PREMIER GEAR PG-17993 Starter Replacement for Mazda Rx-8 R2 (04-08), N3H1-18-400, N3H1-18-400A, N3H1-18-400AR, N3Z1-18-400, M000T87981, M001T30471, M001T30471A, M001T30471AMU, Grey

I own a 05 RX8 and have since 2007. I love this car but it’s always started slow as the series 1 just about must have a faster cranking starter. This is it! If you can safely Jack your car up on stands there’s only 2 bolts and an electrical plug to uninstall/install.This is legit, my car has never cranked so fast.Zac @fuelinjecteddreams

I was skeptical to buy this but I am glad I did! My RX8 starts right up now. Before it was a slow crank and would even drain my battery trying to get it started. This starter works great and I would buy it again in the future!

I love it. My car started up a lot faster then usual.

I bought this for my 6 Speed 04 RX8 a few months ago in preparation for the starter to fail (It's a common issue in the earlier models). Just a few weeks ago it failed thank God I had this on hand.The replacement took about 30 minutes including a fight with some rusted bolts. All in all it really wasn't much of a hassle. As soon as I went to turn it over it roared like an angry beehive! My car starts like new again which means no more push starting.I would definitely purchase this starter again as a replacement.

Great upgrade for the RX-8. I have a 2004 that was becoming at times very hard to start when hot. This fixed the issue immediately. Easy to install. Took maybe an hour to put on. Easily accessible under the car. Wish I had installed this long ago.

Perfect fit,Car starts easily.

I have a 2005 manual transmission rx8. It has the typical hot start issue. After replacing the factory starter with this upgrade she will crank up every time within a few seconds.

My 04 rx8 used to have hot start problems. Thankfully this upgraded starter took that away.

If your RX8 has problems starting this starter is the perfect thing to correct it. I’m so glad I figured it out. Before it was such a pain in the ass. Now it’s amazing.

After 1 month of use, the starter is fast, way faster than 1.4kW 11-tooth original Rx8 starter after 14 years ;P

This fits the 04-08 RX-8. It is not the upgraded higher power starter though. It is a stock replacement.

On my RX8, the wire that connects the motor to the solenoid had corroded to a stub. Motor itself was fine, but this replacement was a good price and promised next day delivery. Ordered it in the evening, took out old motor the next morning, received and installed the replacement in the afternoon. New motor is also higher power than the original, so the old RX8 fires up more quickly now.

I read the reviews for this starter, and skeptical that it would fix my 2004 RX-8 warm starting problems. I thought fuel,spark,compression.....we're my problems. But...I was surprised, installed the new starter, and it fixed my problem. The new starter turns over the rotary engine so fast! Hasn't missed start yet! Very impressed with the product and quality.