Some Rotary Help...

"protodad" (protodad) 03/16/2014 at 22:27 • Filed to: None

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So as much as I might have sounded like a ricer in my last post ( !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ) complaining about the price disparity for a bunch of Hondas, I really just felt I couldn't afford something better.

Well, in another great turn of events, it seems that a few WRX's and RX8's fell into my price range (or I got greedy and decided to spend a little more...).

So for those who own RX-8's, do you guys ever have trouble passing smog? I have heard that RX8s specifically are actually very good when it comes to passing unless there is a serious issue.

The car in question has under 100k miles with a dealer installed engine with less than 7k. The owner has tons of documentation from the nearby Mazda dealer documenting the last 100k miles. HOWEVER, the car has aftermarket headers and exhaust that were installed recently and has a CEL. The owner has paperwork proving he had the thing smogged (pre-headers) about 5-6 months ago but lovely CA requires a smog within 90 days to transfer the title. He claims he will have it smogged tomorrow, but it is a 3 hour drive for me and I have a feeling he couldn't swap the manifold that fast.

If the thing wasn't so gorgeous and well documented I wouldn't bother, but I am pretty sure if I don't buy it someone else will. I can check the codes to verify it is an O2 sensor that is throwing the CEL, but is there any chance this thing wouldn't pass?

Thanks Oppo!

Skif6996 > protodad 03/16/2014 at 22:30

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The thing that makes me wary is that the engine was replaced in under 100k miles. What are the reat of the mechanicals going to look like? Even though the repairs are documented, it sounds like the car has been driven pretty hard or not maintained well.