My 2004 Rx8

[project86]

Originally Posted by rx865

I live kinda in the backwoods of east TN lol the city here is very small and has very little money to make the streets prestine. Most roads are farm roads and back roads lol ive honestly been thinking more and more about coilovers. Im not wanting anything super expensive. What would you recommend for some that are not super expensive and also hold up well? Ive been considering some tein coilovers (about $800) or possibly buying my buddies megan racing coilovers when he gets his new coilovers in.

I would say look up BC Racing. They list at around $1200 from BC but if you do a little website searching you can get them for under $1000. A place called Grip Garage used to sell BC but im not sure if the site is up anymore. 6s and 8s are probly good spring rates to look at or if you wanna go a little less maybe 6s and 7s.

[rx865]

I will look into those. Thank for the help project86 I appreciate it

[Gregory Casimir]

mean lookin ride dude

[project86]

Originally Posted by rx865

I will look into those. Thank for the help project86 I appreciate it

of course man. thats what we're here for . Im gonna own an rx8 some day i like them alot. gotta keep truckin on the FC though

[rx865]

im sure the FC engine's hold up better than mine. White smoke and multiple misfire CEL so im burning coolant which means coolant in the combustion chamber, looks like its probly new engine time for me. Word of advice to project86: if you ever get an 8, get one from 06 and up. 04 and 05 8's have a lower OMP setting and have bugs. My engine has almost 108k and compared to other 2004 8 owners mine has lasted longer than quite a few. I would love to do something crazy like drop an 3rd gen rx7 13b twin turbo or an ls1 in it but that will never happen

[project86]

please dont do ls1 lol. thanks for the advice btw

[rx865]

dropping my 8 off with kevin (rotaryresurrection) tomorrow morning to do the rebuild and trans install

[rx865]

motor was pulled out today. Believes its just coolant seals gone bad. Should get the final word tomorrow though. Ordering new motor mounts tomorrow since mine are demolished. If all goes well, may have it back before next saturday. Ive missed my 8 lol

[djmtsu]

Originally Posted by rx865

motor was pulled out today. Believes its just coolant seals gone bad. Should get the final word tomorrow though. Ordering new motor mounts tomorrow since mine are demolished. If all goes well, may have it back before next saturday. Ive missed my 8 lol

Excellent.

[rx865]

i also ordered new plugs, wires, ignition coils, and went ahead and ordered new housings since mine showed significant wear. Should be good as new when I get it back.

[rx865]

No real problems with the 8 since I got in back from kevin. Only issue is the the fuel pump is dying, ordered a new one last night from BHR. It uses a mazda assembly but with a walbro pump. Also ordered an Accessport from mazdamaniac on July 27th, hopefully that will be getting to me soon. Probly gonna get a catless midpipe in the next few weeks, then save up for some coilovers. Those are all the plans I have for now.

[djmtsu]

Excellent. Kevin does good work. Did you do anything special, or just a standard rebuild?

[rx865]

Yeah kevin did an excellent job and alerted me of anything I should know and gave me a small list of things to watch out for in the future as well. It was just a standard rebuild. New coolant seals and rotor housings along with bearings because they showed some signs of wear and my rotor housings were in piss pour shape so I got some new ones off atkins rotary. I thought about some small porting but decided against it. Ive read rx8's dont respond as well to porting as previous rx's did.

[diabolical1]

glad to hear that your car is coming along the way you want it. that, in itself, is an accomplishment. just out of curiosity, how worn were your bearings? too bad you guys did not decide on any oiling upgrades with the rebuild. however, i'm sure all will be fine. you drove that thing to 108,000+ miles and from what i understand, that's not a small feat. good luck with the rest of your project.

Originally Posted by rx865

I thought about some small porting but decided against it. Ive read rx8's dont respond as well to porting as previous rx's did.

i'm not picking on you because i know this is YOUR car, and all that really matters at the end of the day is that you are satisfied with it. i get that. however, it just seems to me that that's a weak excuse to not port the engine. if it's a matter of money or possible issues with emissions, then that's one thing. however, the incessant need to compare old rotaries to the NEW is just crazy - at least, that's my take on it. the gains are still, regardless of if they are comparable to the older engines. they are different engines and direct comparisons should be avoided with things like this. at any rate, the engine is back together and running already, so saying, "you should have ..." is pointless. i just wanted to comment. everything else is looking good. enjoy.

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[djmtsu]

Originally Posted by diabolical1

you drove that thing to 108,000+ miles and from what i understand, that's not a small feat.

Pfft!

My original engine died at 36,000 and the replacement is pushing 160,000.

Easy cheesy.