gas up to 6k then shifting....you're gonna feel a helluva kick at that point...

btw - don't take my post seriously - i'm just here for the freebie

 

Actually, I went on lunch and on the way back, I was in first reved it up to 5.5k and shifted to 2nd and there wasn't a lot of kick. There is more kick between the 3-5k range. Strange.

 

I don't know if you're still watching this thread... but the kick is your secondary ports opening at 4k rpm so the engine can breathe more freely giving you more hp... it's completely normal.

@nycgps

don't be a douche, everybody has to start somewhere, and the only way to learn is by asking questions... you didn't always know about rotaries, you had to learn it, that would have been a lot harder for you if every time you asked a question people treated you like you were stupid... this forum isn't about being an egotistical know-it-all, it's about pride of ownership and knowledge sharing.