What have you done to your RX-8 today????

[johnbb99]

Eddie, i think your Google is more revealing than my Google!
Or are you getting an address in Poole?

[New Duke]

Ah the yellow pages, from the forgotten era of yesteryear I'm glad they're still going. I helped them move from paper to digital databases.

Had a real, paper BT Phone Book posted through my letterbox by the postie this week. Had no idea they were still mailing out free loo paper.

[ChrisHolmes]

Spent today refitting the VFAD duct complete with a 150cfm fan to direct ambient are onto the air filter when the car is stationary. Also sealed along the top of the radiator with foam to reduce the hot air going into the top of the engine bay.
Wired in a switch so the fan can be switched off once the car is moving and back on if in slow moving traffic or stationary or hopefully on a dyno on Thursday!
For a while now I have been looking at the charge cooler and thinking "cold into top and hot out of the bottom" which is how it was piped seems wrong as the coolant will go into the top and out of the bottom at the same rate so the cooler may never fill up. So after studying the Pettit manual my suspicions were confirmed the correct way is "out of the top (rear) and into the bottom (front)
Re routed the piping using what I have lying around so its not the neatest and prettiest but functional will do for now to keep me going.
Now all that is between me and Blyton Park is the small matter of getting the engine mapped!

[Eddie_r32]

Just get Carl to Map it on track

[ChrisHolmes]

I am sure he will not want to spend the best part of his day working on my car.

[Dentist]

well I bought my RX-8 today, from eBay in non working condition marked as part or spare....
fix the faulty ignition which was due to bad coil upgrade... will make new topic for the car it self.
put insurance on it and drive back 110 mils home and oh boy I love this car !!!

[Bigblueknight3k]

Nice one

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[ChrisHolmes]

Always worth checking the brake pads before a track day! The water thin ones are from the passenger side and look to have been seriously hot, that calliper is also discoloured. The piston had no corrosion I could see and was initially stiff but then wound smoothly and easily back.
Front pads have plenty of life left in them.

[Aido 8]

Got new wiper arms in the post today

[Bigblueknight3k]

Sand blaster comes in handy to refurb bits like that.

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[ChrisHolmes]

Got new wiper arms in the post today

You life is so much richer now.

[New Duke]

Did a few bits before Blyton tomorrow. Fitted new Mintex 1144 pads and bed them in, fit new caliper pins all round, washed the old brake dust off the track wheels before fitting them, and washed and polished the car (only the 2nd time I'd washed it this year!).

Then finished building my wheel shelving in the shed so I can now store the other set of wheels in there, rather than lifting wheels up a ladder to put in the garage attic every time I swap them over.

[Aido 8]

Got a lot of paint work done on the car so refurb was not a option when I asked the guy as he said they eventually flake

lol Chris, Well working 7 days a week helps the cash flow .

[ChrisHolmes]

Did a few bits before Blyton tomorrow. Fitted new Mintex 1144 pads and bed them in, fit new caliper pins all round, washed the old brake dust off the track wheels before fitting them, and washed and polished the car (only the 2nd time I'd washed it this year!).

Then finished building my wheel shelving in the shed so I can now store the other set of wheels in there, rather than lifting wheels up a ladder to put in the garage attic every time I swap them over.

Sneaking in some practice before Friday?

[shroom]

Did a few bits before Blyton tomorrow. Fitted new Mintex 1144 pads and bed them in, fit new caliper pins all round, washed the old brake dust off the track wheels before fitting them, and washed and polished the car (only the 2nd time I'd washed it this year!).

Then finished building my wheel shelving in the shed so I can now store the other set of wheels in there, rather than lifting wheels up a ladder to put in the garage attic every time I swap them over.

I'm just having a few beers in the beefeater before tomorrow :-) also sorted my brakes out too yesterday so see you tomorrow! Hopefully I won't show up the RX-8 side too much lol

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[New Duke]

Did a few bits before Blyton tomorrow. Fitted new Mintex 1144 pads and bed them in, fit new caliper pins all round, washed the old brake dust off the track wheels before fitting them, and washed and polished the car (only the 2nd time I'd washed it this year!).

Then finished building my wheel shelving in the shed so I can now store the other set of wheels in there, rather than lifting wheels up a ladder to put in the garage attic every time I swap them over.

I'm just having a few beers in the beefeater before tomorrow :-) also sorted my brakes out too yesterday so see you tomorrow! Hopefully I won't show up the RX-8 side too much lol

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I'm sure you'll blast past me

I wasn't as organised as you so am driving up early, got to leave by 4am. See you tomorrow!

[SuperSeagull]

I removed the original rear bumper on mine today (which had a nasty dent in it when I bought it last year) and replaced with one which is much better nick. Had to swap the exhaust shrouds from the old bumper to the new one as they had been shaved back to accommodate the toyo catback. All the black parts got a respray with Simonz bumper paint. Took ages to remove all of those pesky black plastic rivets. I need to get back inside the boot as I’ve a couple of 10mm nuts left over -

[Dentist]

I am thinking to put new number plate, 1stly they are shabby 2ndly the front one blocked the air.
Can I order them online from any suplier or there are rules ?
Also can I relocate the front to side ?

[Bigblueknight3k]

I have put a sticker number plate on the mazda badge on bumper as its not blocking air and looks ok as i have done that on other cars not had problems as its clear to read

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[Dazza44]

Or a 3 quarter size one fits nicely on the side below headlamp on bumper

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[Dentist]

I am thinking to put new number plate, 1stly they are shabby 2ndly the front one blocked the air.
Can I order them online from any suplier or there are rules ?
Also can I relocate the front to side ?

It only blocks the air of you move it below the original position...

[shroom]

Had a great day at Blyton with Frank's charity track day. Thanks New Duke for your company it was a fun day! Couldn't match your speed on the straight or ordering ability but the little S1 didn't disappoint out there.

Covered about 150 miles out on track without any problems just need to get some decent semi slick/track tyres

Attached are some moody HDR+ pics from the day.

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[ChrisHolmes]

I am thinking to put new number plate, 1stly they are shabby 2ndly the front one blocked the air.
Can I order them online from any suplier or there are rules ?
Also can I relocate the front to side ?

If the plate was on the top grill as original fitted then it does not block any air as that is a “false” grill.
People do move them to the side and somewhere on here is a thread with various options. Have a look on the DIY section for info.

[Ainmhidh]

I am thinking to put new number plate, 1stly they are shabby 2ndly the front one blocked the air.
Can I order them online from any suplier or there are rules ?
Also can I relocate the front to side ?

https://www.gov.uk/displaying-number-plates

[New Duke]

Had a great day at Blyton with Frank's charity track day. Thanks New Duke for your company it was a fun day! Couldn't match your speed on the straight or ordering ability but the little S1 didn't disappoint out there.

Covered about 150 miles out on track without any problems just need to get some decent semi slick/track tyres

Thanks Shroom for finding and welcoming me over to join you. Really glad we met. I managed to get 80 miles on track out of a full tank in the afternoon before fuel starvation ended it a few mins before the chequered flag. That was a really good day!

Until a van drove into the back of me on the A14 on the way home. Thankfully my insurer has said they'll cover repairs and haven't written it off. But it's a hassle I didn't need that ended the day on a low note.

Really enjoyed the day until that tho