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So now with the exhaust in place and adding some extra power and sound it was time to look at the intake system for an upgrade. Since there wasn't much on the market at the time from the big players in the industry we started nosing around and found that America's favorite air filter maker, K&

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So now that were rolling in style nice and tight with our new coil overs, we looked to opening up some hidden power in the exhaust department. The stock system like most new cars has restrictions and emissions that rob our dual rotor of power. With the impending onslaught of exhaust systems fr

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I'll be the first one to admit that Mazda did their homework before they designed the suspension platform on the RX8. For daily driving the dampening rates are pretty good. Fortunately for us, we typically stretch the term "daily driving" to it's thinnest, and by now we knew two things; 1) the c

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Now that we’re riding on some of the most kickin wheels in the universe some thing wasn’t right. The USDM RX8 comes with the ugly amber colored side markers. To stay true to our JDM passion we ordered a set of clear side markers from Mazda of Japan. These arrived sometime thereafter wrapped up

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The stock wheels on the RX8 are not bad, in fact not to heavy, and looked good with the car. Some would say they were enough, but we knew we could do better. Since the 6spd comes stock with 18s we had to go at least one plus size just because…well we had to. From the moment I decided to get the c

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Let me quickly think about the past 2 years of Vivid Racing Cars. 4 Cars, over $75,000 in parts, and $100,000 in cars...NO MORE!!! But how could we say that. We are Vivid Racing. Builder of the sickest, best looking, and all around performing JDM cars. First to the magazines, first to the forum