Hello all! so I just got my rx-8 last month, 2004, 110,000km, manual (of course) and have been looking to increase my mods list and squeeze every last bit of power out of that silky rotary. So so far I have done the Revi intake which has given it a nice induction sound, straight pipe exhaust all the way and coilover suspension.
Heres is where my problems begin... I have been looking for other things to do without going the forced induction route. My friend who is a level 2 apprentice suggested that the engine could use a good port and polishing and that this would allow for really good gains while staying all motor. To me this sounded like a great idea because as I said before I dont want to go the forced induction route. So, we arrange a weekend to do it my buddy says hell bring all the tools necessary and will only take an hour or so to complete. With a bit of skepticism he begins working on the car, all he has is some basic tools in a grocery bag he brought, he unscrews the airbox and opens it up so its just the intake boot running to the engine. After this he tells me to start it up, its running like **** and stalls out, he says to me "hmm exactly what I expected.." He tells me to get back in the car as he is now going to start porting and polishing it, I hear the sound of a chip bag scrunching and see doritos flowing into the intake he tells me "start it and rev it to 10k and hold it there!" The sound i hear is terrible and worrying me... it sounds like a weed wacker trying to chew through rocks, but i still trust he knows what hes doing and after all hes my friend and a tech
We continue this process until hes gone through atleast 5 bags, the end result is that although my engine light is flashing and the cat light is on the dash the car pulls like a ****** bat out of hell, anyone behind gets left in a cheesy inferno of cool ranch and raw fuel. He told me to keep adding 1 bag per week and to switch from cool ranch in the summer (to keep it cool) and zesty in the winter (to keep the car warm). So ive been doing this since, 1bag/week but yesterday I added about half a bag and the car just shut off... I havnt been able to get it to run since even bump starting doesnt work. I KNOW this is a proven method as my buddy wouldnt lie to me, anyone know what to do next to diagnose this?:scared:
Heres is where my problems begin... I have been looking for other things to do without going the forced induction route. My friend who is a level 2 apprentice suggested that the engine could use a good port and polishing and that this would allow for really good gains while staying all motor. To me this sounded like a great idea because as I said before I dont want to go the forced induction route. So, we arrange a weekend to do it my buddy says hell bring all the tools necessary and will only take an hour or so to complete. With a bit of skepticism he begins working on the car, all he has is some basic tools in a grocery bag he brought, he unscrews the airbox and opens it up so its just the intake boot running to the engine. After this he tells me to start it up, its running like **** and stalls out, he says to me "hmm exactly what I expected.." He tells me to get back in the car as he is now going to start porting and polishing it, I hear the sound of a chip bag scrunching and see doritos flowing into the intake he tells me "start it and rev it to 10k and hold it there!" The sound i hear is terrible and worrying me... it sounds like a weed wacker trying to chew through rocks, but i still trust he knows what hes doing and after all hes my friend and a tech
We continue this process until hes gone through atleast 5 bags, the end result is that although my engine light is flashing and the cat light is on the dash the car pulls like a ****** bat out of hell, anyone behind gets left in a cheesy inferno of cool ranch and raw fuel. He told me to keep adding 1 bag per week and to switch from cool ranch in the summer (to keep it cool) and zesty in the winter (to keep the car warm). So ive been doing this since, 1bag/week but yesterday I added about half a bag and the car just shut off... I havnt been able to get it to run since even bump starting doesnt work. I KNOW this is a proven method as my buddy wouldnt lie to me, anyone know what to do next to diagnose this?:scared:
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