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Not a lot to report right now. Car has been running well. I plan to get a real tune at some point but it has been driving around town fine and I got it up to 85 and it did not wobble. I have a few things on the list but right now I am fixing up my van that I have neglected for years "suspension...

Maiden Voyage Well the car works, she's a little ripper. It felt good and there was nothing super crazy. Exhaust sounds good out of the garage and it is not super loud in the cabin. It is fun to open and close it. I took it to the grocery store, gas station and the car wash. It seemed to be...

Shes Alive!!! Got a decent chunk of time this weekend and decided not to waste it. It was a heat advisory every day so that was pretty neat and I sweat about 90 gallons but it was worth it. It took me a while to figure out how to merge it all but after some youtube and messing around I got...

An alignment is not at all required for a wheel bearing. None of those components would be adjusted only removed. You put a lot of text into this story but did not explain much about what needed fixed on the car. Was it the front or rear wheel bearing? Was it all of them? How did you know the...

Updates: I got a few things done and started. I bought some hood struts off Amazon and they work perfect. The hood is AL so it is really light so it stays up no problem. Autobahn88 Hood Lift Support Kit, compatible with 2003-2012 Mazda RX8 SE3P 13B MSP (Matt Black) I also got the...

I would like to but right now the motor mount is in the way of the compressor and I have no idea where I would run the lines, space is very limited. I had looked into getting a high output alternator and doing an electric a/c compressor but that might be a next summer project. I did just order...

Cooling Update: Finished the cooling system. It ended up taking longer and more parts than I anticipated. I also switched most of the hoses to silicone as the heater hoses are pretty close to the exhaust manifold. The thermostat did leak and I could not get it to seal with just the rubber. I...

Nice, I have bought a few things through temu that are just the exact same thing on Amazon but cheaper.

Pretty sweet, should be a fund project. I thought if I ever get tired of the rx8 of getting one to LS swap.

lol, don't worry about it

Got a little bit of time this weekend. Cleaned up the wires, mostly done and got the top side of the radiator mounted. I need to make some brackets for the bottom and will likely mount them to the frame rails. I also found out the shifter I have sits too high and does not clear the trim. I found...

Small Update: This is just a quick update of what I had been doing and what I am now working on with lots of pics. I am at the point now where I need to figure out cooling and driveshaft and the car is ready to drive. I still don't have an exhaust but that does not stop the car from rolling...

She's Alive! Still a decent amount of stuff to do, exhaust, cooling, wire cleanup, vac lines, driveshaft but it is getting close. I will add more info when I can but most of the work lately has been wiring and testing. It is not super hard but it is very tedious.

Seafoam sorta works but it is not a miracle fix. Raider posted the proper cleaning info. Some people get a little knowledge and then feel like they know it all and want to feel important so they write 5000 words about seafoam lol. I would trust this forum over reddit all day long. Good info can...

Small Update: but tons of time and work I have started digging into the wiring more. I have all the engine wires hooked up. I decided to ghetto wire them for now to check that all sensors are right and that things are behaving as they should. I will upload the excel sheet of how it all works...

Yes, you need to update the mafcal in the tune like I show in the first post. Everything .9v and lower needs a value of 0.

More Stuffs I did end up wrapping and sealing the headers. I want to try and keep the heat out of the car as I will not have AC anytime soon. This took a few hours and was gross. Wear some gloves and clothes that you can wash right away. Keep the wrap wet or else you will just breathe in glass...

Battery This video was helpful and got me off to a good start. Battery Trunk Relocation and Coilover Install on Your Mazda RX8! Parts Used Marine Bus Bar 12V 250A Power Distribution Block 12 Volt DC Busbar 3/8" Dual Studs Battery Bus Bar for Boat Automotive Solar System Heat Shield Sleeve...

Fuel Pump I am still not totally sure on how to handle the fuel. I have seen people run a return and no return. I have seen them add an LS regulator but then idk what they did with the rx8 regulator that is in the basket. I had a spare fuel pump from the speed3 sitting around and it is rated...

I used my OEM keepers. https://mazdaspeeds.org/index.php?threads/installing-valve-springs-head-off-the-car.8711/