What have you done to your RX-8 today????
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
New discs and pads fitted at the front. MOT passed with a few long term worries and one short term.
Washed (had it, that is), Shell V-Power filled and pre-mixed, tyre pressures checked, all unnecessary stuff removed from the boot, fluids checked/topped, GoPro suction cup tethered by a cable tie to the rear view mirror.
All that is missing is the b***** 3 m Micro-USB cable that was supposed to arrive yesterday (Ebay pond life sent 2x 2m instead).
Washed (had it, that is), Shell V-Power filled and pre-mixed, tyre pressures checked, all unnecessary stuff removed from the boot, fluids checked/topped, GoPro suction cup tethered by a cable tie to the rear view mirror.
All that is missing is the b***** 3 m Micro-USB cable that was supposed to arrive yesterday (Ebay pond life sent 2x 2m instead).
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Maf sensor cleaned
ECU reset
A/C re-gassed
Washed and hoovered
Engine mounts changed
Spacers checked for tightness
Wheels re-torqued
Short shifter swapped
Hopefully ready for Castle Combe tomorrow.
ECU reset
A/C re-gassed
Washed and hoovered
Engine mounts changed
Spacers checked for tightness
Wheels re-torqued
Short shifter swapped
Hopefully ready for Castle Combe tomorrow.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
I may have a cable but I never know which is mini and which is micro but I then have an adaptor!!wgimenes wrote:New discs and pads fitted at the front. MOT passed with a few long term worries and one short term.
Washed (had it, that is), Shell V-Power filled and pre-mixed, tyre pressures checked, all unnecessary stuff removed from the boot, fluids checked/topped, GoPro suction cup tethered by a cable tie to the rear view mirror.
All that is missing is the b***** 3 m Micro-USB cable that was supposed to arrive yesterday (Ebay pond life sent 2x 2m instead).
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Oct 2014-Mar 2019 OE06 EWJ VR 231
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Feb 2020-May 2023 RR54 AJR VR 231 Modified for Track
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Jan 2019-Jun 2020 T200 CAD Orange SC 231
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I will be bringing this to hook you up for the day.wgimenes wrote:New discs and pads fitted at the front. MOT passed with a few long term worries and one short term.
Washed (had it, that is), Shell V-Power filled and pre-mixed, tyre pressures checked, all unnecessary stuff removed from the boot, fluids checked/topped, GoPro suction cup tethered by a cable tie to the rear view mirror.
All that is missing is the b***** 3 m Micro-USB cable that was supposed to arrive yesterday (Ebay pond life sent 2x 2m instead).
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Rotary History;
Sep 2005-Aug 2006 EO55 XOL VR 231 New
Oct 2014-Mar 2019 OE06 EWJ VR 231
Jan 2019-Jun 2020 T200 CAD Orange SC 231
Feb 2020-May 2023 RR54 AJR VR 231 Modified for Track
Oct 2020-Mar 2021 YA56 EUE Copper Red Nemesis
Jun 2022-Apr 2023 TN07 JHD KURO Resurrected
Jun 2023-Jan2024 OV09 BFF Sparkling Black
Sep 2005-Aug 2006 EO55 XOL VR 231 New
Oct 2014-Mar 2019 OE06 EWJ VR 231
Jan 2019-Jun 2020 T200 CAD Orange SC 231
Feb 2020-May 2023 RR54 AJR VR 231 Modified for Track
Oct 2020-Mar 2021 YA56 EUE Copper Red Nemesis
Jun 2022-Apr 2023 TN07 JHD KURO Resurrected
Jun 2023-Jan2024 OV09 BFF Sparkling Black
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Thanks Chris. Much appreciated, but no need.
I'm temporarily using the 2m that they sent me. I want to tuck it nicely around the windscreen frame or maybe even getting a new 5v converter and fit it by the reading lights.
Very kind of you to offer.
Wagner
I'm temporarily using the 2m that they sent me. I want to tuck it nicely around the windscreen frame or maybe even getting a new 5v converter and fit it by the reading lights.
Very kind of you to offer.
Wagner
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Going to look at another 8 tomorrow
Be rude to be a mod and not own an 8
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
I went with all Alcantara - it just looks and feels so much better now, I love it!Dan.NJ72 wrote:I personally chose not to go for alcantara at all, but considered 9-3 positions as you say - my reasonsing for this is that I sometimes end up with sweaty palms when driving and didn't think that would go well with alcantara...pstables wrote:I likely will, looking at Goobie's post which is swinging me
It looks really nice but I think I'd like alcantara at the 9-3 position where I tend to hold the wheel the most... comments welcomed on this.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Well technically it was last night ... but i cracked out the pressure washer and cleaned it. That's now twice in 9 months its been cleaned. Bloody tart!
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Gearbox oil changed.
Number plate relocated
Good wash.
Number plate relocated
Good wash.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Love the look of this ^^
Wheels look great
Wheels look great
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
pstables wrote:Thinking about a steering wheel retrim next...
Dan.NJ72 wrote:Do it. It's the one mod that I look at every time I drive mine and think "Best. Decision. Ever".
pstables wrote:I likely will, looking at Goobie's post here which is swinging me;
http://www.rx8ownersclub.co.uk/forum/vi ... l#p1089657
It looks really nice but I think I'd like alcantara at the 9-3 position where I tend to hold the wheel the most... comments welcomed on this.
Dan.NJ72 wrote:
I personally chose not to go for alcantara at all, but considered 9-3 positions as you say - my reasonsing for this is that I sometimes end up with sweaty palms when driving and didn't think that would go well with alcantara...
Steering wheel retrim top must have mod for me.Shagrington wrote: I went with all Alcantara - it just looks and feels so much better now, I love it!
It's the only real mod that is always visually and physically used every time.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Do you have the after print outs by any chance and are they similar to these? http://www.rx8ownersclub.co.uk/forum/vi ... 8#p1052766chriskirkham wrote:Had 4-wheel laser alignment carried out at BMSPORT in Bexleyheath. Great service and the car genuinely feels more planted in corners after the adjustments
I had mine done at the same place and noticed the car was a lot more twitchy afterwards, when I went to the carlimits day back in February the instructor said my car was the most sketchy road car he had been in in a while.
Cheers, yeah I work in the AV field and so often the audio is overlooked in comparison to the visual side.Nintendologist wrote:That's top work and the result is much more enjoyableuntakenname wrote:I've been underwhelmed with the audio quality of my dashcam making the car sound like a hoover so I fitted a high quality Sennheiser lavalier mic to the rear and after some trial and error found a sweet spot which picks up the engine note but not the wind noise
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUjo_m4w5Uk[/youtube]
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Cheers.phoenix11 wrote:Love the look of this ^^
Wheels look great
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Hi Wagner, get your self a piggy back fuse to put in the fuse box in the passenger footwell and connect your voltage dropper to that. There is loads of room to tuck the unit away into the bulkhead void, I have 4 in there on my car! The cable, 2m is more than enough. Can then be run up inside the door seal rubber and trim up the pillar across to the centre totally out of site.wgimenes wrote:Thanks Chris. Much appreciated, but no need.
I'm temporarily using the 2m that they sent me. I want to tuck it nicely around the windscreen frame or maybe even getting a new 5v converter and fit it by the reading lights.
Very kind of you to offer.
Wagner
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Rotary History;
Sep 2005-Aug 2006 EO55 XOL VR 231 New
Oct 2014-Mar 2019 OE06 EWJ VR 231
Jan 2019-Jun 2020 T200 CAD Orange SC 231
Feb 2020-May 2023 RR54 AJR VR 231 Modified for Track
Oct 2020-Mar 2021 YA56 EUE Copper Red Nemesis
Jun 2022-Apr 2023 TN07 JHD KURO Resurrected
Jun 2023-Jan2024 OV09 BFF Sparkling Black
Sep 2005-Aug 2006 EO55 XOL VR 231 New
Oct 2014-Mar 2019 OE06 EWJ VR 231
Jan 2019-Jun 2020 T200 CAD Orange SC 231
Feb 2020-May 2023 RR54 AJR VR 231 Modified for Track
Oct 2020-Mar 2021 YA56 EUE Copper Red Nemesis
Jun 2022-Apr 2023 TN07 JHD KURO Resurrected
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Beeped it in 1st, 2nd and 3rd, held revs on the beep for several seconds numerous times during my laps at Castle Combe and the car never missed a beat.
Rotary History;
Sep 2005-Aug 2006 EO55 XOL VR 231 New
Oct 2014-Mar 2019 OE06 EWJ VR 231
Jan 2019-Jun 2020 T200 CAD Orange SC 231
Feb 2020-May 2023 RR54 AJR VR 231 Modified for Track
Oct 2020-Mar 2021 YA56 EUE Copper Red Nemesis
Jun 2022-Apr 2023 TN07 JHD KURO Resurrected
Jun 2023-Jan2024 OV09 BFF Sparkling Black
Sep 2005-Aug 2006 EO55 XOL VR 231 New
Oct 2014-Mar 2019 OE06 EWJ VR 231
Jan 2019-Jun 2020 T200 CAD Orange SC 231
Feb 2020-May 2023 RR54 AJR VR 231 Modified for Track
Oct 2020-Mar 2021 YA56 EUE Copper Red Nemesis
Jun 2022-Apr 2023 TN07 JHD KURO Resurrected
Jun 2023-Jan2024 OV09 BFF Sparkling Black
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Cheers, Chris.
I'll try that and see what I can do to tidy up my workings.
Never knew there was a fuse box there ;-)
I'll try that and see what I can do to tidy up my workings.
Never knew there was a fuse box there ;-)
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I have never quite got on with the 8's throttle, I find it to be too long, so I fitted a throttle controller. It makes a difference, the car feels more responsive. Wouldn't say it's an essential mod but if you are fine tuning then it's good. It can only take 5 min to fit, mine took 40 as I hard wired it with plugs and also hid it ash tray.
I also won a voltage stabiliser cheap on eBay so chucked that in, main reason I got it was for the earthing part, I also put a couple more earth leads around the bay. Car does seem to be smoother and idles better, may be a placebo effect but I think it works!
I also won a voltage stabiliser cheap on eBay so chucked that in, main reason I got it was for the earthing part, I also put a couple more earth leads around the bay. Car does seem to be smoother and idles better, may be a placebo effect but I think it works!
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RRP Parts: Full bridge, long tube header, cofs + tanks, pulleys, engine mounts, oil injectors, remap, race cat.
Other: Greddy sump, Autoexe exhaust, autoexe brake brace, ingalls engine brace, ultra racing f+r strut brace, hsd coilovers, whiteline Arbs, 4 pot brakes, r3 Diff, r3 interior and lots more
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your 40th looks mint, wish mine looked like that...you've given me a couple of ideas thoughthomo8568 wrote:Gearbox oil changed.
Number plate relocated
Good wash.
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There such a nice car, best spec apart from the R3 in my eyes, so they don't need much work to look good.
feedthegoatxi wrote:your 40th looks mint, wish mine looked like that...you've given me a couple of ideas thoughthomo8568 wrote:Gearbox oil changed.
Number plate relocated
Good wash.
Ian, 40th anniversary in metropolitan gray mica
Previous cars
94 Toyota supra mkiv 1jzgte 350+Bhp
02 Impreza WRX bug eye 320bhp
94 Toyota mr2 G Limited
98 escort GTI
00 Yamaha R6
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02 Impreza WRX bug eye 320bhp
94 Toyota mr2 G Limited
98 escort GTI
00 Yamaha R6
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Oo.. pure class!thomo8568 wrote:Gearbox oil changed.
Number plate relocated
Good wash.
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Knackered from over 4 hours of driving to JDMfest, but got the energy to put these on. Like the way it looks apart from the lip at the corner. Seems a common problem.
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I was very brave and let the Mrs take the RX today so I could give her old landrover some much deserved tlc...
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That's my baby! (I designed a lot of the suspension for it, so if you don't like the way it rides and handles it's my fault )Brooksyvon89 wrote: