Have your say in the running of the club, complimentary drinks and lunch, plus access to Shuttleworth's aviation museum and gardens.
And as it happens you'll also be able to admire many other cars as it's Shuttleworth's 'Drive-It'...
Ladies and gentlemen please form an orderly queue because the 2025 Calendar is now getting ready to shine!
12 of you lucky ones will have your vehicle featuring in our RX8 Owners Club UK calendar!
If you want to showcase your pride and joy please email me the shiniest and most brilliant picture...
This forum is just a part of the RX-8 Owners Club; to get the best out of the Club you should really look at joining up!
Here are some of the benefits of being a Club member:
See and post in all parts of the forum
As a guest, you can only see a...
i had a look around and could not find anything like this...
i have seen sim kind of threads on other car forums i have been a member of,
it makes for intresting reading once going to see what people have done each day.
so i thought i would start this thread to see what people have done to there...
OK maybe time to start some sort of record for the special editions so to start lets see what sort of list we can build so please add your details: then the usual copy and paste.
IF KNOWN INCLUDE THE BUILD NUMBER.
I've seen a lot of chat on here about the cars people owned in the past and others they own now. As a relatively young driver i think i've had more than my fair share of cars and recently i seem to follow a pattern in buying- practical to sporty to practical and so on.....
Well, I finally did it and wasn't even trying!!
Nice long trip from Leeds to Chichester, mostly cruising at 85 but still having fun at every roundabout I came across!
Original 300 mile thread seems to have dropped off so started another
Mod bit - title edited, this thread predates the R3 by a...
After reading this in another thread I thought I would just post to say that all is going well with my RX.
06/02/2006
Overslept after long weekend out and so the roads were clear on my hasty drive into work, a weekend of not driving made it seem even more lively.
As many members help one another I thought it would be nice to have a post where you can say thankyou to each other. :mrgreen: I have been in many car clubs and can honestly say this forum is the most informative and friendly one I have come across. :thumleft: so firstly thanks to everyone who I...
The attached spreadsheet shows the total number of UK RX-8s registered and SORNed, broken down by model and year.
RX-8_UK_Numbers.xlsx
The headlines are:
- 24,730 individual cars have been registered between 2003 and 2018
- 13,289 still exist
- 8,092 are still on the road
- 11,440 are missing,...
I have finally found the root of the problem with my 8’s steering. Thought it was already sorted and just needing alignment, but I got that work done and the symptoms suddenly got worse instead of resolving.
The steering rack needs replaced. Inner track rods moving/clunking side to side when...
Would anybody be interested in a two days road trip in the Peak District?
A friend of mine and I are thinking about organising affordable road trips in the UK and abroad. We hope to organise our first one toward end of August this year. Small number of cars to get the...
Hello all RX8 owners and lovers.
Who is able to provide a wiring diagram of the electric cables on a 6-gearbox (RX8)?
My son has bought an RX8 without engine and gearbox and we have purchased a good 231HP engine and a good working 6-gearbox.
After my son has revised the complete engine and fixed...
I've got a Nextbase dashcam and their hardwire kit which should connect up to the fusebox by the passenger door for a positive connection and the bodywork for a negative, as far as I can tell.
With the hardwiring kit's positive tap installed in the cigarette lighter fuse socket, and the lighter...
So on Sunday as part of my to-do list I replaced the plugs in the rx8, mainly just because I didn't know when they were last done, the car had dealer history with Mazda 'till late '23 which had indicated a plug change at that service, about 15k miles ago.
This is an RX8 that we have inspected today, owner's concern being the rust.
We have been told that the owner has had the car in another garage that had to redo the subframes and put the car thru an mot.
Apparently they had the car for a long period, have done the subframes (good job,thumbs up).but...
So on my MOT both of the rear upper arm inner bushings have play.... I'd replace with brand new arms however I don't have the waiting time for them to arrive nor the funds currently.
Anyone got a suggestion on what polybushes to throw in there for now?
Another project that we have finished here at Piston and Rotor the Garage is an RX8 which had quite a few rust issues.
It has been treated in the past but to no success because stone chip over rust does nothing.
Our usual procedure in these cases is strip the car to bare shell, clean everything...
I've been managing an airbag fault on the RX8 over the last 2 months. It started out as the airbag light coming on usually 30-45 after a cold start, but quicker if the cold start was more sluggish. If I hot start the car it would sometimes clear the code (and then wait around the same time...
As there appears to be a growing amount of kerfuffle on how bright cars headlights are blinding everyone who drives a car and as some RX-8`s are equipped with HID`s whilst not probably as intense as LED`s I just wondered how many owners do actually find LED`s dangerous as is being suggested now, I...
I thought it was just the bulb needing replacing, but one of the wires has snapped off right at the plug somehow. Not really sure on the best (easiest!)way to fix it with it being so close. Find a new connector and repin it? Get a second hand plug with some wire attached and solder/join to the...
The rear has been riding low for a while, and it's got to be pretty bad, quite suddenly. Cracked coil or something I guess. Either way, it's at about an hundred thousand miles and they're quite possibly the original items. I don't think I want to do it myself, but I'll buy bparts and get my...
I'm hoping someone can offer some advice on a check engine light issue I'm having with my rx8
I was driving along the A120 for about 20 minutes, holding around 4.5k RPM, when the check engine light came on just before I exited. I pulled the code and it's P0420 - Catalytic Converter...
Hi all, I've just become an RX-8 owner and this place looks like the go to for all of my questions and research before taking the plunge!
I'm Wes, Midlands UK based and used to racing Caterhams and MX-5s. Our MX-5 is a little slow so was looking for something unusual between the two and so a rotary...
I wondered if anyone could tell me what the best radiator is for an r3, my rad was leaking coolant and then I snapped off something at the top of the rad trying to move the coolant reservoir so now there’s no more coolant left to leak. Would have had to replace it anyway I think as all the...
Somewhere to discuss Gear and Gasolines newest video on the RX8, I'll update the post with the other videos in the series as they come out in case anyone else wants to keep up to date
One thing I caught onto was the no braps from the Bridgeport? I thought it did with a bridge + headers makes...
Done a bit of research and seen that either royal purple or idemitsu premix is best. Only issue is that I cannot find anywhere in the UK that actually stocks it. Anyone know of anywhere, or a similar premix that you find works just as well? Thanks!
Lately we have seen more and more RX8's coming into our workshop with this part rotten to death.
In the FD's this part was easily removable as it was bolted on, however in the RX8's Mazda had the brilliant idea to spot weld it onto the chassis.
Rest assured at Piston and Rotor we can repair,...
My car recently passed its MOT with a RRP midpipe. Now that I know it can pass emissions with a 200 CEL cat, I no longer need to gold onto the OEM midpipe and catalytic converter.
Where can I sell it/scrap it and how much could i get from it?
It honestly looks like a 16 years old midpipe from...
Good day.
Am i correct stating that the clutch pedals are same in all RX8's?
I have a creaking clattering clapping noise in my clutch pedal and i have a brand new S1 one which i plan to fit and i am only 99% sure they are same.
Can somebody clarify the rest of the 1%?
...possible? I assume not, but after having my fuel injectors serviced I started wondering about the oil injectors. I have no reason to believe they are in need of a service or replacement, but then again I probably wouldn't know until it was too late anyway 😂
Thought coolant level looked low so bought a 5 litre jug of Mazda fl22 coolant off eBay. However as the expansion tank on mine is somewhat weathered and the coolant is green, even though I was pouring carefully it ended up above the full mark by over a centimeter. Did a 50 mile round trip and...
How does the top dash panel unclip? I have the rear section uncliped easily but the front where it meets the air vent seems fixed, nervous about pulling to hard and breaking something so is there a trick to removing this panel?
The hose on my Jet washer broke at the weekend & rather than replacing the hose I was considering buying a new jet washer. Does anyone have any recommendations? Obviously Karcher seems to come up a lot. I would also be looking for a new snow foam lance.
Right-o, about to get cracked on with the subframes on the 'nana, so just stripping them down ready for powdercoating. Aiming to get the old bushings out - but does anyone have any recommendations for new replacement bushings?
I've seen Strongflex and the rear subframe bushings they do - both in...
These are smaller clips at the front of the car, 2 or 4 are required, and up until now the only way to get them was from Mazda for around £8 each, but having to source some replacements for the R3 I got in contact with Richard at Vehicle Clips and he just so happened to have them coming into stock,...
I currently tend to favour Castrol 2T Power for my SOHN system, mainly because its readily available and has the highest JASO rating ( level of detergent and lubricity standard) of FD ( FA being the lowest)
I've also used Motul 800
however has anyone tried a range of these oils? As it...
I have searched and searched and I cannot find any of the posts that relate to resetting the steering with forscan to try and fix a steering wheel that is stiff to the right but loose to the left.
I know it's here somewhere but my searches are coming up blank. Could someone help point...
On my new acquistion the boot doesn't open on the remote release button
I've checked the remote disable button in the glovebox and turning that on and off disables the button under the dash, so that works
the remove flashes its light when the button is pushed so I'm thinking its the relay...
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