Matts2ksi updated - RX-8

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Gone from piston's to rotary...But to back up slightly here's the evolution...
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2004 RX-8 GT




She's mostly stock, but pretty fully loaded...GT and Appearance packages, everything but navi. I've added front splash guards and an Ipod adaptor, but no major plans for her. Maybe further down the road I'd like to lower it and add some summer wheels
 

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did that em1 have an rsx wing on it..? thats a nice color for an rx8.
 


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did that em1 have an rsx wing on it..? thats a nice color for an rx8.
That is an RSX wing...not an A-spec, but still for an RSX. I kept it on there for a little while, but put the original Si spoiler when I decided to sell it.

And the winning blue is definitely a lot easier to keep clean than black! But I do like the black RX-8.
 

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nice matt!!
 


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I've had my 6 for a year now..
I will have had the 8 for a year this august! She doesn't drive too well in the snow, but winters here aren't as bad as they are up in Chi-town. Which by the way, I was up there a few times last year...my bro-n-law lived there before he headed out to Asia, but I love Chicago! Best city in the midwest minus not having the Cardinals. But I still root for the Cubies when the Cardinals aren't on.
 

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I will have had the 8 for a year this august! She doesn't drive too well in the snow, but winters here aren't as bad as they are up in Chi-town. Which by the way, I was up there a few times last year...my bro-n-law lived there before he headed out to Asia, but I love Chicago! Best city in the midwest minus not having the Cardinals. But I still root for the Cubies when the Cardinals aren't on.
dam dude should of hit me up! have you done any mods to the 8? I have been talking to Hooked_on4 about visiting hix and getting a tatt, have you seen his shop?
 

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dam dude should of hit me up! have you done any mods to the 8? I have been talking to Hooked_on4 about visiting hix and getting a tatt, have you seen his shop?
Nope not yet...but I am thinking about getting another tat. The wife gave me the OK since it's Hix, but apparently from his mom...the shop is doing really well. Anyway, yeah you guys should come down and check it out...sorry there's not really any other reason to visit Springfield. It's mostly used as a huge rest area for those on their way to Branson!?:shock:

And as far as mods to the 8, not really...parts for 'em are a little more $ than those for the civic! :x And I'm also maneuvering my way into getting a CBR next spring.
 

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Nope not yet...but I am thinking about getting another tat. The wife gave me the OK since it's Hix, but apparently from his mom...the shop is doing really well. Anyway, yeah you guys should come down and check it out...sorry there's not really any other reason to visit Springfield. It's mostly used as a huge rest area for those on their way to Branson!?:shock:

And as far as mods to the 8, not really...parts for 'em are a little more $ than those for the civic! :x And I'm also maneuvering my way into getting a CBR next spring.
groovy! yeah parts the 6 aren't cheep iether.... I've doen a few DYI's and that its..
 

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YOUR RX8 is tits!! :drool: Way to go!
 

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hey one question about that rsx spoiler. did you have to modify anything, or did it line up with the holes from the si spoiler?
 

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hey one question about that rsx spoiler. did you have to modify anything, or did it line up with the holes from the si spoiler?
two of the four holes match perfectly...I've still got the spoiler, I'd sell it to you for $100 shipped!
 

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two of the four holes match perfectly...I've still got the spoiler, I'd sell it to you for $100 shipped!
do you have any pictures of that car with the spoiler on at a different angle or something? i really wanna see how it looks from the sides and all. if you can that would be awesome. thanks man.
 

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hmm i thought i saw a for sale sign on this thing...
 

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hmm i thought i saw a for sale sign on this thing...
Ah, you are correct...I am "trying" to sell it, but I'm not desperate. More than likely I'll keep it. But the funny thing is that my brother saw another winning blue Rx-8 GT for sale on the west north west side of town about a month ago...he thought that was me, but I was elsewhere.

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i'll buy it from you, is the color nighthawk or flamco black peral ?
It's nighthawk...so if my memory serves me correctly, only the 99-00 civics came in NBP, but I could be wrong...all I know is that it matched my 99 Si?!?! And I'll let you know if enycesam doesn't want it!

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do you have any pictures of that car with the spoiler on at a different angle or something? i really wanna see how it looks from the sides and all. if you can that would be awesome. thanks man.
I'll see if I can dig some up...but I don't think I have too many pics back then. I didn't have a digi cam back then?!
 

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My brother had an RX-8 for a while. I f**king loved it. That thing handled like a dream. Power was overrated out the factory but it was still pretty quick.

The only thing I didn't like about it was the shifting. For a sports car, the gear shifter felt pretty sloppy when switching gears.

The night he traded it in, he took it up to 148 on the highway around where he lived lol.
 


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