FNG (effin' new guy!)

[d j]

'musta!? as the title says, noob to this forum. I drive a 2004 Mazda RX-8, I've had it for a little over 2 months now. so far, I have...
K&N typhoon intake kit (ver. 2)
Braillle Auto Development lightweight battery + power protector
TCS magnetic drain plug
Mazdatrix 8mm spark plug wires + NGK Iridium
Rotary Performance Supercat/midpipe
Tanabe GF210 springs
Tanabe Sustec stabilizer bars
Axial Flow Engineering short throw shifter
EBC drilled/slotted rotors + Ultimax pads
Techna-Fit braided stainless steel clutch and brake lines
Kumho SPT
McGard spline drive lug nuts
carbon fiber trunk (painted Ti Gray)
Godspeed hood dampers
complete LED lighting conversion

also: K&N performance oil filter/Idemitsu 75W90 gear lube/ Idemitsu rotary premix/EBC DOT 4 brake fluid


some pics...

[niky]

Nice! Love the K&N assembly.

[empy]

me likes

any plans for exterior mods?

[OTEP]

What's the reserve capacity on your battery? It's mighty small (at least in relation to the tray). Weight is the enemy. hehehe.

[Kikkomann]

NiceNiceNice!

Ito ba yung rotary engine something?

[d j]

...thanks all, sorry it took me a while before I got to reply. I just got back from the Middle East for another deployment.

otep, here's the info on the Braille Auto Development all season battery
http://www.brailleauto.com/productca...17&idproduct=3

me likes any plans for exterior mods?

just test fitted a Tsunami front fascia (urethane) and the I'm currently looking for a carbon fiber hood to match my cf trunk. And as far as the wheels, I'm just gonna paint it black for know until I fly back there to pick up a set of Rota P45R in black

[d j]

NiceNiceNice!

Ito ba yung rotary engine something?

...yup, 2 rotor/1.3 liters Rotary Engine Genesis (13B RENESIS)

[5Speed]

whoaaa....me likes it, but I want mine in shiny black, all black......hehehe

how much time is the quarter mile run?

[d j]

whoaaa....me likes it, but I want mine in shiny black, all black......hehehe

how much time is the quarter mile run?

thanks! I've never ran it in a drag strip... I'm mainly an auto-x/drift guy. it's not a very powerful car, I doub't it would be a threat on a .25 mile. My main goal is to lighten it up as much as possible while maintaining streetability/reliablity (it's my daily driver), setting the suspension to take corners aggressively w/o upseting the 50/50 weight distribution and free up some ponies and take advantage of the 9K redline.

[redorange]

Nice ride. Do you know that there is a Rota office in Hayward? So you don't have to wait until you go to the Philippines for the rims. Just watch the engine on that RX8 I have heard that some owners are having to get a complete engine change(courtesy of Mazda) because of leaks in the rotary seals. I wanted to buy one also but after hearing the seal problems I opted out of it.

[d j]

Nice ride. Do you know that there is a Rota office in Hayward? So you don't have to wait until you go to the Philippines for the rims. Just watch the engine on that RX8 I have heard that some owners are having to get a complete engine change(courtesy of Mazda) because of leaks in the rotary seals. I wanted to buy one also but after hearing the seal problems I opted out of it.

thanks, I'v already tried to contact subydude from fremont (rota dealer) but they don't have the color that I want black (gloss/flat)
...and the apex seals, I'm well aware of that problem. from my understanding, it only occurs to engines that build up to much carbon in the combustion chamber. and the easiest way to avoid it is to redline (past 9K but no more than 10K) your engine (under load) at least once a week to clean off all the carbon build up. I'm using a oil metering pump (OMP) adaptor to inject premix fluid (idemitsu rotary premix) into the combustion chamber which takes the place of the OEM oil injection system. This allows me to use synthetic. rotaries inject oil from the iol pan to the combustion chamber to lubricate the apex seals, this is wht you can't use synthetic oil 'cause syn doesn't burn completely, causing more build up. by installing an OMP adaptor and drawing premix fluid from an external reservoir, I can use syn oil and better lubricate the apex seals. I know it sound like a lot to deal with but rotaries are totally different engines compared to pistons. where ca you find a 1.3 liter displacement engine, non-turbo that can put out as much as a V-6 and rev it up to 10K

[redorange]

thanks, I'v already tried to contact subydude from fremont (rota dealer) but they don't have the color that I want black (gloss/flat)
...and the apex seals, I'm well aware of that problem. from my understanding, it only occurs to engines that build up to much carbon in the combustion chamber. and the easiest way to avoid it is to redline (past 9K but no more than 10K) your engine (under load) at least once a week to clean off all the carbon build up. I'm using a oil metering pump (OMP) adaptor to inject premix fluid (idemitsu rotary premix) into the combustion chamber which takes the place of the OEM oil injection system. This allows me to use synthetic. rotaries inject oil from the iol pan to the combustion chamber to lubricate the apex seals, this is wht you can't use synthetic oil 'cause syn doesn't burn completely, causing more build up. by installing an OMP adaptor and drawing premix fluid from an external reservoir, I can use syn oil and better lubricate the apex seals. I know it sound like a lot to deal with but rotaries are totally different engines compared to pistons. where ca you find a 1.3 liter displacement engine, non-turbo that can put out as much as a V-6 and rev it up to 10K

Glad you won't be having the seal problems and too bad the dealer didn't have the rims you wanted. Maybe you should just contact Rota themselves in Hayward instead of using a dealer. I really like how that engine revs though and the shift action is also very short. Your partially right about the engine power for the displacement, although the typical conversion for out put on a rotary is to multiply by two the dispalcement to get the equivalent piston engine displacement.

[d j]

Glad you won't be having the seal problems and too bad the dealer didn't have the rims you wanted. Maybe you should just contact Rota themselves in Hayward instead of using a dealer. I really like how that engine revs though and the shift action is also very short. Your partially right about the engine power for the displacement, although the typical conversion for out put on a rotary is to multiply by two the dispalcement to get the equivalent piston engine displacement.

yeah, I tried that and cosmic reffered me to subeydude. I was told that cosmic only distributes to shops/retailers.
I (and other rotorheads) can argue all day on the displacement calculation but most sanctioning events would use the calculation method that you've mentioned.
and as far as the shif throw, I have an AFE short shifter and is a lot more different from stock. little noisy due to the lack of insulation (you can hear the road nose from underneath but I used to daily drive a drift spec AE86 (8/6 spring rates plus heim joints everywhere=roughroughrough) so that doesn't bother me

[redorange]

What did you do with the hatchi roku?

[deedee]

to clean your engine,gas line,fuel system..use seafoam.works really good.just put 1 can in your gas tank when its almost empty and feed some thru your VAC lines(i normally use 1 can for the VAC hose too).your exhaust will then dump all white,thick smoke which is all the carbon buid up in your engine.use it for your oil too right before changing oil.
for your rims,id stick with the stock rims and just have them powder coated black.just make sure you have it done by some PRO's so itll cook right and wont make the rims brittle and crack.

[d j]

What did you do with the hatchi roku?

I still have it... it's my dedicated track/drift car. as soon as winter clears out, I'll start my rotary swap, I have a spare 13b from a friend that I've equipped with side draft keihin carbs and a megasquirt/jolt stand alone sys. I dunno if the I can keep the cf driveshaft that I have from the T50 toyota tranee but we'll see.

deedee, thanks for the recommendation... I've been using seafoam green on most of my cars but I doubt that I need to do that on my renesis since it's a fairly new engine (40K m). for now I'll stick w/ the idemistu rotary premix and the occassional redline treatment. and as far as my rims, it's already painted black. I'd keep the stock wheels but I needed something wider and has a lower offset; And the Rota's will be perfect for the job. I already have a buyer for the stockers, it's going to a friend's mazda 6.

[Alpha_One]

Whoa, that car's just sweeeeeeeet, mate! Welcome to Tsikot!

[d j]

Whoa, that car's just sweeeeeeeet, mate! Welcome to Tsikot!

thanks and thanks!!

[d j]

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...I painted my calipers and wheels this past weekend

[d j]

bump for updates...

new set of wheels , silicone coolant hose, new water pump (improved impeller design), Evans NPG-R waterless coolant, braille auto batt (carbon fiber casing) + billet mount kit