Sanz-Motor

Engine is out! Waiting for some exhaust hardware so the newer motor can go in.
The hardware should arrive tomorrow evening, so if all goes well the rx-8 will be back on the road Wednesday morning.

Engine Swap Teaser

I have a back log of blog posts for a series of DIYs. Unfortunately at this time I have a need to swap motors. However I will create a detailed DIY engine swap by the end of this year (hopefully).
Stay tuned for some more exciting developments with Franeke and the Mazda RX-8!

Shenandoah Track Day

On May 14th I drove to Summit Point in West Virginia and raced with TrackDaze. The Shenandoah circuit is freaking awesome. There elevation changes on this 2.2mi course is a blast. However, the first session was while it was raining; which was treacherous.

Session 2 was on a damp track.

Session 3 was on a dry track.

Session 4 was on a hot track.

Here are some pictures from the event:

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Hoover

Throughout the four sessions I managed to get point by's from a Nissan GTR, BMW 335i, BMW 135i, Nissan 370z, a handful of miatas, and a Mustang GT.

Street Ported RX-8 Tunnel Run(s)

Street Ported RX-8 running through a tunnel...and shooting flames. Flames weren't seen...but they certainly were heard.

Race Exhaust Setup Testing

Racingbeat Street Ported templates
Racingbeat Header
ExoticSpeed Race pipe
HKS Hipower Catback

AEM Intake

Street tuned with Cobb AccessPort