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GrandAm 20BRx-8
11-29-2005, 11:52 PM
http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=8D63DA8A-3EDE-4560-84DA-BB7A6DB2A929&kw=11&p=4

http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=B5DC372F-9104-4B1E-A0D3-DAD22A210EBF&kw=11&p=4

http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=22B68505-C32D-41CF-925B-4341C8EBF830&kw=11&p=4

Nemesis8
11-29-2005, 11:56 PM
Nice vids - 20B baby

Moostafa29
11-30-2005, 12:14 AM
What can I say.... :worship:

IZoomZoomI
11-30-2005, 12:15 AM
how the heck do I get mine to sound like that! Sound like a straight f1 car.

roywhitep5
11-30-2005, 12:21 AM
oh yes! n/a 20b?

GrandAm 20BRx-8
11-30-2005, 12:26 AM
oh yes! n/a 20b?

yes sir N/A 20b making over 450whp P-Port iindividual throtle body with 3 1600cc injectors... :rock:

Raptor2k
11-30-2005, 12:30 AM
Any 0-60 times? 0-100?

I want that engine.

BlueEyes
11-30-2005, 12:40 AM
how the heck do I get mine to sound like that! Sound like a straight f1 car.
You get a 20b and hope nobody has heard an F1 car.

Because it doesn't sound anything like an F1 car.
http://www.f1racing.net/en/v8.wma

Sounds great though!!

XDEEDUBBX
11-30-2005, 12:41 AM
i love that rx8!!! i've seen pics but didn't know it sounded that good!

juikster
11-30-2005, 01:20 AM
nice. :icon_tup:

GrandAm 20BRx-8
11-30-2005, 01:39 AM
no 0-60 times all though we will be in homestead next mon and tues for Grand Am Test day...ill take some more pics of the car and post them....i crew for tht car so i know it like the back of my hand.

BlueEyes
11-30-2005, 01:43 AM
are you guys running infrared tire temp guages?

How much does the car weigh?

GrandAm 20BRx-8
11-30-2005, 02:03 AM
no infared tire temp gagues we are a private team with no help from mazda at all whts so ever and we have been running since last year....the whole body on the car is carbon kevlar except for whts left of the stock body....the roof is getting chopped off and replaced by a carbon kevlar roof...so by the time we go 2 daytona in jan for testing the car will be right around 2300lbs

PoLaK
11-30-2005, 02:05 AM
if you work on it you musta hated when this happened.

BlueEyes
11-30-2005, 02:07 AM
Polak>> :balls: <<GrandAm 20BRx-8

BlueEyes
11-30-2005, 02:10 AM
no infared tire temp gagues we are a private team with no help from mazda at all whts so ever and we have been running since last year....the whole body on the car is carbon kevlar except for whts left of the stock body....the roof is getting chopped off and replaced by a carbon kevlar roof...so by the time we go 2 daytona in jan for testing the car will be right around 2300lbs
Thanks for the reply. Are you running any data aquisition?

What type of dampers are you running?

L8APEX
11-30-2005, 08:01 AM
that thing sounds awesome. A lot like the courage P2 car. Loudest things on the track.

KYLiquid
11-30-2005, 09:01 AM
I saw that car last year at rolex, pretty nice, saw it durring testing and it was kick ass, sounded awsome! Huge Flames.

Have you guys gotten more of the problems sorted out.

GrandAm 20BRx-8
11-30-2005, 11:29 AM
I saw that car last year at rolex, pretty nice, saw it durring testing and it was kick ass, sounded awsome! Huge Flames.

Have you guys gotten more of the problems sorted out.
yea since last year the car has come along way...when you saw it at the daytona test day it was running the old engine manegment system with a different intake setup and the motors back then had over 80 hours of race time on the so they were really low on power......

GrandAm 20BRx-8
11-30-2005, 11:34 AM
Now the motors are brand new we have a sequential shifter setup for the jerico trany.....the car has penske coilovers.A Motec Engine Mangement System. and we put even bigger brakes on from Performance Friction...it had wilwoods but those things where garbage.......and tht picture of the car hitting the wall on the first page....yea tht was are 4th paying driver and yea we were all a lil bit pissed but it could have been alot worse...eve thoe the car did take a hard hit nothing serious happend to it....

gh0st
11-30-2005, 11:59 AM
congrats on the car. what parts of the rx8 did you keep? and what are your predictions for next year? any changes?

you guys need to sell that body kit. simply put, i blows EVERYTHING we have now out of the water.

denward

GrandAm 20BRx-8
11-30-2005, 08:32 PM
congrats on the car. what parts of the rx8 did you keep? and what are your predictions for next year? any changes?

you guys need to sell that body kit. simply put, i blows EVERYTHING we have now out of the water.

denward
for next year i think the car will do better than last year and wont break as much..last years daytona 24 was the big shake down test for tht car. we wont be running the whole season do to the fact tht we are a private team meaning tht we dont have as much money as a factory backed team...so will be running a hand full of races but the car will be alot quicker and reliable.

davefzr
11-30-2005, 08:35 PM
That is so awesome! I just found out though that the event at Ca. Speedway may not be held this year due to some modifications of the track. Do you know if there will an event held at Ca. Speedway? If not.. Will you attend the Laguna race? I have got to attend an event that you race at next year.

NgoRX8
11-30-2005, 08:42 PM
That is one nice 8... *drool

devious12
11-30-2005, 09:06 PM
for next year i think the car will do better than last year and wont break as much..last years daytona 24 was the big shake down test for tht car. we wont be running the whole season do to the fact tht we are a private team meaning tht we dont have as much money as a factory backed team...so will be running a hand full of races but the car will be alot quicker and reliable.


I agree, that widebody kit is really sweet! I contacted you or maybe your brother over the summer to see how much you would charge for the widebody kit, given we have a few buyers?

GrandAm 20BRx-8
11-30-2005, 09:34 PM
I agree, that widebody kit is really sweet! I contacted you or maybe your brother over the summer to see how much you would charge for the widebody kit, given we have a few buyers?

well im nither of the brother im just a real close friend of theres who is always at the house working on the car...but as far as the wide body i dont know if they will sell any like the one we have....but maybe mazdaspeed might sell the one for the speedsource 8..i know tht one isnt cheap considering its a full carbon fiber kit...i think the price range for there kit was like $15,000 or something like tht.alot of money

GrandAm 20BRx-8
11-30-2005, 09:37 PM
That is so awesome! I just found out though that the event at Ca. Speedway may not be held this year due to some modifications of the track. Do you know if there will an event held at Ca. Speedway? If not.. Will you attend the Laguna race? I have got to attend an event that you race at next year.
to be honest man i couldnt tell u if they are goin to have an event at cal speedway u would have to look it up on the GrandAm web site www.grandamerican.com
and im not sure if where goin 2 travel to the west coast beeing since were out of Homestead,FL its along drive...but will see wht happens.

davefzr
11-30-2005, 11:31 PM
For those interested.. It looks like they will be in Long Beach instead of Ca. Speedway... Ca. Speedway is building a midway where the dragstrip is currently at and creating more of a "City Walk" type atmosphere...

vectorwolf
11-30-2005, 11:31 PM
Very nice. That sound gave me chills...

Nemesis8
11-30-2005, 11:57 PM
yes sir N/A 20b making over 450whp P-Port iindividual throtle body with 3 1600cc injectors... :rock:Kindalikethis?

GrandAm 20BRx-8
12-01-2005, 02:17 AM
Kindalikethis?

kinda sorta except for tht the intake runners are a lil shorter and have filters on them with a soft air box. you will see it when i post the pics on monday or tuesday.

kw1k
12-01-2005, 02:29 AM
I want one!