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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 04:57 PM
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Does anyone know any other shops in OC that you guys would trust your RX8 to? I called Yoshida at NeptuneSpeed and he is pretty booked until after next week. I wanted to do this much sooner than that. Any other recommendations?
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 05:18 PM
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not in OC but i pretty much go to JRX rotary in temple city for everything i cant do myself

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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 05:23 PM
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what type of work are you looking to get done?
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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nothing big... Just the plugs, wires and Coils.. I dont have the tools myself to do it and will need to buy it, and also in a time crunch too. Took my car to the dealer on sat and then it went down hill from there...
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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There's Rotary Reliability/Fast Freddie's on Harbor - i'm not sure what city that is tho but if you google it - you should be able to get the info. It's in OC.
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 06:47 PM
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atilla,

Cool, i think they are in Santa Ana.. i'll give them a shout
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 07:00 PM
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^well dude im in santa ana too, and i got all the tools needed, most of us pretty much do the work ourselves so we dont mind getting our hands a lil dirty, i dont mind helpin a fellow owner out, just some alcohol and food will do
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 10:13 PM
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^well dude im in santa ana too, and i got all the tools needed, most of us pretty much do the work ourselves so we dont mind getting our hands a lil dirty, i dont mind helpin a fellow owner out, just some alcohol and food will do
This is why I think this place and '8 owners kick ***...
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 11:13 PM
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Reliable has been written up in Road and Track as one of the greatest Rotory shops.
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 12:15 AM
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dozer, Thanks for the offer bro.. I might actually take you up on that. Only concern I have is that if i have something more materially wrong with the engine, i wanted to take it to a shop so i have a receipt of this procedure. I bought my plugs a few months back off someone on this site and the wires and coils too.. So I don't have a receipt for the product purchases... Am i just being paranoid?
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 05:55 AM
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yes...i did my plugs and my coils on my own, hell i even helped a couple of other owners out, simple procedure, i even have my own DIY on the ignition coils
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 05:55 AM
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This is why I think this place and '8 owners kick ***...
you know whats up
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 11:28 AM
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Dozer,

I actually saw your ignition coil DIY last night... looks great!! haha.. .I am going to try that tomorrow night as you made it look very easy to do.. I am thinking taking out the stock air box will be harder than the actual Coil Swap.. The plugs, i might still need help on... If you are around on Saturday to help me, that would be awesome. I would definitely bring beer and food haha... let me know, might just be for the plugs as I am assuming swapping the wires is easy??
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 02:56 PM
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plugs and wires are waayyyy easy, the hardest part of swappin out the plugs would probably be taking the tire off

what time saturday? im free till about 3
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 12:49 PM
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hello socal community!
I am vacationing. in Huntington beach and was wondering if u could. recommend a retail shop for rx8 accessories.
We don't have jack in Switzerland.!
thanks.
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 12:50 PM
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hello socal community!
I am vacationing. in Huntington beach and was wondering if u could. recommend a retail shop for rx8 accessories.
We don't have jack in Switzerland.!
thanks.
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 01:03 PM
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jpmswiss: what type of accessories are you looking for?
Racing Beat is headquartered in Anaheim which is only about 20 minutes away from H.B.
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 09:13 AM
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Thanks. Jedi! No engine mods this time around. Basically I'm curious to what's available. Cheers!
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 11:34 AM
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jpmswiss: check out Mazdatrix in Signal Hill (close to H.B.) and Racing Beat to get an idea of what's available.
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 05:25 PM
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Racing Beat in Anaheim.
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