washed it and removed the side sills and trim pieces because I don't need them.
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Racing Beat Dual Resonated Midpipe + HKS Hi-Power

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkEoYCAoKds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-igFT05rts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEHLOrTTHRU

Its like I have a cat again...its that quiet. But for some reason, I shoot flames much easier now...must be increased back pressure.

Took the car to Monticello motorclub on Monday 5/3/10

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pulled the dash, seats, carpets to clean, installing a pinion snubber to get rid of wheel hop, tomorrow im going to try and get the wheel bearing finished and get the interior back in by this weekend..

This week: Blue lugs, removing my air pump (not needed since I don't have a cat), installing GTSPEC front lower tie bracing...and putting my single resonated race pipe back on...lol.

i thought you just bought the RB dual-res pipe???

Yea its too quiet. I'm installing it on another 8 this week. btw get on rx8club n check out the install meet this thursday @ my place.

I'm gonna go with the previous setup: ExoticSpeed Race Pipe and HKS Hi-Power...its super lightweight. 25lb system instead of ~60lbs with the greddy on.

Finally got around to rip my airpump out. Also got the GTSPEC front lower tie brace in...so sick.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...8/IMAG0390.jpg

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hardtop arrived! Test fit:

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yup, it's green carbon with lexan window :P

How much were your Dunlop star spec tires in 14"?

They were like $340 or something plus a $50 rebate. I just remember the set cost me less than $300 after the mail-in rebate.

I rolled over 77,777 mi last night...lol

http://www.tristatetuners.com/forum/...1&d=1276774907

^ nice!!! I tried to remember to snap a pic of 75,000 but when I remembered, I was at 75,014 :(

Giving the speed 3 an oil change today with Mobil one fully synthetic :cool:

I haven't been keepin up on the sites, but last week I was able to flush the radiator and replace the engine coolant and put on a nice new set of mazdatrix spark plug wires. Have been without AC since memorial day, still trying to figure out WTF the problem is. Black Leather + PA Humidity - AC = sweaty cheeks.

My BHR ignition and BHR undertray should be here by the end of the month.

The ignition system uses GM LS2 coil's instead of the crappy OE Mazda ones. And that undertray replaces the crappy looking pastic that is left over from the stock airbox.

Decided that im 100% selling it:( and redid the interior pieces to sellable condition

Racing beat header and mid pipe and on their way! ignition won't be here until mid july. But once I install it, i'll get some dyno numbers as a baseline before my rebuild. Should be around 160whp with my current compression loss.

Technically it's not a header, you don't have a head :lol:

Additonally why do you have 500 horsepower of braces on your car and not even 200 horsepower to back it up? There should be a good balance, your car has a ridgid chassis as is, all those braces and bars are just overkill IMO, money could be better spent on boost.

lol, damn you. but still it increases mid-range tq which i need as much of it as i can.

As far as the bracing...i was a reviewer of the parts for an rx8 part distributor...and they were crazy cheap...i couldn't pass it up. But the car is crazy solid now.

Boost will come in ~1yr. Gotta get street ported and get a daily. Then hello +300whp.