@jedi -
What/where did you get your hood dampers from?
How much do they run? + powdercoating?

 

I got mine through the Group Buy FROM HELL here on the forums. Took almost a full year to get them. (after paying up front) I think I saved like $25 or $30 over retail

The teins retail for about $145 or so and the guy charged me $15 for powdercoating.
what's the matter? don't want that SEXY green color???

I'm pretty sure some of the vendors here can get them. Let me look around

 

The endura-tech is $175 today.
The CF would match good.
Or, I can get the Tein, and powdercoat them yellow like my brakes.

 

Fluid Motorsports has them for $145.
If you register to their site as an 8club member, you get $10 off your first $100 order

Dampers
https://www.fluidmotorsports.com/p-95-engine.aspx

discount
https://www.rx8club.com/race-roots-134/


that enduratech sounds like a good price. Only question is how's the fitment. I don't know anyone who has them yet and Ngo bought some hood dampers last year (forget the brand, not endura) and they were horrible. Hood kept popping when he opened / closed

 

p.s. if I scuff up the paint on my calipers again, I think I'm going the same route as you with the powdercoat. I dont care if the car is out of comission for a few days, I've got the explorer and I've taken those calipers apart enough times that I'm pretty sure I could do it quickly.

 

Sweet, maybe I'll sneak out of the hotel room in Laughlin and give them a quick spray w/ brake cleaner.

 

Not AGAIN!

 

hey guys...I think you could get a set of RB springs for a steal....if you check this ebay listing, looks like the guys has no idea that the springs he is selling are not stock ones. Anyone wanting a set of RB springs for cheap...check it out.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mazda...mZ190257768642

 

yikes, NICE catch Keith!

 

@Kwescott -
What!?!
You have all kinds of sites blocked at work but you can get on ebay?
I'm so jealous.

 

yeah, go figure huh.....I'd actually rather spend time on other forums than ebay....but every once in a while I check to see whether anyone is actually selling stock parts that I still have in my garage. I would love to sell them, but doesn't look like anyone is interested in stock airbox pieces, or a stock flywheel.

update on Ghost
Ghost found out yesterday that he actually melted his clutch, flywheel and pressure plate together. All three were ruined, but I doubt he wants to go back to stock. I guess he said that it was the compound his ACT clutch was made out of. I guess the ceramic overheated from him having to slip the clutch and it call melted together. He had to slip the clutch in traffic because it was a pucked clutch (only slightly sprung).

 

^
that does NOT sound like fun.
what flywheel did he have? He should talk to Charles R. Hill about replacements.

 

yeah that is cheap, i was wondering why you were in ebay for car parts, still staving off the itch to mod the 3 i guess.

cesar you have those amazon links for cheap xbox points i couldn't find them.

 

That xbox point deal is long gone.
They do it at different times through out the year.

 

nope, Keith said why he was looking...

 

yeah i got that, i was wondering why when i saw the link, but then i read....damn i am ready now.

 

Hey guys, I plan on making my first San Bernardino meet this Saturday. Is it still on?

 

^^^
Yep
Still on. I think I will be there this month too.


Who else?

 

i will be out of town again......

 

I will be there!

looks liek I will even be there with the Miata. gotta get it aligned after.

 

i was doing my bike event this weekend but the guy i was doing it with cancelled so i will probably do my own thing. doing my own thing either in the morning or evening so i might still make the meet.

 

I'll be out of town as well.

 

Yeah We Know The Tri State Meet.

 

This one is for KK (R3 review)
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/08/i...-of-the-humme/

 

for those interested: Nissan 370z spy photos.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...09#post2674209

looks smaller, fenders are flared out much more, the back window slopes down much sharper.