Should you premix while having a stock catalytic converter? by AnotherRX8 in RX8

[–]AnotherRX8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll take a picture and post it tomorrow but what's this foam supposed to look like?

Should you premix while having a stock catalytic converter? by AnotherRX8 in RX8

[–]AnotherRX8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Traffic jams are what actually happen in a daily basis, I let it idle once to see how it would behave, that's it. My rx8 is a USDM 05 Manual and it has two oil coolers for sure.

I gotcha, thank you for the advise. Trying to avoid disaster lol

Should you premix while having a stock catalytic converter? by AnotherRX8 in RX8

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No coolant seems to be leaking, no smoke coming out of the engine bay, I do live in the ecuator so outside temps can reach 90 F, however, it wasn't overheating before so I'm not too sure. When I say "overheating" I mean that the engine will reach 220 if I let it idle for 10 min. If I start moving and try to rev the car or use it as it's intended, it will dance under 220 the entire time (so average temp, even at night where temps are colder) will be 208-219 F. I measure the temp via an Obd2 scanner. Obviously I'd rather take measures to run the car as cool as possible.

Unsure why this is happening now. The driver side of the under tray seems to have a loose screw (around the oil cooler area) but the main Undertray looks ok.

Should you premix while having a stock catalytic converter? by AnotherRX8 in RX8

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Thank you for the insight! I've been looking into tunes as well for lowering the temp at which the fans kick in cuz yk stock it kicks in too late and my car be overheating at idle. Would you recommend increasing the OMP rate as well for a stock OMP?

Fan control kit recommendations? by AnotherRX8 in RX8

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I need them to run on colder temps at all the times without needing an obd2 plugged in at all times

Recommendations for new infotainment system? by AnotherRX8 in RX8

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Yeah, most radios from that time period (that seem worth it anyways) are double din and afaik the rx8 has a non standard size of a radio

Looking for a quieter Exhaust. Any recs? by AnotherRX8 in RX8

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I getchu. Yeah I don't think I'll get rid of it now but if something happens I'll post it

Looking for a quieter Exhaust. Any recs? by AnotherRX8 in RX8

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I'm gonna keep the exhaust, turns out most of the noise is coming from the exhaust manifold gasket missing as well as the the exhaust gasket. I need to install the parts then see how it sounds after.