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06-07-2017, 02:01 PM
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Tipin...Just For You!!

...and whoever else might be interested! You might appreciate this...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...re_article-top
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06-07-2017, 02:10 PM
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Sound nice, don't you think

Not what you'd expect whilst you leave your car in the care of mechanics or anyone else for that matter.

The owner is a bit of a pratt though.....£1000 knocked off value because his engine was redlined?

These engines are made to be revved, made to be thrashed....in fact if you don't the engine doesn't like it.

Thanks for the link.
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06-07-2017, 02:35 PM
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Yes, it does sound nice! Is that what they mean when they say, the engine...purrs? Or, maybe, that was a roar!!!
I did laugh when the loud music came on as well... the cheeky devil!!
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06-07-2017, 02:40 PM
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I'd go for roar.

The engine does have a sweet spot where the whole exhaust note changes(6000rpm).

I'm a geek.

Driving it like that will see fuel consumption go through the roof(8-10mpg?)
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What a bluudy cheek , I would have gone ape and got as much as I possibly could from them.
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06-07-2017, 05:17 PM
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As tpin says, they are meant to be revved, as for the compression ratios to be below Mazda specs, well that's normal after a few years, as all engines wear, he did quite well with the compo though
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Originally Posted by Primus1 ->
As tpin says, they are meant to be revved, as for the compression ratios to be below Mazda specs, well that's normal after a few years, as all engines wear, he did quite well with the compo though

Correct.

Show me an RX-8 that isn't(without a new engine)and I'll show you a bullsh****r.

Some(earlier models pre 06) have had to have complete engine rebuilds at 50k miles.
 

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