r/RX8

Problem 1: It hard time starting when it was warm so I got a new s2 starter for it. Everything went smoothly. I’ve done this on other cars plenty of times. I go and start the car and the start is working fine but now it won’t fully start. (It just sat there turning over and over without catching) so I bump started it and it ran just fine until it stalled at a light…
Had to get it towed back home…

Fast forward a few months…

Problem 2: simply put. Keys got ran over bc I dropped them in a parking lot during a night out. I managed to gather all the parts in a bag but I ended up losing the bag. Now I’m left to no key… not even the metal part.

What should I do?
How much would getting a new set of keys and chip
cost? How much would it take to get it paired to the car?

I’m willing to sell as well.

Thank you all in advance.

2008 MT

The good: compression is great , no issues with gears, cold and hot starts everytime. Starter goes bang everytime

The other (old age?):

I was able to get underneath my lady. First off let my say there is zero play in all the wheels. I get a vibration above 65 and at very low speeds turning left only. I was chalking it up to wheels and alignment. I figure I need new control arms, but Do you think i need a subframe as well? (Or do I just wire wheel it and recoat it.) I dont see any rust holes etc.

I have new wheels and suspension on the way already. Exhaust also.

Anyone seen this with their RX8? No fob. Vehicle just refuses to start haha. Turned wheel while starting and nothing, out of options here since I can’t even move the car. Thank you!

Recently got my first RX-8 off a “we buy junk cars” auction and I’m trying to diagnose why it won’t run. Series 1 Renesis with 80k miles. CEL says there’s a misfire on rotor 1, so I tried new plugs for both rotors to no avail. Went ahead and used my boroscrope and spotted this strange apex seal in rotor 2. With the plugs out spinning the motor, I see no air pressure come out of rotor 2’s plug holes. Is this apex seal blown in the photo or is it just stuck down by carbon. I’d hope the former 🙏. I’m new to rotaries so this is a learning experience.

Needs plugs,leads,coils but still sounds ok. CBF checking the oil,fluids etc just send the cxxt got a spare crate engine boi

Hello guys,

Recently got this beauty and I can't really tell what mirrors those are apart from being small and sporty. My search pointed me towards PZ but I'm not entirely convinced. Are they worth anything these days? I'm considering going back to stock ones as they are just simply bigger and more convenient

Thanks!

I was at the track pushing a bit in the afternoon, I kept getting large puffs of near pure black smoke and the was the biggest flame I caught on camera. I'm pretty sure it's an extensively rich mixture of fuel, I have a HKS catback system and a racing beat decat. I just want to get some input before I decided the next course of action but a tune, aem cold air, and b585 coils are in the near future.

I think this was my 2nd practice run from Friday. My long droop suspension putting in work. Photo by ChrisCreationMachine.

Just joined the rotary cult today!

She's a 2006 with 120000km on the odometer and a valued new member of the garage!

While the outside is in amazing shape with very minimal rust (that ive been able to find so far). It will need to pass an emissions test before I can take her out on the roads for real.

Should I get a new coils and cat straight away or would just new coils have a notable effect on HC emissions?

I'm pulled my pan to do reseal as it started leaking after a bad bottom out on the highway. The pan has definitely hit the ground plenty but not during my ownership. Drove it about 5k miles before this with no leaks. There are scrape marks (paint missing) but it was already there previously. The drain plug has always seemed to be at an angle and I can't find a clear picture online to tell me if mine is dented. I planned to replace the pan with an aftermarket one to go turbo in the future. Wondering if I should go ahead and order one now. Can anyone confirm/ send a pic of one?