Whilst I don’t need one, hopefully, at £20 this was worth a punt. Once the car is back in the road then I can have a poke around to see if this works or is a lemon.
iPhone photos!!!!!

This was originally a quick and dirty first post because I was having an issue, but I'll edit this post with some photos and a nice history later. I've edited it with some history, need to dig some photos out as they're not close to hand! Original post is in the spoiler.

This is the first post of...

Right, so, as I seem to be collecting RX8s and amalgamating them in to one super-red-beasty, I figured I may as well start a project thread... Bit late and all that, but hey ho.

I'll put in some details and basics today and will try to update bits and pieces as and when they happen.

So, some of...

So 5 months in and had my first worrying moment at the weekend.
Short drive engine not quite up to temperature, but still warm when I stopped. Came back about an hour later and took an unusually long crank to get her to start.
Probably 10 to 15 seconds.

Usually starts within 3 seconds I would...

Hi,

I have a series 1 that has clutch judder upon setting off which is only obvious when the car has fully warmed up. Also, when idling (again fully warmed up) there is an excessive amount of vibration felt through the car which disappears once the engine is revved. The engine idles, starts and...

Well ive joined been lurking on tapatalk for quite sometime keeping an eye on exploits.

dont currently have an 8 at mo but had 7 over the years and have a 231 in my Westfield that was originally built by a member on here far few years ago but rest assured its been rebuilt from chassis up by me,...

Yes, some of you read it right, I began looking for a replacement, and yesterday I found her. And drove her home. :mrgreen:

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I've not taken any pics of my own yet, they will follow. There are a few minor things to work on, and now that I have a new start, I can finally have the...

I'm really sorry for the title, I couldn't resist.

Well, here I go. I picked up my first RX8 last Monday and am loving every minute of owning it so far. Other than it obviously having something up with the front suspension, on inspection it seemed in good mechanical condition and for the price I...

Hello everyone my name is Mat and I hope you are all well, I have been a lover of Japanese cars since I was 17 with a rather nice Japanese car history.

Although I’ve owned several Japanese sports cars I’ve never had a rotary engine before so my knowledge is sketchy, I have read a few things on...