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#60 of 93 Continue the tradition by flipper897 Aug 02, 2005 (6:00 pm)
I bought a new Velocity Red RX-8 in late June, 6-speed manual, navigation system and I love it. I live in the Phoenix area & don't want to use the car to commute so I still have under 400 miles on it. With our traffic problems I use my Lexus on weekdays.   I love the look of the car, both inside & out - it looks like nothing else. No problems with clutch noise or anything else for that matter. I am curious to see how the gas mileage will be - we're driving to Las Vegas right after Labor Day, I can't wait.   I have owned 3 RX-7s over the years (1979, 1983 & 1986) & I loved them all - the RX-8 seems more pure sports car than ever, I didn't think it was possible. I briefly considered the 350Z but the styling didn't grab me, it looks "unfinished".   If anyone is interested, the September 2005 issue of Car & Driver magazine has a longterm text of the RX-8 (2004 model, 40K miles). They praised the car for its power, handling & styling - but they weren't happy with the oil consumption and gas mileage - they got 19 mpg. Then again, C & D testers are notorious for being leadfoots, so I'll judge for myself - the EPA claims 25 mpg on the highway & the salespeople at the dealership say the car will beat that easily.
#61 of 93 Re: antib0b77...congrats....i too bought the yellow... [lhess] by zinny72 Aug 25, 2005 (7:10 pm)
Replying to: lhess (Jul 12, 2005 7:51 am) I have a yellow rx8 as well. I was looking for a red one, but the yellow caught my eye and I fell in love with it. I am just beginning to see rx8's in my area, but have not seen another yellow one yet. Is it true they are not making them in that shade of yellow anymore? Replies to this message: yellowrx8 (Aug 26, 2005 4:49 am)
#62 of 93 Re: antib0b77...congrats....i too bought the yellow... [zinny72] by yellowrx8 Aug 26, 2005 (4:49 am)
Replying to: zinny72 (Aug 25, 2005 7:10 pm) I have yellow too. No more yellows being made
#63 of 93 yes, 2004 was the only year for yellow... by lhess Aug 27, 2005 (8:05 am)
and I was hoping they would not bring it back for 06 and they didn't. I love mine. My dealer only got and sold 2 yellows, so it's pretty exclusive around here. I'm curious to know how many yellow ones they did make. anyone know where to find that?
#64 of 93 Re: mpg improvement [secondcity] by secrtsqurl Sep 27, 2005 (9:44 pm)
Replying to: secondcity (Jul 31, 2005 9:34 am) I am new to this forum and have a few questions. How large is the gas tank on the RX8, and when does the gas idiot light come on?
#65 of 93 don't know about the light, should be in the owners manual ... by lhess Sep 28, 2005 (6:57 am)
15.9 gallon gas tank according to the mazda promo booklet.
#66 of 93 thanks by secrtsqurl Sep 28, 2005 (8:31 pm)
15.9 huh? I looked in the manual and could not find it so thanks. I have a 2004 GT with a Racing Beat exhaust and in-take. I have 14000 miles on it and the gas mileage has always hovered around 14 mpg in the city. I filled it today when the light came on and it took 13.1 gallons. I always thought that it came on when I had a gallon left in the tank and had 14 miles to find a gas station. Nice to know that I actually had 3 times that (if confirmed). Thanks......
#67 of 93 Re: Thank you cheeze [yellowrx8] by aj3 Jan 19, 2006 (10:49 am)
Replying to: yellowrx8 (Jun 30, 2005 4:44 am) Thanks for the reply. I have not vistedthe site 4 awhile. I have just my first service.How are you doing with your car. Love to hear some news from you. I have AT also. Aj
#68 of 93 Mod chip for 2005 Shinka by manofmoon Jan 25, 2006 (1:11 pm)
Hi All,        I have a 2005 Shinka 6speed that I bought in August, are there any mod chips that work for RX8s? I see some on EBay that increase 25HP. Any experiences or cautions? Does Mazda sell any? Replies to this message: pathstar1 (Jan 25, 2006 8:15 pm)
#69 of 93 Re: Mod chip for 2005 Shinka [manofmoon] by pathstar1 Jan 25, 2006 (8:15 pm)
Replying to: manofmoon (Jan 25, 2006 1:11 pm) You can't add a mod. chip to the RX-8 as there is no socketed chip in the computer. The only thing you can do is use a "piggyback" computer, such as a Greddy "e-Manage". It fools the stock computer into changing the air/fuel ratio and the spark timing. Installation requires some technical knowledge and then you have to learn to tune the car. We have seen around 25 HP increases in "street tune" and up to 50 HP with race fuel. This is not legal however for a car driven on the street and it will destroy the stock cat.   Mazda doesn't sell any HP increasing devices. If they had any they would put them on the stock car, as HP increases is one of their chief aims for the car, as it already handles so well and increased HP is the main thing their customers want.

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