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This is my 2004 Mazda RX-8. I have owned it since 2009 and have loved every minute of it. It is a RWD car powered by a 1.3L Rotary engine. The car is super lightweight and an absolute blast to drive. I have had this car to the track a few times and it has never failed to impress me, revving past many cars with significantly more power due to the low curb rate and the impressive handling. If you've never driven a rotary, you're missing out on the bliss that is 10,000 RPM.

I am getting married in a few months and could use the extra cash to start a family, so I've got to let the toy go. As you can tell by the pictures, the car was in a "in-between" phase. I had just purchased a ton of parts for it before parking it, so many of the parts have very little wear. It seats four people (the back doors are hidden suicide doors) and while it may not look it, I've fit four adults in it. You should see people's faces when they see four people step out of it. Hahaha. A car seat fits comfortably in the back as well. The car has been sitting since Feb (ran and driven every month since) but will probably need a tune-up since it sat for so long. The tires are about half-tread all the way around. The entire ignition system is new, so nothing there will be replaced anytime soon. Tranny and Diff fluids were replaced about three months before it was parked, filled with full-synthetic Redline products (same thing I've always ran in it). Battery is a new Optima Red Top. Been in the car just over a year with storage time, battery has a 3 year warranty. No major damage. A/C is ice cold, transmission shifts smoothly, radio is loud, runs and drives. Because the car doesn't have a catalytic convertor (just a heads up to those with emissions tests), it will shoot fireballs if bounced off the limiter, so be aware if someone's riding your butt and you downshift, you will toast their front-end a bit. ;)

The car has a couple of small flaws. The largest (to me) is the secondary fuel rail regulator went out on it right before I parked it, which affects fuel delivery above 6,000 RPM. The car will still reach 9800, but it is missing a chunk of power in that range. The good thing is that's a relatively inexpensive part and the labor isn't particularly tough. Out of everything I've owned, this has been the easiest car to work on. Everything is easy to get to because the motor is tiny. The only other thing mechanically wrong with it is the mail oil seal is leaking. The leak isn't bad (maybe a quart per oil change?) but like any oil leak, it could be fine for years, it could be fine for days. That fix is a little more labor intensive, but the seal itself is cheap. There are a few cracks in the dash, a small hole in the driver seat and the driver's window motor is on its way out. Otherwise, the car is 100% ready to go. Maybe $1,000 to get the car to like-new and if it wasn't for the wedding, that's DEFINITELY what I would be doing. XD

Now for the fun stuff, CUSTOM parts!
Veilside Replica Bodykit (all duraflex, stronger than fiberglass and flexes like polyurethane)
Mazdaspeed Replica Wing
EvoR Carbon Fiber Hood (painted black after the evil bright thing in the sky, aka the Florida sun,destroyed my beautiful carbon fiber)
VFAD Delete
K&N Drop-in Filter
BHR Ignition System
THMotorsports Midpipe
GReddy SP2 Exhaust
Racing Beat Solid Motor Mounts
TEIN Street Basis adjustable coilovers (They can go down another inch, but the roads here suck)
ICW Kamikazes 18x7.5
Walbro 255 LPH Fuel Pump
Upgraded Starter (late-model version)
VVme HIDs (6k)
All interior lights swapped for LEDs (red in the door lights, HID-style LEDs in the vanity and map lights)
Carbon Fiber Shift Knob (The original knob is still in the car, if you prefer it)
Optima Red Top Battery still under warranty

I believe that's it! If I think of anything I'll add to the listing. Please don't hesitate to ask me if you have any questions or would like more pictures, I would be more than happy to take more! Contact me if you have any questions, direct email is jepjon@hotmail.com

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