What have you done to your RX-8 today????
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Lovely They do feel amazing, it's the little things like going around a roundabout and feeling the flat bottom slip through your hand.
On a side note: embedding images from Google Photos doesn't work unfortunately, the best thing to do is to upload them as attachments
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What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Dan likes a bit of RimmingDan.NJ72 wrote:feeling the flat bottom slip through your hand
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Yes, very impressed and useful they offered the exchange. I confirmed and paid on 22nd June, arrived today. Quick service.Dan.NJ72 wrote:Lovely They do feel amazing, it's the little things like going around a roundabout and feeling the flat bottom slip through your hand.
On a side note: embedding images from Google Photos doesn't work unfortunately, the best thing to do is to upload them as attachments
Just need to get the old one back to them now for a refund of my deposit.
(I didn't get the option to upload attachment - members only praps?).
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
I didn't think you'd be far from the action with that one, GSB!
And yeah, I think it is a member's thing
And yeah, I think it is a member's thing
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Well today has been spent trying to eliminate my cel 2008 apv circuit issue, I've already swapped the motor, today I disconnected both ends of the loom and checked for continuity and shorts to ground, no issues found, cleaned both plugs and worked them in and out and finally adjusted the socket on the motor end, well had the code come back a couple of times on start up and also go out a couple of time on start up, so not sure if it'll fix the fault code or not. If it doesn't I'm a bit at a loss.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Fitted some spare bright white LED bulbs (leftovers from the doing the interior lights) to the number plate and cleaned up the lenses. Much easier for plod to read my plate in the dark now . New mazda mats arrived, so I fitted those in place of the grotty blue mats that were in the car.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Can't have that Dan (unless it was actually impossible of course! ), and I have found a solution. It does work, but it's frankly a bit of a pita. Doable, but a pain nonetheless. Edit: Not that bad actually, pretty easy to do.Dan.NJ72 wrote:On a side note: embedding images from Google Photos doesn't work unfortunately..
I'll add some instructions in the attachments / images thread.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
New tein springs got fitted today . Not mega low but sure they will settle a bit over next few days . Car feels amazing with these compared to standard and the new brakes are amazing too. Nearly ready for her first track day on the 18th July at snetterton
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
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I'd be very interested to hear how you get on with that tester Tony, as I've been thinking about buying one.
Is that the "RHD extension lead" in the pic?
I'd be very interested to hear how you get on with that tester Tony, as I've been thinking about buying one.
Is that the "RHD extension lead" in the pic?
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Finished fitting the Sohn adapter and oil tank.
Then had to dig out the power steering connectors under the airbox to give them a good clean which fortunately restored my power steering
Then had to dig out the power steering connectors under the airbox to give them a good clean which fortunately restored my power steering
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Finally replaced my crappy battery clamps.
£8 from Amazon, pretty cheap but major improvement!!
Oh, and wire-wheeled and painted my weirdly rusty sump!
£8 from Amazon, pretty cheap but major improvement!!
Oh, and wire-wheeled and painted my weirdly rusty sump!
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Drove it to and from a day with these..
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Flooded it
Waiting for the battery to charge so I can go through the procedure to clear the flood. Have ordered a new 630CCA battery and will check which starter I have when the car is on a ramp on Monday. Do uprated coils help with this problem?
Waiting for the battery to charge so I can go through the procedure to clear the flood. Have ordered a new 630CCA battery and will check which starter I have when the car is on a ramp on Monday. Do uprated coils help with this problem?
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
I'm no expert but how did you flood it ? If you need to get it running a bump start is always best when floodeded80 wrote:Flooded it
Waiting for the battery to charge so I can go through the procedure to clear the flood. Have ordered a new 630CCA battery and will check which starter I have when the car is on a ramp on Monday. Do uprated coils help with this problem?
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Put it back in the garage after washing it yesterday, forgot to rev to 4000 or let the car warm up because I am a numpty.mrspiller wrote:I'm no expert but how did you flood it ? If you need to get it running a bump start is always best when flooded
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Fitted a fire extinguisher for trackdays and my visit to the green hell in October for a trackday!
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
When my car was being painted they done that a few times but never it never flooded , I know each car is different but give a bump start and try ited80 wrote:Put it back in the garage after washing it yesterday, forgot to rev to 4000 or let the car warm up because I am a numpty.mrspiller wrote:I'm no expert but how did you flood it ? If you need to get it running a bump start is always best when flooded
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I think the battery is dead, which I am sure doesn't help. I drained it once trying to deflood, charged it up to 100% and it only managed about 10 seconds of cranking before it went back to 60% and the starter refused to engage. New battery (Exide Premium) has been ordered from Tayna will be here on Tuesday. New R3 starter motor from Mazda Rotary Parts will be here a few days after thatmrspiller wrote:ed80 wrote:mrspiller wrote: When my car was being painted they done that a few times but never it never flooded , I know each car is different but give a bump start and try it
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
...and you're not out driving it?!
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You know better than that finished install at 20:30, then a quick test drive, got back at 22:30, minus half a tank of fuel.
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40th Anniversary Metropolitan Grey [028/400]
20mm Eibach Spacers
Milltek Pettit Exhaust ( Decat/ Highflow Cat)
Axial Flow Short Shifter
EBC Braided Brake Lines
RRP "Sohn" Adapter
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RB REVi Intake & RAM Air Duct
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20mm Eibach Spacers
Milltek Pettit Exhaust ( Decat/ Highflow Cat)
Axial Flow Short Shifter
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RRP "Sohn" Adapter
RRP Performance Coil system MKII
RB REVi Intake & RAM Air Duct
PZ Suspension
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Looks like there was some oil to burn off inside those new pipes.
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