r/RX8

My first engine removal. Can’t wait to open it and see how good or bad it is. Out of nowhere started misfiring, tested for compression and the front rotor was around 35psi and the rear was around 80psi.

The best tip I can give to anyone planning on doing this is to remove the brace under the transmission, remove engine mounts and brackets for the mounts and then lower the engine until it hits the crossmember at the front of the engine. This will give a lot of working space for removing upper intake, clutch slave and top bolts on the transmission.

Ran the ghost port tune from @mAto424 youtube channel. I think I might like it more than i should. No drivability issues at all.

Pulled my first engine this weekend. Getting ready to rebuild my rx8 and got the engine pulled and ready to tear apart. I greatly overestimated this project having never done any of this before but that's ok, I'd rather take more time and do things right instead of rushing the process and creating issues.

Hello I’ve found this rx8 mps type spoiler for the Mazda 3. It’s so cheap that even if it remotely fits an rx8 it’s too good of a deal to pass on. Does anyone have any idea about this?

Selling my 2004 RX8. Son off to college so abandoned plans to rebuild.

Approx. 80k miles. Not currently running.

Bad seals needs engine and paint job but straight body good interior.

Buyer must transport/tow.

Last registration 10/21.

Marin County California

It took me 6 hours to get off (I was being pretty slow tbh) and of course the stud came out the worst possible spot, every other stud I could have easily gotten it out just my luck it had to be this one. I'm debating if it would be better to buy new studs or destroy this already sunken cost to not spend any money.. (Trying to swap it to the OEM because either I cant get the fitment right or it just sucks and leaks terribly)

0/10 never buy this, metal would have been better used as a vibrator since that's what it was best at, fun project tho

Last night, while I was on my way to a car meet, during an acceleration I felt a slight knock coming from the underside of the car and the CEL came on. Once I got to the meet, I ran a diagnostic and the code was P0420. I cleared the code and it hasn’t come back since. I’ve already ordered a midpipe with a 200-cell cat, is it safe to drive the car in the meantime?

Compré este rx8 no es tan común encontrarlo por acá soy de El Salvador , el motor que tiene es de un Miata na , específicamente un 1.8 twincam motor bp, pero anda con el problema de tirar humo blanco probablemente sean los anillos o talvez deja pasar más combustible, lo bueno es que mi padre y yo le sabemos a esto de la mecánica pero estoy en esa duda en si tratar de recuperar el motor, meterle una misma línea Mazda como un sky active etc, la verdad es que no es que me interese tanto para correr pero al menos algo decente. Por el momento es un Miata 4 puertas xd.

Trying out ways to make it work. Any options or alternative advice.

2004, technically 2nd owner, same family. (inherited family car) 31,000 miles.

Differential fluid changed out, this was 30k miles on it. 22 years old.

Plugs 10k miles, wires and coil packs are OEM 2004 original. Switched to NGK everything.

Posting photos because why not!

Last thing to do before the coffee season starts is change the trans fluid. That appears to be 15k miles on the records, over 16 years old.

I have no idea what happened to the 2L spark plug. The plugwires appear normal. I can't see anything leaking on it. I think, maybe water was trapped for a long time.

I have BC Racing coilovers. I have them set half way between hard and soft. I'm experiencing two issues.

First being that when leaving my driveway, the suspension is compressing a ton causing me to rub. Any way to remedy this without adjusting the damper? I don't want to move towards hard anymore because of my second issue....

That being that it's pretty rough on bumps (especially in colder weather). The other times I had coilovers, I was living in Florida and the roads are 10x smoother. The roads in Omaha suck bad. I guess I just live with it?

Well I finally bit the bullet and joined the club. Planning on wrapping it but have to cover up some hail damage first.

It took countless hours, bolts and effort between the three of us, but he lives!