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Old 08-07-2008, 01:44 AM   #1
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Hey everyone! I'm Flashwing, another crazy Arizona Mazda Club RX8 owner. MazdaManiac told me about this site so here I am!


My ride:
2005 Brilliant Black RX8 Purchased in December of 2005.
Manual Transmission w/ sport package
Curb Weight: 2950 lbs

Compression Test:
Rotor #1: Test 1: 8.9, 9.3, 8.7 @ 296
Rotor #2: Test 1: 9.4, 9.1, 9.3 @ 291






Modifications:

Power Adders:
B&B mid-pipe
AEM Cold Air Intake
Espeler Cat-back Exhaust
Axial Flow Short Shifter

Engine Modifications
Greddy Oil Catch Can
Braille B14115 Carbon Fiber Lightweight Battery
Braille Racing Battery Mount Kit Aluminum
Braille Power Protector
MazdaTrix Stainless Clutch Line
Throttle Body Coolant Bypass
Agency Power Under driven Crank Pulley
Light weight water pump and alternator pulleys
Sohn OMP Adapter w/ 1 quart pre-mix tank

Ignition:
Magnecore 10mm Plug Wires
NGK Leading and Trailing Plugs

Suspension/Handling and Brakes:
KSport Kontrol Coilover Suspension System (10kg/mm fronts, 6.5kg/mm rears)
KUHMO ECSTA SPT 225/45/18 Tires
Whiteline Front and Rear adjustable sway bars
Whiteline adjustable endlinks
Mazdaspeed Carbon Fiber Front Strut Tower Bar
Mazdatrix Stainless Brake Lines
Hawk HPS Front/Rear Brake Pads

Cooling:
Greddy Performance Oil Pan
Koyo Performance Aluminum Radiator
MazdaManiac Fan switch
GReddy 1.3bar radiator cap
Mazmart High Flow Water Pump


Fluids:
Idemitsu 10w-30 Rotary Racing Oil
Idemitsu Racing Rotary Fuel Lube (Premix) - Synthetic Blend
Redline Water Wetter
80% distilled and 20% anti-freeze coolant mix
Redline Heavyweight Shockproof Gear Oil (Transmission)
Redline 75w-90 Gear Oil (Diff)

Diagnositcs
Racing Beat Gauge Adapters
MSD DashHawk
Pro-Compact Premium Stepper Gauges (Oil Temp, Oil Pressure, Water temp)

Exterior:
Full RX8 Appearance Package
Roatary Accent Package
5Zigen FNO1R-C 18x8.5 Wheels
Painted Calipers
LED Parking Lights
LED Interior Lights
Mazdaspeed Carbon Fiber B-Pillars
CarCustomz Darkened Side markers
Razor's Edge Tint (35% front, 5% rear)
Sunlight Silver Strakes
Mazdaspeed carbon fiber license plate frame
Custom front wire mesh grill
Apexcone 8000k HID's
Evo-R Carbon Fiber Eyelids
Seibon TSII Carbon Fiber Vented Hood w/ Full Rockblocker Application
NRG Hood Lifters (Coming Soon)
Carcustomz Tinted Headlights
Clear Corners w/ Stealth Bulbs


Interior:
Mazdaspeed Shift Knob
Cabin light LED swap
Lotek Center Gauge Pod
Magellan Maestro 4040 GPS

Audio:
Alpine Type R 6x9 Rears
Infinity 6x8 Fronts w/ component tweeters














More of my RX8 data
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Old 08-07-2008, 01:58 AM   #2
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Welcome to the club. Very clean car.
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Old 08-07-2008, 01:35 PM   #3
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Awesome car man, super clean. Welcome to the club!
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Proud owner of a base 1993 Montego Blue FD.

PFC, RB single tip, Koyo Radiator, KDR rebuilt motor, polished OEM front strut bar, FEED replica sideskirts, OEM 99 spec rear spoiler, SuperPro Bushings

Many thanks to Dave at KDR for sparking my rotor addiction.
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Old 08-07-2008, 01:54 PM   #4
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Black beauty....welcome. Lovely machine.
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Old 08-18-2008, 06:01 PM   #5
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sweet ride
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Old 08-19-2008, 04:38 PM   #6
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Oh no. Not you again!!!! j/k What's up Todd.

That car looks even better in person. He did a killer job with it.
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