Thanks for the PM's everyone, I will be in touch shortly! I will also be posting some more info here, once the instructions get their final tweak.

 

So, just got back from the track event. Everything went great and the car felt nice and stable pretty much everywhere. I ended up running the dampers at 12 clicks up front and 8 clicks out back. The first try with the other damper settings created a bit of oversteer.

I'm super tired though, just got back from a 3 hour drive. More info coming tomorrow and I'll post up some action shots later. Also have some things to sort out... on the way to the track I was rear ended at a stoplight about halfway there, and I also spun at the end of the straight in a 100mph sweeper so needless to say the interior looks like a dust storm blew through it and I need to see how serious the damage to the rear of the car is from the collision.

Also shot you a PM about the springs.

 

Rear ended on the way to the track after just installing brand new coil overs? FFFFUUUUUU that sucks. Hope all is well with the auto.

 

Yeah. I got hit pretty hard but you can't even tell there's any damage from more than 5 feet away besides my bent license plate. I think it's because when I got hit, I was still rolling forward with the clutch pedal down and foot off the brake, so I was completely in neutral. I'm glad I had like 5 car lengths between the car in front of me, I was getting tired of slipping the clutch in first so I was just creeping along in traffic. I thought for sure my rear bumper/exhaust was toast but when I got out to look at it I didn't even see anything until I inspected much closer.

Also the 3 foot tall cone that I hit sliding sideways at about 60MPH left a huge imprint on the drivers door that I thought for sure was permanent but a friend happened to have some scratch remover and it buffed right out.

 

Ouch, like MMeglen said, getting hit on the way to the track would not be fun, even if it were minor!

Anyone else need the OEM strut bar fix? These are shipping soon, just want to get as many out at once as possible. Even if you already have everything installed, don't hesitate to PM me for it!

Also, if there are any locals that need help with the installation of their Powertrix coils, I'm here to help.

 

Posted up a picture from the track day in the Calling All Powertrix thread.

Overall, they performed fantastic at the track. Really made the car a completely different animal and it just felt rock stable and nice and neutral just about everywhere on the track. I only had the one spin but that was my fault, definitely nothing to do with the car setup. I have an autocross event coming up next weekend which is usually much more violent in terms of weight transfer on the car and will be a great test. I'm expecting to do MUCH better in my class with these, I'm hoping to get top 3.

Also Tilt, let me know what Powertrix thinks as far as the vinyls go, I sent a PM about it.

 

Arca - Running the vinyl isn't really a big deal. I just need to see what is available in stock and get back to you.

I will have a rather exciting update later today about the rear extenders! Stay tuned!

 

Update on the rear extenders and strut bar fix?

 

There is the strut bar fix.

 

Sorry I wasn't able to post yesterday, got stuck at the office far too late. I'll be posting/PMing later today, or free coilovers for all

 

Somebody ban him!

 

I can always sign up as ti1tmode43 from a different IP

 

I know your plan and I shall smite thee.

 

Time to initiate a DDOS on rx8club.com . It's for the benefit of all!

 

One of the God's themselves quoted my post...

I feel touched!

If 8club is down, I can always "Post/PM" elsewhere anyways :P

 

gods, ha, I'm hardly that.

 

Gotta brown-nose with the best of 'em

 

Clean car and a dirty nose. Your doing it backward.

 

Hah, mine are going on Saturday/Sunday. Gonna need information on what I'll need to do with the strut bar. Plans as of now are just to trim it. I'll be getting a mazdaspeed bar over the winter so I'm not too worried.

 

The extenders are currently expected to arrive this coming week. In some PM's I did give an exact ETA but because this is an express mail service from the factory there may be some delays. Feel free to PM me if anyone would like any further information.

To give everyone a little more insight, I'll let you all know what happened. The issue was that the particular wire material that is used for the extenders was on backorder at the production facility. Basically, the factory has been waiting for this material to arrive back in stock to allow production to resume. Once these physically arrive stateside, they will be distributed immediately to customers and I will be posting an update in this thread.

Again, for anyone looking for the OEM strut bar fix with the first batch of Powertrix coilovers, please PM me. All future coilovers that ship will clear the OEM strut bar without problem.

 

For anyone considering these coilovers, please see the new thread here -> https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=4095916

 

Longest install ever!! Haha coilovers are running great just need roll fenders cause there rubbing occasionally and lower the back more after. But these coilovers feel real solid

 

I just want you guys to know, I saw the words free coilovers, so I stopped reading on the spot, scrolled down, and have two words to say.

"I'm in."

 

Any update on the extenders? Adjusting the rears without them is a biatch mine are too soft and i refuse to take all out before the extenders are gonna go in!

 

I just took one of those cone drillbits to it and cut two little finger holes so I can adjust them without the extenders.