I'll be driving the RX8 down to the alps in a couple of weeks. On the return journey my skis will be in a rigid tube but on each ski day for the drive from the chalet to the slopes I plan to have my skis loose poking through the hatch.

Does anyone have any suggestions on a removable material that...

Hello all,i have the chance at an rx8 with no spark i have been told. Are there any really simple checks i can do to find out why without going into any great depths,as i will be looking in the rain,probably on the roadside,thanks,rob. :thumleft:

Hi folks,

I'm investigating upgrading my starter (I'm currently assuming it hasn't been upgraded, as it's too dark to check at the moment!).

I wouldn't necessarily buy from eBay but took a look, and noticed that there are 13 and 14tooth units advertised, apparently for the same years of...

Hi,

maybe anyone rembered that I offered my illuminated s1 gear knob at the club for sale page :).

My sister bought me also one, but : its an r3 one !! :mrgreen:

Just realized that when I looked on the gears.
Did not know, that they also offered them for the s2 :).

Greetings Mark

Hello, i may have to replace my steering rack on the car ,and was wondering if anyone has any tips on ensuring the steering wheel is central when driving in a straight line?
I do have an idea that may work out ,but i would like to hear some other views before i attempt it, in reality,i am hoping...

Hello there,i have recently acquired a known good set of 585 coils,given to me by a friend and member of the club.
I thought that it might be a good idea to use them on a borrow and return basis for the benefit of any members wishing to do any trouble shooting on their cars,before spending money on...

As the heading implies could someone tell me the paint code please

Thanks

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Quick Q for the more knowledgeable guys out there, yep even RRP don't know it all! :lol:

Anyone know what the Standard OEM wheel offset is?

Thanks.

Hello rotorheads,

Would anyone have an idea of what kind of flow rates we are talking about within the rx8 oil circuits?
I am aware that working temperatures are typically in line with coolant temperatures, and system pressure is 80-100 psi.
Any ball park figure on flow rate?

Thanks
Toby

As above, after just the back plates,

Anyone know where to get / are they dealer only?

Thanks

Hi there
My lovely RX8 Kuro will not start … turns over but wont catch. It has been sounding a bit ropey for the last three weeks … reluctant to turn over, but getting there eventually, until yesterday. RAC turned out and said it was flooded, but because of the wind they could not take out a spark...

Was che king the plugs on power steering rack so I thought I would ditch the air box and put a cone filter on but cannot find the extension pipe so cut air box with maf mount and used that . It statrs but wont run unless I remove afm plug . Is it too close to throttle as it's right upto the flexi...

L339 WPO

Car was found at one of the potentional addresses where Lewis could be hiding , High Court are still looking for him or my missing RX8 from last year May...

In another thread I’ve been waffling on about how good I’ve found the Tein Active Monosport coilovers to be.

I’ve always enjoyed driving the RX8’s I’ve owned, but these have taken it to a new level entirely for me, banishing understeer with a lovely sense of neutrality.

And that got me thinking...

Does anyone know if the Boot Trim Panel between the Tail Lights on a 2009 R3 is different to other model years ? I recently bought an R3 without the boot trim correctly fitted. I have tried to refit it but the back panel does not seem to fit. It looks like the moulded section for the jack handle...

Hi Guys,

Any recommendations for a good quality indoor car cover?

Guys I'm after some Spirit R part numbers

At present just the headlights for RHD cars, can anyone help?

Left: .....
Right......

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it looks like a nice fitting thing in the boot well. what is it?

hi all,

I’m not sure which section this should go in, but feel free to move it to a more appropriate place if needs be.

I’m looking at installing a pedal box in my new build, and the solutions that support DBW systems are incredibly expensive.
I even looked at somehow incorporating the sensor...

Dear All

I have had a P0703 code show together with the traction control lights. Can someone advise me if I can take the car to anyone close to Northampton to get it sorted?

Thanks in advance.

Good evening,

I am wondering if anyone can help me diagnose a running fault with my 40th anniversary RX-8. Aka ‘my baby’.
Since January I have had a company car and only use my baby at weekends. But last Sunday, after I started it up. The revs became erratic, Revving to 3000 then back, in a...

Make Mazda reproduce genuine replacement parts for all the classic rotary models .

The global Mazda Rotary community of enthusiasts, restorers, modifiers, collectors have come together and are petitioning Mazda Motor Corporation to start reproducing all the discontinued and unavailable car parts...

Took the 8 for a blast on sunday and as i exited an island there was a pop then loads of smoke i thought erm ive blown it slowed down got home checked the oil fine started it back up give it a rev no smoke , took it for a drive fine WTF ?
has anyone else had this ! #-o

A link to the RRP donation for the 2019/20 Annual Dinner/AGM which may be of interest :)

Good news, everyone ;-)

I’ve done ~73,000 miles on my ‘new’ engine now, and as I was heading up to Rotary Revs today for Josh to kindly make some final tweaks to the Teins, I thought I’d get try and get a compression test done to see approximately how much potential life is left, before a rebuild...

I’ve been looking for a project and a blue nemesis came up locally with a dead clutch I went to take a look.
Bodywork needs a good polish, plenty of scratches but no real rust as far as I can see.
Engine starts hot and cold
Few bits of trim missing

I though I’ve not really got a lot to lose for...

Wow this was a strange catalog of events over the last few days.

Lisa and myself went to Florida for Christmas and at the last minute just before we left she changed from going to Cocoa Beach to Daytona and this started a stage series of events.

Next as we were staying across the road from the...

Hi all
I have spent the afternoon fitting the harness brace I got from Neil Parry a while ago ,it needed a bit of modification as my car is fully trimmed,the issue being was that the brace was slightly to wide so I had to cut the ends tap them in and reveled and paint
Now it fits without fouling...

Guys,

Just been informed that I have had a recall notice for fuel tank; just found out that Wolverhampton Mazda who were recommended by 13Black has now ceased trading; can anyone suggest an alternative place that know what they are doing.
Like to get this done before Ollie risks his life in it...

Hi all,

I am in the process of taking my dead engine out of the 8 and have made good progress this weekend. I should be at a stage to take it out next weekend, which leads on to my question. I have been thinking how I'm actually going to physically get the engine out of the car and have had a few...

Just pulling the engine out and found these coils

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Anyone know what they are ? There was an adapter harness between them and the car harness

I'm just updating everyone who was asking about my cars issues and suspected coil failures.
Issues were being down on power. And unable to drive above 4000/6000 rpms rev range.

So we have now put a spark tester on them and discovered the car is only running on 3 working coils, tester doesn't...

Anyone know of some good roads to go for a blast around Oxford way?

I know the 13 bends of death fairly well and a few of roads off it but they are always busy.

Need to find something that can kill an hour or two after dropping my partner off in Westgate.

Hi guys
I’ve had my RX8 since May last year and have done nothing to it except change the oil and filter.
It runs great,I’ve not had any problems with hot/cold starts but I’ve never had a compression test done on it.
Do you think it’s worth while to get one done?
I’m thinking of changing...

I finally collected my r3 yesterday and its far to quiet for me, so looking at exhausts I think a pettit racing with a racing beat dual res set up would be ideal. Has anyone ran this set up that can comment on how loud this would be, I dont want it ridiculously loud and I dont want drone on the...

Hi All

I have owned my PZ for about 9 months now and for the most part I have loved it. Honestly one of the most fun cars I have ever driven.

It is suffering from low compression But I have always known this and always intended to have the engine rebuilt.

The problem I am having is I only use...

Some good news here: The Things.com and rubbing shoulders with some tasty machinery even if it is the US.

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What phone holders are people using to hold the phone on the dash for using as a sat nav etc?

As per title. Cheers

What kind of porting can give power gains without affecting the benefits of zero(port) overlap on the renesis engine?

I'm guessing this would be a half-bridge at the maximum, as with this the overlap occurs once higher into rev range. Just wondering if there's means of upping power without a big...

Hello guys,

Would it be possible to raise the rev-limiter past 9500 rpm on the standard 231 RX-8 whilst run on the standard ECU?

Toby