the World's RX-8

2004 RX-8, where does this solenoid go?

lundi 28 septembre 2015

I've searched but can't find an answer and alldata is no help. I've got a metal vacuum solenoid under the airbox that is plugged in to the electrical harness near the MAF sensor but both ports are connected to short lengths of vacuum hose and nothing else. Where should this go? It looks like an EGR solenoid but I can't find any info on it. It's not one of the main 3 solenoids under the UIM. Forgive me if it's a simple question, I'm a BMW guy and just trying to help a friend. I'll link to a picture since I can't get photo upload to work. Thank you.

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Question about oil control rings

I have a 2005 RX8. In February I had the engine replaced. New housings, CAT, Apex Seals, starter and so on.

Here it is 8 mounts later, I have but almost 7000 miles on the new engine and now I have a blown oil control ring. It blows smoke like crazy, and now only runs on one rotor due to oil in the combustion chamber. So it sits parked now.

My question is what would cause a oil control ring to go bad in so fast in a new engine? From what I have been told, the oil control rings are the original ones from my old engine. Just trying to sort this out and figure out if I want to put more money into the car or finally just let it go.

Thanks,

Paul

{ FS } 2007 STX Prepped Mazda RX-8

Time to jump ship….. My desire for tinkering has gotten the best of me so I’m selling off my STX RX-8 and building a prepared car.
This is a base model, no option, sport package car. No sunroof, no traction control, nothing. It is the lightest option package possible. It is very well prepared and definitely capable of bringing home the hardware. It has taken FTD several times locally and I have trophied at National events in it. I ended up 17th out of 58 cars at Solo Nationals this year. I’m a big guy and definitely not the best driver. I’m sure a good driver could put this car in the top spots.

Details:
Asking Price: $12, 500
Location: Fisherville, KY (Right outside Louisville)
Year: 2007
Mileage: 86,000 (approx)
VIN: JM1FE173970213802
Trim Level: Base Sport (6mt, cloth seats, no sunroof)
Weight: 2,780 lbs @ 1/8 tank

Vehicle History:
This car was originally purchased in NC and run locally/nationally in CS. The original owner moved to IN a few years back and I picked it up from him there.
Vehicle Condition:
The car has been mostly garage kept, and is in pretty good condition. It does have some dings here and there and some cone rash, but overall it’s pretty clean. No rust whatsoever.
Car has been really well maintained. Mobil 5000 oil, Redline Tranny and Diff fluid.

Engine:
The chassis has ~86k miles, and a NEW ENGINE was installed by Mazda 9,000 miles ago. Compression is strong and the car is extremely quick.
• Cobb Accessport Tuner – Absurd amount of time tuning to optimize for autocross.
• STX legal modified AEM cold air intake
• Lightweight battery
• Custom long tube header
• 3” 100 cell Cat
• Custom lightweight 3” exhaust that exits out the center. (V-band connections)
• New coil packs and plugs (spares included)

Suspension:
• Bilstein PSS9 coilovers with custom rate Swift springs
• Offset UCA bushings
• Hotchkis MX-5 sway bars front and rear, also have stock bars with additional holes added for adjustability
• Adjustable end links
• New lower control arms and hardware

Wheels/Tires/Brakes:
• (Unobtainium) 17x9 Wedsport TC005 wheels (15 lbs)
• 245/40-17 BFG Rival S
• Stock 18x8 wheels with Continentals
• Hawk HP+ pads

Misc/Extra
• Stock cloth sport seats lowered as much as physically possible. Foam removed and custom rear mounts. (sliders still functional)
• Custom ultra-lightweight trailer hitch (~3lbs) that exits through rear bumper
• All stock parts that I have will be included with the car.

Transmission grinding issue

So i recently bought a rx8 2004 with 61k miles on it. owner said first gear was gone, second gear grind-ed when warm, and reverse needed a synchro, but others "worked". So i got it home (had it hauled). The reason i bought it was it looked good, perfect inside out, engine sounds strong, and was cheap. So i get it home and the first thing i noticed was you can shift in every gear perfect when car is off no clutch. i took that as a indication that tranny may be OK and it would/is clutch issue. He mentioned getting a new clutch installed right before the problems started. I checked the clutch pedal, i could wiggle it side to side a little but nothing too extreme. pedal didnt feel as stiff as my cheap daily beaters, and i could travel about a inch or two freely before i could feel it firm and stiffen up. I put new gas in it, and fired it up this morning. let it idle for 5 mins or so, then hopped in. I tried first, just to see what would happen and it seemed to go in fine, but in not used to the shifter so im not 100% it went in all the way. Well i pulled clutch out gave a little gas, nothing extreme, and immediately stopped when i heard constant grinding. So what i want to ask you guys is where to start? Does it seem like a clutch issue? Or time to dry my tears on a new trans? If you need any other info, just ask. PS. owner never recalls changing trans fluid???

Swap to end all swaps

Carlos Lopez of CLR Motorsports in Miami is currently working on the ultimate rotary swap for RX-8's. Carlos is an extremely well known rotary mechanic with an incredible amount of experience building high powered rotaries for racing and street.

The key to this swap is you will be able to run the OEM ECU to have all electronics work. The videos on YouTube are extremely detailed and informative.

When this is ready, the rx-8 community for swaps will be changed forever. If anyone is interested at all, I'd recommend watching the video series. Here is the first installment:

Project Turbo RX8 Part 1 - YouTube

{WTB} Fuel Pump Assembly

Looking for a S1 fuel pump assembly. Shoot me a pm or reply to this thread.

Will accept a S2 fuel pump assembly also but prefer if the wire harness is connected to it if possible.