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

ChrisHolmes · Post by **ChrisHolmes** » Sat May 30, 2020 11:32 am

Took the car for a set of power runs on a local rolling road dyno this morning out of shear curiosity. Car ran faultlessly with no coolant overheating or blow out oil temp up to 90 to 95 matching the engine temp but I was concerned to see the pressure drop to about 0.6bar at 1000rpm idle considering this was a RRevs Gold rebuild. 3000rpm however did produce the minimum Mazda check pressure of 3 bar
Still no sight of anything in the catch tank sight tube.

4th Gear pulls 145mph 201hp Flywheel at 9030rpm 172hp at the wheels

Scartlead · Post by **Scartlead** » Sat May 30, 2020 12:26 pm

Good result Chris

Do you not miss the extra power of the SC? I must of missed your posts....why did you change back to the VR?

mrspiller · Post by **mrspiller** » Sat May 30, 2020 12:51 pm

ChrisHolmes wrote:Took the car for a set of power runs on a local rolling road dyno this morning out of shear curiosity. Car ran faultlessly with no coolant overheating or blow out oil temp up to 90 to 95 matching the engine temp but I was concerned to see the pressure drop to about 0.6bar at 1000rpm idle considering this was a RRevs Gold rebuild. 3000rpm however did produce the minimum Mazda check pressure of 3 bar
Still no sight of anything in the catch tank sight tube.

4th Gear pulls 145mph 201hp Flywheel at 9030rpm 172hp at the wheels

Good numbers them fair play

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Post by **Dr. FrankenRex** » Sat May 30, 2020 1:18 pm

Finished off fitting my CF exhaust tips

Just cheap ones off wish, so they'll probably burn up quickly, but they were cheap to have a play with

Still got the CobraSport ones to go back on if they do

Post by **warpc0il** » Sat May 30, 2020 1:21 pm

You could have bought from here
https://manhoodcanada.com/

Post by **Dr. FrankenRex** » Sat May 30, 2020 1:29 pm

What?

NeMFO · Post by **NeMFO** » Sat May 30, 2020 2:15 pm

warpc0il wrote: ↑
Sat May 30, 2020 1:21 pm
You could have bought from here
https://manhoodcanada.com/

Is there enough interest for a group buy?

Markl17 · Post by **Markl17** » Sat May 30, 2020 3:41 pm

Hi
Finally got the suspension bush for my car it only took 8 weeks to arrive I got it fitted this morning and took it for a drive,I think I will have to wash it now.
Mark

V8 Power · Post by **V8 Power** » Sat May 30, 2020 4:00 pm

Looks like it’s been through a sand storm.

GreySilver Beast · Post by **GreySilver Beast** » Sat May 30, 2020 4:03 pm

Glad it's not just me who allows a car to get this dirty

Neilparry · Post by **Neilparry** » Sun May 31, 2020 10:29 pm

So the Rx8 is ready for Castle Combe on Saturday so I spent all day in the burning heat playing with my new acquisition.

Replaced the roof then
Replaced all the boot linings and carpet. Removed the loose door cards and found no speakers so Renewed the door speakers and fixed the door cards. And A thorough hoover
Really pleased so took a well deserved dip in the hot tub

Then back to the car for the evening

A good wash Clay bared and then cut it all back, another wash in the moonlight and a photo lol
Another wash and a good Wax tomorrow

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ChrisHolmes · Post by **ChrisHolmes** » Sun May 31, 2020 10:45 pm

Scartlead wrote: ↑
Sat May 30, 2020 12:26 pm
Good result Chris Do you not miss the extra power of the SC? I must of missed your posts....why did you change back to the VR?

The simplest answer is to refer you to this thread viewtopic.php?f=104&t=81596&hilit=rr54 and then add it was very much a financial decision.
The SC did not sell so this winter will see some work on the car and 2021 will be exciting I hope.

Post by **Ollie** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:30 pm

Need a new battery for my 8. Was gonna snag a varta blue e23 off tayna.. Until I saw the lovely postage cost to the Highlands.. 14 quid! Its more than the Vat and takes the battery from 70 quidish up to 82! Guess it'll have to wait a bit longer still.

Ranjan · Post by **Ranjan** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:40 pm

Neilparry wrote: ↑
Sun May 31, 2020 10:29 pm
So the Rx8 is ready for Castle Combe on Saturday so I spent all day in the burning heat playing with my new acquisition.

Replaced the roof then
Replaced all the boot linings and carpet. Removed the loose door cards and found no speakers so Renewed the door speakers and fixed the door cards. And A thorough hoover
Really pleased so took a well deserved dip in the hot tub

Then back to the car for the evening

A good wash Clay bared and then cut it all back, another wash in the moonlight and a photo lol
Another wash and a good Wax tomorrow

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OH MY WORD Neil

You have bought one as well

We should all start a sub section to this forum.

Ranjan.

Post by **warpc0il** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:41 pm

I have the same issue with delivery to NI.

However, I was able to use the Tayna price to get a local supplier to price match.

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Neilparry · Post by **Neilparry** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:04 pm

Ranjan wrote:
Neilparry wrote: ↑
Sun May 31, 2020 10:29 pm
So the Rx8 is ready for Castle Combe on Saturday so I spent all day in the burning heat playing with my new acquisition.

Replaced the roof then
Replaced all the boot linings and carpet. Removed the loose door cards and found no speakers so Renewed the door speakers and fixed the door cards. And A thorough hoover
Really pleased so took a well deserved dip in the hot tub

Then back to the car for the evening

A good wash Clay bared and then cut it all back, another wash in the moonlight and a photo lol
Another wash and a good Wax tomorrow

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OH MY WORD Neil

You have bought one as well

We should all start a sub section to this forum.

Ranjan.

Hi Ranjan
How are you keeping, Yes
Another one.
I also have a very rusty 2.5 sport which is now being used as a donor for this Euphoric. Needs a bit of work on the front chassis legs but I’ll sort that.
Depending on finances I’m looking to go down the supercharged route.

It’s already completely poly bushed and has Tein coil overs so that’s a Saving already.

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Post by **Ollie** » Fri Jun 05, 2020 4:22 am

warpc0il wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:41 pm
I have the same issue with delivery to NI.

However, I was able to use the Tayna price to get a local supplier to price match.

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Sadly I doubt any local suppliers would have varta e23s. Or price match for that matter.

ChrisHolmes · Post by **ChrisHolmes** » Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:19 pm

After sitting inverted for the past month and with very frequent doses of plus gas to the rear lower arm bolts both could be easily drifted out mich to my surprise!
The passenger side front bolt came out with similar ease but the driver side nut required a jack handle on my 3/4" T bar to move it and it was tight all the way off. So tight it actually twisted the bolt!
This is now having the same treatment as the two rear bolts had in the vain hope that it will come free and I can then start to clean up the subframe and suspension arms.

Post by **warpc0il** » Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:52 pm

That's a mess.

I shudder to think what I'm going to find when I get mine up on the lift.

The downside of being a Lightning Yellow is that it's the earliest production run.

Living within 100 yards of the sea doesn't help either

ChrisHolmes · Post by **ChrisHolmes** » Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:43 pm

That shot also highlights how applying underseal simply traps the moisture when it ages and cracks.
This is the subframe from T200 CAD

Post by **warpc0il** » Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:56 pm

We have wooden external window sills, which is very unusual for NI; nearly all have stone/concrete

The sills on the North facing side, which takes the full force of the wind off the sea, have 3-4 layers of paint, most of which has worn away, leaving the wood bare in patches but reasonably solid.

The sills on the South facing side, which takes the sun (yes, even in NI) have 7-8 layers of paint, which has lifted and cracked, allowing the water underneath and trapping it behind, which then encouraged the wood to curl up at the edges. Most of these sills were/are so rotten that I could remove large sections with a spoon, and fill with structural foam before covering in flash band.

The one South facing sill that is particularly difficult to access and has therefore been painted less, only a couple of coats, is in the best (least worst) condition of them all.

"Preventive Maintenance" isn't always a good thing...

NeMFO · Post by **NeMFO** » Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:02 pm

Fitted my new gold wheels which I am not entirely sure about. Be kind guys....

Post by **warpc0il** » Sat Jun 06, 2020 4:09 pm

Seems a popular choice
https://www.google.com/search?q=red+car ... s&tbm=isch
You might like to do the strakes to match, maybe also the badges...

V8 Power · Post by **V8 Power** » Sat Jun 06, 2020 4:15 pm

I like the red/gold combination. Looks good.

v-rex · Post by **v-rex** » Sat Jun 06, 2020 4:34 pm

I thought I wouldn't but I think that colour combo looks good. Very Ironman. In a good way!

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