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Old 09-15-2009, 11:23 AM
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Question polyurethane injected crossmember pricing?

does anyone know how much the polyurethane injected crossmember costs from mazda?

its the one that comes on the shinka's and the new R3. thanks for the help
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lol ok seriously anyone?
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Why would you want that? Waste of money.
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
Why would you want that? Waste of money.
because the shinka's have it and its one reason why they handle better than other rx8's...
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Originally Posted by Rotarypiston
because the shinka's have it and its one reason why they handle better than other rx8's...

Your kidding right? The differences in the Shinka means nothing on a track. Obvioulsy you don't autox or track. There are many other tracks mods to be done that would be way more beneficial.
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
Your kidding right? The differences in the Shinka means nothing on a track. Obvioulsy you don't autox or track. There are many other tracks mods to be done that would be way more beneficial.
wha what?! the shinka's on the track are superior to other rx8's. the poly injected crossmember helps with stability and the shinka's also get upgraded bilstein shocks and a different limited slip.

as far as other track mods, well if u had the crossmember it would only be one more thing on top of w/e else you get anyway thats better.

EDIT: if this wasnt so, then they wouldnt put this stuff on the new top of the line performing R3's now would they....
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Well if the Shinka was that much superior...Wouldnt all the RX8's running B Stock at Nationals have a Shinka?

And how many of them had a Shinka that were in the top...20...

None

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Originally Posted by TopGear8
Well if the Shinka was that much superior...Wouldnt all the RX8's running B Stock at Nationals have a Shinka?

And how many of them had a Shinka that were in the top...20...

None


it wasnt that much superior, but that little bit helps it make it better slightly.

like i said before, would the new R3's have the stuff if it didnt do anything?

EDIT: also, shinka's had a limited production run compared to other rx8's and usually go for more so the odds of one being raced are slimmer compared to the "run of the mill" rx8's
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Originally Posted by Rotarypiston
wha what?! the shinka's on the track are superior to other rx8's. the poly injected crossmember helps with stability and the shinka's also get upgraded bilstein shocks and a different limited slip.

as far as other track mods, well if u had the crossmember it would only be one more thing on top of w/e else you get anyway thats better.

EDIT: if this wasnt so, then they wouldnt put this stuff on the new top of the line performing R3's now would they....

Whatever dude, your clueless. The driver mod is what you should be worried about.

Oh, and by the way, the non foam injected cross member MSRP's for $714.39. You should get it and teach us all a lesson.

The R3 is not really any faster than the GT. Period.

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The R3 is supposed to handle better because it has Better Shocks...
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Originally Posted by TopGear8
The R3 is supposed to handle better because it has Better Shocks...
Mass produced bilsteins are so JDM racer yo!
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ok well at any rate thanks for the info on the non filled ones. i was just wondering how much they costed.

im looking into my rx8 and am debating whether to spend the extra money on one later on thats all. seeing if its worth it
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Originally Posted by Rotarypiston
ok well at any rate thanks for the info on the non filled ones. i was just wondering how much they costed.

im looking into my rx8 and am debating whether to spend the extra money on one later on thats all. seeing if its worth it
Look man I'm giving you **** but it's all in good fun (for me anyway ) and I truly hope you realize that a lot of little BS the manufacturers don't really add up to real world performance.

In reality it was just an excuse to charge way more for the Shinka. I remember way back when I got my car there was a Shinka on the floor next to mine and it was almost $10,000.00 more!!! I know prices have dropped dramatically but the the differences in the Shinka are just not worth anything in terms of performance.

Hell for about $2,000.00 you can get a set of decent coilovers and sways. But honestly you can have every mod in the book and get whooped by $5,000.00 Miata. If your just buying mods for the sake of modding then it's all good, just don't hype the performance aspect of those parts.

Nothing I hate more than for a guy to tell me how awesome his JIC coil overs are when his car has never, ever been on a track or Autox course.
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it does nothing, seriously...the shinka is another run of the mill rx8, with a different "title" and interior...what you would spend on a shink as apossed to GT, you could make it "handle" a lot better
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OP name Rotarypiston...just wanted to say that
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Just a minor point of clarification: Tokico (not Bilstein) on the '05 Shinka.

Originally Posted by Rotarypiston
wha what?! the shinka's on the track are superior to other rx8's. the poly injected crossmember helps with stability and the shinka's also get upgraded bilstein shocks and a different limited slip.

as far as other track mods, well if u had the crossmember it would only be one more thing on top of w/e else you get anyway thats better.

EDIT: if this wasnt so, then they wouldnt put this stuff on the new top of the line performing R3's now would they....
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Everyone knows Shinka's come with a 20B./
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I always figured the foam filled cross members were for a better ride quality.
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By concept the foam filled cross members would give a little bit more of a stiffer ride, but that's it.
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Actually, a little more shock absorbing (damping) GT ride.

Originally Posted by Vlaze
By concept the foam filled cross members would give a little bit more of a stiffer ride, but that's it.
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The shock absorbing done is by the foam to assist with the cross members to resist flexing/bending thus, stiffer.
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
Look man I'm giving you **** but it's all in good fun (for me anyway ) and I truly hope you realize that a lot of little BS the manufacturers don't really add up to real world performance.

In reality it was just an excuse to charge way more for the Shinka. I remember way back when I got my car there was a Shinka on the floor next to mine and it was almost $10,000.00 more!!! I know prices have dropped dramatically but the the differences in the Shinka are just not worth anything in terms of performance.

Hell for about $2,000.00 you can get a set of decent coilovers and sways. But honestly you can have every mod in the book and get whooped by $5,000.00 Miata. If your just buying mods for the sake of modding then it's all good, just don't hype the performance aspect of those parts.

Nothing I hate more than for a guy to tell me how awesome his JIC coil overs are when his car has never, ever been on a track or Autox course.
o i know i give people **** all the time too. and believe me im one to say the same about people who get suspension upgrades and dont actually race them. not saying its a bad thing but why invest in something ur not going to really need.

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ya i know catchy huh lol

Originally Posted by Huey52
Just a minor point of clarification: Tokico (not Bilstein) on the '05 Shinka.
i did not know that thanks for the info.

Originally Posted by Vlaze
The shock absorbing done is by the foam to assist with the cross members to resist flexing/bending thus, stiffer.
thats what my understanding is as well
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Concur.
Originally Posted by Vlaze
The shock absorbing done is by the foam to assist with the cross members to resist flexing/bending thus, stiffer.


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