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No I will keep the same name. The Rx8 is also most fun over 6000rpm anyway As the 177kw goes I to was "shoudn't it have more", but I found an Aemrican forum on rotary's that explained why this can be decieving. It said something like: In a 4 cyclinder engine such as the Sportivo each piston only makes power on the first doward push then the next subsequent down and up motion is for drawing in more air, so it is only producing power 1/4 of the time. The Renesis rotary produces power for 3/4 of its motion providing the power more efficiently(and hence why only needing the small capacity). It sounded good in theory, and my bum dyno tells me the car is certainly fast. Mazda also did not want it to be the outright performance terror the RX7 was. They wanted to create a more balanced refined sportscar. Besides they are currently working on a replacement for the RX7 to fill the pure high performance sportscar position. I hear this will be a monster! In the dry the car just grips out of a corner and refuses to let go. With heavy throttle it just straightens up and throws you out of the corner. In the wet though it is a different story with the back more than willing to come out to play with some throttle. But it is very controllable and progressive.

No mate... I won all of it. Bought you the black one but when I went to ship it up to you they wanted $100.00. What a rip off so I just off loaded it to a passer by. And the 2 models in bikini's I aquired for you to help in keeping it clean... well I've just kept them for myself :D :D :P :P But seriously the offer still stands. The day I win 21 million dollars I will rush out and buy you a black RX8 ;) Cheers

Where do I start? Front-midship Renesis - 2 rotors in-line, naturally aspirated, multi-sideport Engine capacity cc 1,308 (654 x 2) Compression ratio 10.0 : 1 Maximum power kW 177 @ 8,200rpm Maximum torque Nm 211 @ 5,500rpm Weight distribution front : rear 50 : 50 Brake type front: Ventilated disc. Rear: Ventilated disc Brake diameter front: mm 323. Rear: mm 302 Suspension front: Double wishbone with mono-tube shock absorbers and torsion bar stabilisers. Rear: Multi-link (five links per side) with mono-tube shock absorbers and torsion bar stabilisers Steering: Rack drive electric power assisted (engine revolution sensing) rack and pinion Tyres: 225/45R18 91W Wheels: 18 x 8.0 JJ (alloy) Driving Impressions: Sitting there, the renesis reving at 3500. Release the clutch and stomp the accelerator to the floor, the rear squats then throws you off the line. Revs climb unbelievably fast hitting 6000rpm in a blink of an eye. The induction note changes as it sweeps past 6 and the engine switches it's breathing through the performance intake manifold. 7000rpm shows and still accelerating harder.... 8000rpm harder still.... 9000rpm accelerating even harder still. Hit 66 on the speedo and grab for 2nd. The shift is short, smooth & direct. Clutch is relased and 2nd engages in an instant throwing you further back into the seat. Revs drop to 6800rpm and then scream back towards the limiter. 7000.... 8000.... 9000 and still your pushed further and further back into the seat. Absolutely no let up in the increasing acceleration. Just short of 110 on the speedo has you reaching for 3rd. And again the gear engages and throws the car forward. 3rd is accelerating harder than 2nd and the revs are climbing as fast. Still you are pushed harder into the seat. The engine is screaming but still silky smooth when the alert chimes for the fast approaching redline. Speedo reads almost 150. You back off and cruise at a 100 in almost silence, with very little road or wind noise, the engine barely audible. Holding 6th you accelerate to overtake and the car builds speed very easily. Within a very short space of time you climb past 120 but still without any real road noise. You see another gap so drop to 3rd, the engine screams and the car launches at fantastic speed and within no time are bouncing off the rev limiter in 3rd at 150. Through corners it is just glued to the road. The steering is so direct and sharp the nose just goes where you point it at insane speeds. The most fun is accelerating out of the corners as the back end just squats, grips and then throws you out of the corner. In the higher gears the engine does lack a little of low down torque but still pulls harder down low than my Sportivo did. But with such a good gearbox it is an absolute joy keeping the engine above 4000. And in revs above 4000 in 3rd, 4th and 5th the car hammers. JDM mate that is how I would describe the car to drive. It just has an increadible linear power delivery, which makes it very easy to drive as you can predict what the car will be doing. It just keeps pulling harder and harder.

I was not thinking about buying the rx8. It was only after I bought the SP23 for the wife it all happened. A promotion through work with some bonus spending money to put towards a new car and having just bought the SP23 and the Mazda dealer just short on his monthly quota (reading inbetween the lines - a great bl@@dy deal) I decided what the hey :D I was not looking forward to losing the Stivo and actually hesitated on the deal a bit. But when I looked at the money I still wanted to spend on mods for the Stivo (exhaust, Brash Boyz intake manifold, Valves & valve springs, Quafe LSD, motec) it was just getting out of hand. Pretty soon I was going to have a car I had spent 50 grand on that was only worth less than 30. But having now driven the rx8 for over a week I am honestly not missing the stivo as the driving enjoyment from the 8 is immense. The combination of acceleration and the handling is something I was never going to be able to build into the Stivo. Not to mention the dead sexy bodywork But I still do luv my old stivo and remember all the good times we shared B) Cheers mate

Did not see this meet on Sunday until you mentioned it Marcus. I'll be there with the new baby :D

Yep I'll go too. Give my new girl a chance to open up on a long twisty run :D

Peekay was helpimg me Polish her up. Make her really shine Not many mods planned for this one as it is pretty darn good stock. Stereo is a 9 speaker BOSE system, already comes with good looking 18's, the handling is superb with the wheels filling the arches already and the acceleration is quite something. (I liiiiiike the ****el - rotary) - edit - (Does not even let me say w.a.n.k.e.l) But that being said the few things I plan are upgraded front & rear sway bars, SR High flow midpipe & cat, SR cat back exhaust, SR lightweight pulleys and the SR Lightweight flywheel. These mods according to the guys with these cars in the states adds approx 30-40 horsepower and drops the 1/4 mile into the low 13's. But they will have to wait a while (probably a long while) as I spent most of my cash on the car. Cheers Stu

Hi guys, this is why I said goodbye to my Sportivo. Ever since I saw the initial mazda concept vehicle this is the car I have always desired most. With a recent promotion and a deal I could not say no to from the Mazda dealer it was time to say goodbye to my little red beast. Do not get me wrong I luved my Stivo and still think they are the best bang for your buck going. It's just that Performance, handling and refinement wise the RX8 is just in a different league. And I am loving that rear wheel drive :D I just held off saying anything until the dealer had sold the car as time is very scarce at present and I did not wish to be answering any questions from potential buyers. If I wanted to do that I would have sold it privately. Talking to the dealer the car ended up going to someone on this forum who lives interstate. After Peekays comment whoever it was reading it actually aquired the services of a broker down here who went and did the deal on their behalf and then organised to truck the car to them. Cheers guys, and hope to see the Melbourne boys & girls on the next cruise.

Stay well away from the pulleys. On an engine that is only a small bit out of balance these pulleys can cause catastrophic damage. To use them means removing the harmonic balancer from the car. In the states this pulley has damaged it would look to be around 50% of the Celica's it went on. The other 50% were perfect. It just comes down to how well balanced from the factory your engine is. And answer to your question... Yes... Yes and Yes

On the odd occasions when I do have to put in Optimax within the hour I always tell myself off and promise not to do it again. Normally fill with Mobil Synergy 8000 and with my car do certainly notice a difference between Optimax and Synergy 8000. Although I think I will try BP Ultimate as I have been hearing some good responses from people on it.

This car is a real b!tch when putting power down through a corner. The wheelspin is uncontrollable so I would say no it does not have LSD.

Congrats on your purchase. :) :) :)

Cmon guys.... It's not that hard to work out what he is doing. He works in the importation industry. Illegal drugs n sh!t like that, probably a little gun running on the side. I wouldn't want to tell you where my secret airstrip was either & have all theses Sportivo's turning up and filling their boots with free samples.... Would you! :D :D :D :D PS. If any law enforcement officers wish to arrest him after reading this, can you invite us all to watch the car chase :P :P :P PSS. I cannot be held accountable for what I say. I have a medical condition that sometimes causes me to lose control off my fingers when trying to type too fast!

Yep mate I'll probably be in for some too. Keep us informed. Cheers

What is the bidding up to? What's the best offer so far? Well... I offer MULTIPLE trips to heaven! :D :D :D Do I WIN :D

With a destiny decided even before the fall from the heavens, the rule of the Snowflake shall be short. A delicateness unable to withstand the radiant beauty of red flame cast by that which lights even heaven itself. Destined only to melt the snowflake knows but oblivion. - confucious 1269

Not fair. Who can I lodge an appeal with against this?... Anyone! Danthuyer how's about reconsidering this and putting that smile back on my face (Now there is an opening for someone). Oh come on mate pretty pleeeeaaaasssssseeeeee. Besides if your not carefull, I could send up some 'Head & Shoulders'. I hear it's very good at making annoying/persistant white (some say looks like snow) flakes dissapear. :D :D :D

There's still too many sleeps to wait. I want... I want... I want, no hang-on I need, I need... I need :D :D :D

That depends if you want what's left of your clucth dripping out fron underneath your car! Once or twice yeah alright... but all the time is just plain abuse and will cost you big time, especially on this stock one. It's already got issues.

When buying my car the decision was between the base Accord and Stivo. I loved both of them. My decision in the end came down to a couple of things. One I wanted to mod whatever I bought so the Stivo offered me an extra $6000 to do that. And two I was after something really fun to drive, something that had that light/agile feel for traffic & spirited drives. So the Stivo matched better what I was looking for. But I do like the Accord. That was the problem... I would feel terrible abusing it, it seems too good for that!

No problems there for you Briony as the guys don't think any less of you... They are spending their time thinking about more 'OFF' of you

Well said mate! But could you have made the type a little smaller. That hurt my eyes after a while.

Actually mate that's just what we call it when your around. When your not listening we commonly refer to them as powder puffs :P :P :D :D Briony this sounds like a fantastic recipe for interior 'HIGH BEAMS'

Actually I have heard from a friend who works within Yamaha (as an engineer for one of the ir factory teams) that he beleives more than just timing was changed. To get the mid range increase they were able to produce with a 3 degree timing advance and a play with mixtures does not quite workout. He believes this map also includes tweaks to the VVT too.

The 2zzg in America first came out at 140kw but after changes to emissions laws the 2zzg was then detuned some to come within regulations.