Rx-8: I want one now

[Bone]

Alright well some time ago i had posted that I didn't care for the RX-8s to much because of their gas milage and oil burning issues, but after tonight those issues are nothing compared to how comfortable I felt behind the wheel of one.

A good friend of mine calls me up while I'm on my way home and tells me to stop buy he's got some stuff I need to pick up for the mr2 so I was like alright it's late but ok. I get there and I'm looking for his celica which is normally parked in the driveway and all i see is the hundai and a dark colored car. I get out look and he's sitting in the damn thing and it's a brand new car.

I start off with what the hell did you do steve, you wrecked the celica didn't you, this is your rental right.

no bastered bought it sunday on an impulse buy. He went to the dealer just for s&gs this weekend and testdrove one then he went in the back with the guy to find a car that fit him and he found one that had exactly what he wanted.

He let me test drive it and damn it's just a dream to drive. The motor just feels incredibly smooth. You can't feel any kind of vibration at all, high revs you don't even realize your at 7-8 grand or more until it starts to beep at you. it's torque is low so you have to rev it a little to get it going without stalling and the clutch is a little touchy but the pedal spacing is perfect, great for big foot SOBs like me. Tons of room in the car. and just going down the road is a pleasure behind the wheel. he let me drive a little and WOW. Taking tight corners at 45 like they slow easy curves car is simply unbelievably smooth. I think instead of getting another truck after i sell the one i have now i'm just going to get an rx-8 for a daily driver.

A simply top notch vehicle.

[Boostjunkie]

If only it was turbo from the factory...:wtc:

[Bone]

actually i'd be more interested in the hybrid rx-8 that is already in the works over seas. hydro/gas hybrid, direct injection hydro but with the same throtle body type of fuel supply it has now. switching to which ever as needed.

supposed to hit the market in the next 2 years. i'd love to have that as a daily driver.

[rick the ripper]

what ever happened to the rumours that in 2007 we would get the rx7 again. the rx8 is pretty cool ive seen a few with the turbo swap and they run hard

[Evan2]

tight corners at 45 .. lol
lol...............

[M.A.R.C.]

umm oil burning > comfy cockpit

[Bone]

umm oil burning > comfy cockpitthat's a thing that rotarys do, but what is really weird is that it gets better over time. as the motor seats itself and wears in, it actually starts to get better gas milage and gains power. Thats one of the weird things about the car, it just keeps getting better.

[SpdRcrChk]

umm oil burning > comfy cockpit

agreed :wiggle:

[verdugo09]

another one have been enchanted by the rotary evil. LOL

J/K, if is not a rotor......................is not a motor.



















yea right. lol

[M.A.R.C.]

who is that dj in your avatar?

[verdugo09]

I have no idea.....................but she is hot


I can show you the grande size pic if you want to.

[dxcoupe]

soon from what iv heard, my uncle works for mazda and has for like 20 years. he was talking to me about the "mazda speed" rx8. its gunna be mean!

hope it's much much better than the current mazdaspeed.....15 second turbocharged car :jerkit: .....

[M.A.R.C.]

Posteth The Pic!

[verdugo09]

just to mess up rambone's thread. lol

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5540/1dj179ba.jpg

[Bone]

just to mess up rambone's thread. lol

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5540/1dj179ba.jpgI'd beat it, but yeah rx-8 = sex her in the car = sex cubed

[Phil]

go with the s2k feels love;y at 9k and handles the twisties great

[verdugo09]

go with the s2k feels love;y at 9k and handles the twisties great

so does the rx8

It think those two are equaly matched

[Boostjunkie]

S2k>RX-8

[Phil]

im not down with a car that the factory cant even get an acurate Hp reading out of

[verdugo09]

explain yourself, because thats the same with all car manufactures.

factory engines always have slightly different HP outputs

[Phil]

when the rx 8 first came out they were offering to buy them all back or give like 1000 bucks in mazda speed parts/credit because when the car would go on the dyno they would make like 160 whp or something like that and the car is rated alot higher than than. The problem was they werent getting a good reading due to the front wheels not moving.... do a search on it you will see.
all cars are rated at the fly wheel than minus about 15% for drive train loss the car should make around 200 to the wheels. but it doesnt

[M.A.R.C.]

all cars are rated at the fly wheel than minus about 15% for drive train loss the car should make around 200 to the wheels. but it doesnt

yeah remember RWD and AWD usually has more drivetrain loss than FWD.

[Phil]

yea but my car states 240 and dynos 198-200

[M.A.R.C.]

yea but my car states 240 and dynos 198-200

depends... i've seen modded s2k's dyno less.

[Phil]

i tried searchin for the rx 8 recall they had when they first came out no luck

[Solo2Ralf]

I remember reading about Mazda screwing up with the hp ratings and having to give a year in gas credit or 1000 dollars to customers.

But yes S2000 > RX8 in both handling and acceleration.

[Bone]

I remember reading about Mazda screwing up with the hp ratings and having to give a year in gas credit or 1000 dollars to customers.

But yes S2000 > RX8 in both handling and acceleration.they had some issues in the begining but not that bad, they have now fixed those issues and the 06 is supposed to have some nicely upgraded parts.

they had issues mainly because here in the states the cat has to last a minimum of 10 years, in japan and such they don't have a restriction on cats like here. They had to change the fuel ratios and a few other things to make the cat last longer. The one my friend has he's working it out with the dealer to put a larger cat in it that he found on some performance site that wont screw his ground clearance issues but will still do teh same job but be able to handle higher heat and such. This way he can have them redo his ECU to reflect the different cat so that he get some more power out of it. It's supposed to allow him to get an extra 15 HP and still be under warrenty and such.

I would still rather have an RX-8 do to the fact that compared to the s2000 I can have more than 1 passenger and it has good viable trunk space. also I can fit in it. I sat in a s2000 and my head was hitting the roof of the damn thing. I already have one car that my head hits the roof in (the MR2), So I don't need another one.

I'm still a ways off from getting another vehicle as it is but I would much rather have the RX-8 over an S2000. Plus the RX8 pedals are far better spaced than the s2k i have big feet and don't need a cramped area for my feet to be.

[Solo2Ralf]

Lol, your definitely right. The s2k has a very cramped interior.

[Phil]

you gotta see trent in there lol

[verdugo09]

is that the fat guy?


LOL

[Bone]

Lol, your definitely right. The s2k has a very cramped interior.what can i say, i like to be comfortable when i ride. the mr2 has decent pedal spacing and i actually fit in the car pretty good, but I sometimes have to take out the sun guards on the t-tops to be able to fit my head in there.

[low97accord]

you gotta see trent in there lol


lol

[NiZMo1o1]

The Rx-8 is way overrated , I really thought his car would be fast .
The only thing is that the motor is more realiable than my FD3 that I had.

[Bone]

The Rx-8 is way overrated , I really thought his car would be fast .
The only thing is that the motor is more realiable than my FD3 that I had.trust me you have to drive one to appreciate it. they are definatly a dream to drive.

[Boostjunkie]

trust me you have to drive one to appreciate it. they are definatly a dream to drive.

No, they are not.:lawl:

[NiZMo1o1]

trust me you have to drive one to appreciate it. they are definatly a dream to drive.

i did ,its comfortbale my friend brought one and I test drove it. from a family standpoint and realiable its nice...


For a Speed addict its not enough to pull you behind the seats.
IMO Mazda is losing there touch.all the car seem to look the same.

Im not saying the Rx8 isnt nice but it was a bit over pricey, I saw a few RX-8 in the autotrader for 14,000 altho some had some damage ,some just had high mileage

[BLouisGod]

most 13b wankiels require a rebuild at 50-60 k, by rebuild i mean seals and gaskets. but yeah, they are nice, and pretty cheap, around 25 new for the base. i was looking at the rx8 last month but decided to stick it out and wait for the 07 sti.

[rick the ripper]

most 13b wankiels require a rebuild at 50-60 k, by rebuild i mean seals and gaskets. but yeah, they are nice, and pretty cheap, around 25 new for the base. i was looking at the rx8 last month but decided to stick it out and wait for the 07 sti.

not true, thats only for people that dont know how to maintain rotaries I know some one that has the 13b running at 110k miles on the original engine with no rebuilds. the problem with that engine that it got such a bad rep is that barely any one knows how to maintain it and then when something goes wrong they want to blame the engine. The 13b in the fd needs to be pampered and the issue with the engine isnt the seals which is another misconception it has more to do with the engine temp.

Rotary heads know when they buy an rx7 they have to do some reliability mods before anything. Then the next thing you do is replace the stock down pipe. Oil changes at every 1500 miles with synthetic shit like that.

[verdugo09]

Oil changes at every 1500 miles with synthetic shit like that.

damn..... and I wanted an TII FC so bad

[rick the ripper]

damn..... and I wanted an TII FC so bad

rotary turbo = maintenance like a mofo but from an engineering standpoint its better then cylander engines because there are less moving parts so theres less shit to worry about

[Bone]

rotary turbo = maintenance like a mofo but from an engineering standpoint its better then cylander engines because there are less moving parts so theres less shit to worry aboutas long as you increase the cooling power for the inter cooler, radiator, and oil coolers you'll be alright. and don't boost the living hell out of the motor.

[verdugo09]

so, this means that the TII is a go

I was thinking about the 240sx, but man. I see those every 5 minutes now

+ I like rotaries, but I Know nothing about them. I will need some help (I'm a piston guy)

[rick the ripper]

pistons are overated

[verdugo09]

pistons are overated

what are talking about willy

[rick the ripper]

13b > all

[Boostjunkie]

Pfft...

2jz>rb26>13b

[rick the ripper]

13b > all mentioned

[Boostjunkie]

zoom zoom boom :lawl:

[rick the ripper]

exageration

[Boostjunkie]

truth

[rick the ripper]

3m seals + minor work and the engine can hold more power then your leet 2jz and rb

[Boostjunkie]

And then blow up. :lawl:

[verdugo09]

And then blow up. :lawl:

quoted for truth :rofl:





oh, one more thing.

rb >2jz>13b>bahhhhhh, the rest doesn't matter

[rick the ripper]

nah