What have you done to your RX-8 today????
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Have you finally managed to pull the skin off a rice pudding with that R3 Ian
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Ah come on now Mark, next you'll be asking me have I gotten 12 MPG yet
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R3 GONE, FUN WHILE I HAD HER BUT NOW LOVING MY 25TH ANNIVERSARY MX5
Mods so far..
BBR 200 PACKAGE
COBRA " RACE " BACK BOX
MEISTER COILOVERS
KONIG HYPERGRAMS ( POLISHED LIP)
RACING BEAT ARB's ( FRONT AND REAR )
IL MOTORSPORTS STRUT BRACE AND ADJUSTABLE
DROPLINKS
Mods planned..
BBR STAGE 2 SUPERCHARGED
WILWOOD 6 POT BBK
FULL UNDRBODY SEAL
ATOTO HEAD UNIT
Mods so far..
BBR 200 PACKAGE
COBRA " RACE " BACK BOX
MEISTER COILOVERS
KONIG HYPERGRAMS ( POLISHED LIP)
RACING BEAT ARB's ( FRONT AND REAR )
IL MOTORSPORTS STRUT BRACE AND ADJUSTABLE
DROPLINKS
Mods planned..
BBR STAGE 2 SUPERCHARGED
WILWOOD 6 POT BBK
FULL UNDRBODY SEAL
ATOTO HEAD UNIT
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
What’s 12mpg?!
Next you’ll be saying you do 200+ miles to a fuel tank!
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Next you’ll be saying you do 200+ miles to a fuel tank!
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Changed the oil at the weekend and now I have the red oil can symbol on permanently. Plenty of oil pressure up by .8bar at 4000rpm so I think the low level switch is just stuck for some reason.
Last edited by ChrisHolmes on Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:57 am, edited 2 times in total.
Rotary History;
Sep 2005-Aug 2006 EO55 XOL VR 231 New
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Jan 2019-Jun 2020 T200 CAD Orange SC 231
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Oct 2020-Mar 2021 YA56 EUE Copper Red Nemesis
Jun 2022-Apr 2023 TN07 JHD KURO Resurrected
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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
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Trying to get ready to strip the car also to put the vs kit ok the red new spark new plug and return my petit exhaust on it and intake xD
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
ChrisHolmes wrote: ↑Thu Oct 04, 2018 8:27 pmChanged the oil at the weekend and no I have the red oil can symbol on permanently.
"Ever since you serviced my car, x has started happening"
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
That reminds me, you worked on my car last year so it's probably linked to something you did!13Black wrote: ↑Sat Oct 06, 2018 10:43 amChrisHolmes wrote: ↑Thu Oct 04, 2018 8:27 pmChanged the oil at the weekend and no I have the red oil can symbol on permanently.
"Ever since you serviced my car, x has started happening"
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
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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
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Well going on that logic I may have been responsible for that street port of yours as well will do you m8s r8s and only bill you for £1,600
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So I did dream that I I stripped and rebuilt my own engine!
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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 R3
Avatar courtesy of my grandson Cameron
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
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Fitted some stickers...
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- Japspeed sport cat
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- Mapped
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- K&N filters
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Swapped my knackered engine mounts for some refurbished (solid) ones.
Gear selection easier and loads less vibration at idle.
Do seem to get a little more... reverberation? Pulling away from standstill
Gear selection easier and loads less vibration at idle.
Do seem to get a little more... reverberation? Pulling away from standstill
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Pete/Peter him/he/hrh couldn't really care as have 3 siblings and was lucky not to get called by the dogs name.
Living with a rotary - 7 Years in
viewtopic.php?p=1105043#p1105043
Pete/Peter him/he/hrh couldn't really care as have 3 siblings and was lucky not to get called by the dogs name.
Living with a rotary - 7 Years in
viewtopic.php?p=1105043#p1105043
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Exactly what I've had ever since my BHS mounts were fitted..often quite a heavy reverb from the door cavities,usually when maneuvering at low revs.
I've gotten used to it,but more than one passenger has remarked on it..
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
See this post
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=78199
Specifically here, if Search is working again
search.php?keywords=engine+mounts&t=78199
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After rebuilding my own mounts, I lost a lot of cabin vibration, not all, but went from vibration building all as the car raced towards high revs where the whole cabin used to buzz, to now just a bit of a buzz only at full chat
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If the mounts had collapsed completely then they hammer against the stops and the vibration can be really nasty, felt through the body and the gearchange
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Thanks for pointing me to that..err..lengthy missive,Dave .. I've bookmarked it for later study,but suffice to say that the increase in NVH from my BHR's is pretty much in accord with what they claim on their website,and as said above,I'm happily living with it..
along with the "horrendous"(another passenger's description ),of the drone my exhaust makes..
..and not to mention the crashingly hard ride..
..or the sub-30mph squeal from my Carbone Lorraine brake pads..
Car has character,is all
along with the "horrendous"(another passenger's description ),of the drone my exhaust makes..
..and not to mention the crashingly hard ride..
..or the sub-30mph squeal from my Carbone Lorraine brake pads..
Car has character,is all
2008 Sparkling Black R3 ●Japspeed Sportcat & Toyo Catback ● Drilled/grooved discs ● Simota Induction Kit ● D585 Coils ● Braided S/S lines ● Polished Engine Bay ● DRL's ● 2011 Spec Gearbox ●LED Side & fogs ● Calibre GT-R rims ● Michelin Pilot Sport 3 255/35 19 ● Nissan GTR spoiler ● RacingBeat ARB's ● Tein coilovers ● BHR motor mounts ● Amemiya Grille ● CL RC5 pads
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You build a car for yourself, not other people
I'm sure some people would hate driving mine, but as long as my smile is bigger than their frown, who cares right.
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Never. It's a hoot. And you're a gent for letting people do so.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
So are there any reasonably priced alternatives to oem mounts. That dampen out the vibration properly..
Early days but suspect I may want something more refined at a later date.
At least I oiled the threads so should come apart easier next time.
Early days but suspect I may want something more refined at a later date.
At least I oiled the threads so should come apart easier next time.
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Pete/Peter him/he/hrh couldn't really care as have 3 siblings and was lucky not to get called by the dogs name.
Living with a rotary - 7 Years in
viewtopic.php?p=1105043#p1105043
Pete/Peter him/he/hrh couldn't really care as have 3 siblings and was lucky not to get called by the dogs name.
Living with a rotary - 7 Years in
viewtopic.php?p=1105043#p1105043
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Believe the oem mounts are about as refined as you get, they were also revised during production, I find that the oem filled with polyurethane was a cheap and viable alternative.
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Spark plugs, gearbox oil, diff oil and a quick wash today with a photo to finish.
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Heading for the Welsh stage of the world rally championship I developed a bad misfire and stalling, pulled over lifted the bonnet and wiggled the wires to my maf, got back in, car ran fine rest of the journey.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Bring red rexy back on the roa d and start to strip silver one
Red rexy have new 14 tooth starter new plugs and when I have time new oil and filter not today xD
Red rexy have new 14 tooth starter new plugs and when I have time new oil and filter not today xD
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Done exhaust and work wheels
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Jessy’s Jaguar xkr 4.2 supercharged for fun family days
Done exhaust and work wheels
Mx5 nd soul red Mike daily and work horse
Jessy’s Jaguar xkr 4.2 supercharged for fun family days
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Gave it a little "Italian Tune Up" around Silverstone National Circuit at Trax
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
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