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

Place for discussions about the RX-8
User avatar
Nanotrox
Media Team
Media Team
Posts: 544
Joined: Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:39 pm
RX-8: 40th Anniversary
Colour: Crystal White
Location: Barrow-in-Furness
Has thanked: 169 times
Been thanked: 114 times

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

Post by Nanotrox »

Been camping the past few days in the lakes and surprised how much actually fitted in the car however it might have been a bit to heavy as the TC was coming on a lot especially on C roads under braking and the handbrake had a moment on a steep incline where it couldn't keep the car from rolling back. The campsite owners use to have an RX7 think it was an FD but gave it away after it's 3rd rebuild :O so we ended up having had a good rotary chat
40th Anniversary Edition 369/400 203rwhp
Engine Rebuild + Street Port - 24/09/2021
Lightened and balanced rotors
Pettit Catback
Smoked Rear S2 Style Taillights
Exedy Clutch
CC Ultra Lightweight Flywheel
CC Counterweight
Tein S.Tech Lowering Springs
Racing Beat Ram Air Intake
Footwell LEDs

Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=104&t=83328
User avatar
warpc0il
Spin Doctor
Spin Doctor
Posts: 32537
Joined: Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:56 pm
RX-8: 231
Colour: Lightning Yellow
Location: Groomsport, Co Down, NI
Has thanked: 444 times
Been thanked: 2080 times

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

Post by warpc0il »

How high does your handbrake lever come up?

It shouldn't be more than 3-4 clicks.

Excess slack can be adjusted via the little removable hatch in the centre console cubbie, using a deep ¼" drive 10mm socket on a short extension.

Be warned that it's very easy to catch the socket on the way out, as I've found three "lost" 10mm sockets when removing the console on member's cars :roll:
Dave
The Spin Doctor ™
uǝǝɹɔs ɹnoʎ ʇɹǝʌuı ǝsɐǝld :ɹoɹɹǝ
Gonefishing
Former Member
Former Member
Posts: 425
Joined: Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:29 pm
Location: Bough Beech Kent
Has thanked: 2 times
Been thanked: 4 times

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

Post by Gonefishing »

After just 2 months of ownership I have driven her to the Ring for a bit of fun, run great all the way 300 miles with just under a quarter of a tank left, that will change once on the ring,lol
These users thanked the author Gonefishing for the post:
GreySilver Beast (Sat May 14, 2022 3:14 pm)
User avatar
New Duke
Former Member
Former Member
Posts: 3387
Joined: Sat Dec 03, 2016 8:38 pm
RX-8: R3
Colour: Sparkling Black
Location: Colchester, Essex
Has thanked: 691 times
Been thanked: 558 times

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

Post by New Duke »

Enjoy and good luck!
These users thanked the author New Duke for the post (total 2):
hachiroku (Fri May 13, 2022 12:37 pm) • Gonefishing (Sat May 14, 2022 11:43 am)
User avatar
ChrisHolmes
Club Member
Club Member
Posts: 28283
Joined: Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:04 pm
Location: Cheltenham
Has thanked: 2567 times
Been thanked: 940 times

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

Post by ChrisHolmes »

:whathesaid: :race:
These users thanked the author ChrisHolmes for the post:
Gonefishing (Sat May 14, 2022 11:44 am)
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 R3
Avatar courtesy of my grandson Cameron
User avatar
rotatopotato
Club Member
Club Member
Posts: 1102
Joined: Tue Jul 07, 2020 8:11 pm
RX-8: R3
Colour: Sparkling Black
Location: Glasgow
Has thanked: 448 times
Been thanked: 201 times

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

Post by rotatopotato »

Just dropped it off at Rotary Revs for the Big Job™

Also, the other day I finished fitting the black interior I'd acquired a couple months back:
IMG_20220511_201523.jpg
IMG_20220511_201536.jpg
IMG_20220511_201610.jpg
...one day the seats will get refurbed and recovered to match.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
These users thanked the author rotatopotato for the post (total 3):
GreySilver Beast (Sat May 14, 2022 3:15 pm) • hachiroku (Sat May 14, 2022 8:18 pm) • smash (Sat May 14, 2022 8:49 pm)
hachiroku
Club Member
Club Member
Posts: 459
Joined: Sun Sep 20, 2015 8:17 am
RX-8: 40th Anniversary
Colour: Metropolitan Grey
Location: Aberdeen
Has thanked: 99 times
Been thanked: 59 times

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

Post by hachiroku »

I do like the R3 front seats 8) , a shame they lost the triangle detail from the previous model though.
The black interior looks classy :thumleft:
These users thanked the author hachiroku for the post:
rotatopotato (Sun May 15, 2022 9:16 am)
40th Anniversary 068/400 - RRP coils - Petit Racing Catback -Tein Street coilovers - 181rwhp... My ears are bleeding!!!
User avatar
falanex
Former Member
Former Member
Posts: 42
Joined: Sat May 14, 2022 6:23 am
RX-8: 231
Colour: Velocity Red
Location: East Mids - Leicester
Has thanked: 2 times
Been thanked: 0

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

Post by falanex »

Well, I continued the disassembly and familiarisation with my engine bay which, while great fun, had some unexpected results.

Tell me, are a handful of hazelnuts beneath all the fuses IN the tray, a factory feature? I'm not an electrician, but I don't recall ever seeing them in any of the wiring diagrams in the other car.

Other than that drained out the coolant and smelt copper and there were loads of particles at the bottom, so I'm really hoping none of you will correct me when I say it's just from the radiator? It was sitting for a couple years before I bought it.
User avatar
qwakers
Forum Moderator
Forum Moderator
Posts: 9053
Joined: Fri Aug 04, 2017 4:56 pm
RX-8: Turbo
Colour: Nordic Green
Location: cornwall
Has thanked: 97 times
Been thanked: 539 times

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

Post by qwakers »

Could be some sort of leak stop...
These users thanked the author qwakers for the post:
falanex (Sun May 15, 2022 11:19 am)
User avatar
Lemon
Club Member
Club Member
Posts: 2688
Joined: Wed Nov 30, 2016 4:08 pm
RX-8: 231
Colour: Winning Blue
Location: Wiltshire
Has thanked: 10 times
Been thanked: 57 times

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

Post by Lemon »

i think the rad and heater matrix are both Aly...
Thanks, Stu

Mad as anything
User avatar
warpc0il
Spin Doctor
Spin Doctor
Posts: 32537
Joined: Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:56 pm
RX-8: 231
Colour: Lightning Yellow
Location: Groomsport, Co Down, NI
Has thanked: 444 times
Been thanked: 2080 times

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

Post by warpc0il »

If you have hazel nuts in the fuse box then the cabin air filter should be interesting...
Dave
The Spin Doctor ™
uǝǝɹɔs ɹnoʎ ʇɹǝʌuı ǝsɐǝld :ɹoɹɹǝ
User avatar
falanex
Former Member
Former Member
Posts: 42
Joined: Sat May 14, 2022 6:23 am
RX-8: 231
Colour: Velocity Red
Location: East Mids - Leicester
Has thanked: 2 times
Been thanked: 0

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

Post by falanex »

warpc0il wrote:
Sun May 15, 2022 10:19 am
If you have hazel nuts in the fuse box then the cabin air filter should be interesting...
I'm starting to dread what I'll find. I'll be honest, what's bugging me most is the jokes would usually write themselves finding a stash of nuts anywhere in a car, but the fusebox has me a little stumped.

Thanks for advice about the copper folks. I bought the car with a ?waterjacket leak, so it would figure they tried a suicidal DIY before selling. Well, it's all gotta come apart anyway, I'll just flush a couple extra times :-$ .
User avatar
ChrisHolmes
Club Member
Club Member
Posts: 28283
Joined: Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:04 pm
Location: Cheltenham
Has thanked: 2567 times
Been thanked: 940 times

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

Post by ChrisHolmes »

Set the car on fire, see my project thread RR54
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 R3
Avatar courtesy of my grandson Cameron
User avatar
falanex
Former Member
Former Member
Posts: 42
Joined: Sat May 14, 2022 6:23 am
RX-8: 231
Colour: Velocity Red
Location: East Mids - Leicester
Has thanked: 2 times
Been thanked: 0

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

Post by falanex »

10 words to fill me with dread, this better just be about the air filters
Leck3000
Club Member
Club Member
Posts: 472
Joined: Tue Nov 12, 2019 11:11 am
RX-8: R3
Colour: Crystal White
Location: Oxfordshire
Has thanked: 47 times
Been thanked: 80 times

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

Post by Leck3000 »

Had mine remapped by Carl @ RRP yesterday. Goes really well and a good consistent pull through the full rev range
These users thanked the author Leck3000 for the post:
New Duke (Tue May 17, 2022 10:38 am)
User avatar
Nanotrox
Media Team
Media Team
Posts: 544
Joined: Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:39 pm
RX-8: 40th Anniversary
Colour: Crystal White
Location: Barrow-in-Furness
Has thanked: 169 times
Been thanked: 114 times

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

Post by Nanotrox »

New windscreen from autoglass, the guy has a white R33 looked very nice from the pics he showed me
unnamed (4).jpg
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
40th Anniversary Edition 369/400 203rwhp
Engine Rebuild + Street Port - 24/09/2021
Lightened and balanced rotors
Pettit Catback
Smoked Rear S2 Style Taillights
Exedy Clutch
CC Ultra Lightweight Flywheel
CC Counterweight
Tein S.Tech Lowering Springs
Racing Beat Ram Air Intake
Footwell LEDs

Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=104&t=83328
User avatar
nightfire10
Club Member
Club Member
Posts: 8003
Joined: Sun Sep 28, 2014 9:11 pm
RX-8: 40th Anniversary
Colour: Crystal White
Location: poole dorset
Has thanked: 741 times
Been thanked: 282 times

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

Post by nightfire10 »

Fitted a ariel small screen type as poor reception no better probably worse any ideas anyone?

Sent from my SM-G991B using Tapatalk

Hayward's Street/bridgeported rebuild,595's,Tein coilovers edfc Racingbeat rear anti roll bar oil pres oil temp gauge pod's,lockwood front rear grills,Tinted wind ws folding tow hook's,595s,connect2 ,at long last sohn and ap50 tank instaled ,revi ram air duct already fitted ! calipers painted,diff oil changed .
just oil lines to fit at some stage ( had them a while too) :P

180 of 400
User avatar
warpc0il
Spin Doctor
Spin Doctor
Posts: 32537
Joined: Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:56 pm
RX-8: 231
Colour: Lightning Yellow
Location: Groomsport, Co Down, NI
Has thanked: 444 times
Been thanked: 2080 times

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

Post by warpc0il »

The aerial is in the rear screen.
There is a noise filter under the parcel shelf that can fail.

The oem head unit has a hidden diagnostics mode that can identify issues

Sent from my Samsung using Tapatalk

These users thanked the author warpc0il for the post:
nightfire10 (Fri May 20, 2022 8:13 pm)
Dave
The Spin Doctor ™
uǝǝɹɔs ɹnoʎ ʇɹǝʌuı ǝsɐǝld :ɹoɹɹǝ
User avatar
warpc0il
Spin Doctor
Spin Doctor
Posts: 32537
Joined: Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:56 pm
RX-8: 231
Colour: Lightning Yellow
Location: Groomsport, Co Down, NI
Has thanked: 444 times
Been thanked: 2080 times

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

Post by warpc0il »

These users thanked the author warpc0il for the post:
nightfire10 (Fri May 20, 2022 9:14 pm)
Dave
The Spin Doctor ™
uǝǝɹɔs ɹnoʎ ʇɹǝʌuı ǝsɐǝld :ɹoɹɹǝ
79398
Former Member
Former Member
Posts: 2074
Joined: Fri Oct 09, 2020 9:46 am
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 1 time

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

Post by 79398 »

Small annoying oil leak from the new oil line on the rear if the engine, so booked into Silver Fern on Monday.
Probably just a lack of PTFE tape, also ordered 2 quarts of Redline MT- LV to see if the gear whine can be improved which got worse following the installation of the short shift, despite an oil change.
na69dja
Former Member
Former Member
Posts: 28
Joined: Fri Apr 08, 2022 2:24 pm
RX-8: 40th Anniversary
Colour: Metropolitan Grey
Location: Aberdeenshire
Has thanked: 3 times
Been thanked: 12 times

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

Post by na69dja »

Sanded and polished headlight wnd stuck an eyebrow on, now have pics to compare before after. Waiting till next sunny day to do the other headlight

Edit apparently I named the pics wrong. 1st is before, 2nd is after 😂
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Nadja | 40AE #61
User avatar
ChrisHolmes
Club Member
Club Member
Posts: 28283
Joined: Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:04 pm
Location: Cheltenham
Has thanked: 2567 times
Been thanked: 940 times

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

Post by ChrisHolmes »

Fitted the replacement bumper and checked the rear pads as the DS rear has scored unlike all the others which were new at the same time. The pads were only about 25% worn so no metal to metal contact to cause the damage. I put the pads in the vice and draw files the surface which revealed some glass had granules in the leading edge which could have been the culprit. Time will tell.
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 R3
Avatar courtesy of my grandson Cameron
User avatar
Neilparry
Club Member
Club Member
Posts: 1609
Joined: Tue Sep 27, 2016 10:13 pm
RX-8: 231
Colour: Velocity Red
Location: Mid Glam
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 220 times

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

Post by Neilparry »

Road trip up to Cheltenham to pay Mr Holmes a courtesy call.
Thank Cathy for the very nice coffee
Garden is looking great Chris


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
These users thanked the author Neilparry for the post (total 2):
GreySilver Beast (Sat May 21, 2022 11:20 pm) • ChrisHolmes (Sun May 22, 2022 5:49 pm)
:wash:
User avatar
PaulAV
Club Member
Club Member
Posts: 2496
Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:29 am
RX-8: 231
Colour: Sunlight Silver
Location: Coventry
Has thanked: 170 times
Been thanked: 521 times

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

Post by PaulAV »

Rex is going purple, or at least some of it, Audi Merlin purple.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
These users thanked the author PaulAV for the post:
RichT_Derby (Sun May 22, 2022 3:12 pm)
Led side lights, purple Led interior & puddle lights, pz grills, Ryan rotary performance coils, sump, engine mounts & sohn, HME engine rebuild at 50k, RRP exhaust & high flow cat, racing beat revi intake including scoop, quick shifter, alloy filler cap, pz alloys, suspension, mazdaspeed spoiler, japspeed toe arms & hardrace camber arms, RRP custom remap
User avatar
HarSc
Committee Member
Committee Member
Posts: 5510
Joined: Wed Aug 12, 2020 1:29 am
RX-8: R3
Colour: Crystal White
Location: Doncaster
Has thanked: 566 times
Been thanked: 520 times

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

Post by HarSc »

Shinyyyyy :inlove: :inlove:
Some guy from oooop north ;) | Harry | Membership Secretary | Media Team

- My Main RX-8 R3 [MHZ 3800] thread here
- My Project Banana [GL04 MXU] thread here
- My Mazda 2 DE daily thread here
- My engine disassembly shenanigans here