I just watched Bruce Turrentine’s video on how to rebuild a gen 2 13B.  (Pretty good video considering it was done by one guy and a tripod – and the price was sure right, $30 delivered.)

 

I’m considering using a Renesis and was wondering if there are any significant differences or gotchas between the 2 engines that I need to know about.

 

Also, I’ve been looking for the Shop Manual for a 2004 Renesis/RX-8 and found a couple on EBay.  The actual printed manuals cost anywhere from $100-200, but there seem to be electronic versions of these manuals available for <$20.  Has anyone used the electronic versions – likes or dislikes?

 

Given the choice among publishers like Haynes, Chilton, or Mazda, which is best? I would tend to go w/ Mazda but sometimes Japanese manuals can loose something in translation.

 

Thanks,

 

 

 

Jeff Luckey