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- Thu Mar 25, 2021 12:26 pm
- Forum: The Vault
- Topic: Japfest 2021 Silverstone - Sat 4th September **Stand Closed**
- Replies: 162
- Views: 10051
Re: Japfest 2021 Silverstone - Sat 4th September
This colour malarkey for Names is hard! Haha
- Wed Jan 20, 2021 6:50 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: alarm fob battery replaced - not working?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 462
Re: alarm fob battery replaced - not working?
Hi dave,
I had to get a new fob and programme that to my car and all worked again
I had to get a new fob and programme that to my car and all worked again
- Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:41 pm
- Forum: Personal Car Projects and Mods
- Topic: Dave's black S1 231
- Replies: 71
- Views: 7270
Re: Dave's black S1 231
Finally got round to fitting the new spats and must say I'm happy with how they look not to everyone's taste I'm sure but certainly to mine
- Wed Nov 04, 2020 12:29 am
- Forum: Personal Car Projects and Mods
- Topic: Dave's black S1 231
- Replies: 71
- Views: 7270
Re: Dave's black S1 231
Few little jobs done recently, LED sidelights fitted, mazda oem footplate fitted, and gloss black door handle trims fitted oh and mot passed for another year
- Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:50 am
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: Metra kit, anything better?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4077
Re: Metra kit, anything better?
I have a kanatechs kit and have had no issues at all with that
- Fri Aug 28, 2020 2:25 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: UPDATE 3/21: **SAFETY ALERT: Fuel Tank recall - Fuel Leaks & Other Issues"
- Replies: 298
- Views: 19036
Re: **SAFETY ALERT: Fuel Tank recall - Fuel Leaks & Other Issues"
I was also promised a £100 voucher from mazda UK for my issues with £60 charge of parts to get my car back, which of course, I never received!
- Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:48 am
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: UPDATE 3/21: **SAFETY ALERT: Fuel Tank recall - Fuel Leaks & Other Issues"
- Replies: 298
- Views: 19036
- Thu Aug 27, 2020 9:04 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: UPDATE 3/21: **SAFETY ALERT: Fuel Tank recall - Fuel Leaks & Other Issues"
- Replies: 298
- Views: 19036
Re: **SAFETY ALERT: Fuel Tank recall - Fuel Leaks & Other Issues"
1. Yes 2. Yes 3. S G Petch - Darlington 4 . n/a 5. Fuel tank leaked from full to 1/2 tank outside my house (pics available. 6. N/a 7. They also changed my wishbone on another recall, knocked my tracking out and expected me to accept this back when it pulled heavily to the left, then charged me £60 p...
- Thu Aug 13, 2020 6:38 pm
- Forum: Past Social Static / Drive Meets
- Topic: North East Meet (Compression Testing, BBQ, Workshop Lessons & General Banter) - Saturday 26th September **1pm**
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1606
Re: North East Meet (Compression Testing, BBQ, Workshop Lessons & General Banter) - Saturday 22nd August **1pm**
Its about 10 minutes drive from Darlington nige if that makes any difference haha
- Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:36 am
- Forum: Past Social Static / Drive Meets
- Topic: North East Meet (Compression Testing, BBQ, Workshop Lessons & General Banter) - Saturday 26th September **1pm**
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1606
Re: North East Meet (Compression Testing, BBQ, Workshop Lessons & General Banter) - Saturday 18th July **1pm**
Next meet is 22nd August guys
- Sun Jul 12, 2020 11:36 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: Loss of power 4.5k to 6.5k revs
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2198
Re: Loss of power 4.5k to 6.5k revs
Had a play with Torque app and I think this graph best shows the problem. Now changed wheels to standard, intake to standard, ignition is rotary revs d585s, racing beat dual resonated decat and hks single exit. Full engine and ancillaries swapped from mid 7s compression known running perfectly last ...
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:21 pm
- Forum: Past Social Static / Drive Meets
- Topic: North East Meet (Compression Testing, BBQ, Workshop Lessons & General Banter) - Saturday 26th September **1pm**
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1606
Re: North East Meet (Compression Testing, BBQ, Workshop Lessons & General Banter) - Saturday 18th July **1pm**
Oh thanks for making me the thread Nigel! Makes it much easier and no problem at all Nigel you know offer is always there if you're bored that day lol
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:30 am
- Forum: Past Social Static / Drive Meets
- Topic: North East Meet (Compression Testing, BBQ, Workshop Lessons & General Banter) - Saturday 26th September **1pm**
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1606
North East Meet (Compression Testing, BBQ, Workshop Lessons & General Banter) - Saturday 26th September **1pm**
North East Meet.jpg Holding our third meet of the year on 26th September starting at 1pm at usual place, we are however having to limit numbers for obvious reasons and social distancing to be ensured at all times. Due to the nature of limiting numbers, we will need names of attendees in advance tho...
- Sun Jun 21, 2020 1:34 pm
- Forum: Personal Car Projects and Mods
- Topic: Dave's black S1 231
- Replies: 71
- Views: 7270
Re: Dave's black S1 231
Both front arches replaced with rust free ones! get her looking prettier to motivate me to get back to fault finding this power loss
- Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:35 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: Mazdatrix overfenders
- Replies: 9
- Views: 574
Re: Mazdatrix overfenders
They're lovely, be interested myself if you find any UK
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 10:11 pm
- Forum: Personal Car Projects and Mods
- Topic: Dave's black S1 231
- Replies: 71
- Views: 7270
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 10:23 am
- Forum: Personal Car Projects and Mods
- Topic: Dave's black S1 231
- Replies: 71
- Views: 7270
Re: Dave's black S1 231
All recommendations gratefully received, pulling whats left of my hair out at the minute trying to solve this! Injectors are another thing on my check list even though I keep reading they're bulletproof
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 10:05 am
- Forum: Personal Car Projects and Mods
- Topic: Dave's black S1 231
- Replies: 71
- Views: 7270
Re: Dave's black S1 231
I'll try this next - thanks!Markl17 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 6:23 amHi
I don’t know if you have tried this but my car had a flat spot between 4500 and 5500 rpm but would rev out no problem I tried all the usual suspects vac leaks ect.i finally tracked it down to the fuel pump regulator,I changed it and the car is back to normal.
Mark
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:09 am
- Forum: Personal Car Projects and Mods
- Topic: Dave's black S1 231
- Replies: 71
- Views: 7270
Re: Dave's black S1 231
Rotary revs d585s installed and new spark plugs fitted, still no improvement with flat spot and loss of power
- Wed May 06, 2020 10:07 am
- Forum: Personal Car Projects and Mods
- Topic: Dave's black S1 231
- Replies: 71
- Views: 7270
Re: Dave's black S1 231
Hi Dave, Do you have any problems with the fascia kit you fitted? I have read bad reports on the Metra kit and yours is the only alternative I have heard of. I would be grateful for any feedback you can provide! Absolutely none whatsoever, blowers all work like standard form and arent turning 1 mil...
- Tue May 05, 2020 7:15 pm
- Forum: Personal Car Projects and Mods
- Topic: Dave's black S1 231
- Replies: 71
- Views: 7270
Re: Dave's black S1 231
Update. Fuel pump not seated correctly was my fuel leak! Thanks mazda [-X but pressure tested, clips replaced with jubilee clips, and tank filled to the brim, drove it for an hour and not a leak in sight! 1 job ticked off - only another 5 million to go #-o Special thanks to dean for being a legend :)
- Mon May 04, 2020 10:49 am
- Forum: Personal Car Projects and Mods
- Topic: Dave's black S1 231
- Replies: 71
- Views: 7270
Re: Dave's black S1 231
Well, removed exhaust, propshaft and that big beam (forgotten the name dean said #-o ) and dropped fuel tank to check everything and why there was a leak, all supervised by dean of course :lol: From the pic, the pump is the culprit that has been leaking and when dean inspected it wasn't fully down. ...
- Mon May 04, 2020 10:46 am
- Forum: Hello.. I'm new here..
- Topic: A complete newbie attempts to fix P0171 (pending codes P2096/P2270)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11218
Re: A complete newbie attempts to fix P0171 (pending codes P2096/P2270)
Hows this progressing? Having similar issue myself with running lean and it's a total nightmare to track down!
- Sun Apr 26, 2020 8:49 pm
- Forum: The Other Car..
- Topic: Michael's nismo
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4281
Re: Michael's nismo
That's beautiful
- Sun Apr 26, 2020 5:40 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: GReddy turbo conversion
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1232
Re: GReddy turbo conversion
Model of turbo is T618Z. Purely investigation at the moment but I may have my hands on a conversion kit and wanted to know more first lol I have one , it’s not a bad bit of kit It’s a really tight fit , can be done if you can get it high enough off the ground . It depends what you want from it , if...