Greddy Turbo w/ Mazdaspeed Kit - Greetings from the UK!
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Greddy Turbo w/ Mazdaspeed Kit - Greetings from the UK!
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Long time lurker and sponger of all the FI knowledge! Always been a bit afraid to post/comment due to the infamous newbie bashing but since I'll inevitably need a helping hand at some point soon *hint hint*, I figure I might as well start posting now
Brief introduction:
>I hail from the UK
>I am on my 4th RX-8 but I never should have sold the first one
>I am rapidly approaching the second round of tuning for my Greddy turbo kit build but the lack of experience with boosted '8s over here makes everything more challenging
>I have a habit of not finishing ambitious projects but am determined to follow through with this one even if it costs me my sanity (and most of my take home pay!)
>My long-term goal is to have one of (if not the) most reliably boosted turbo '8s in the country
So anyway... 'sup!
Long time lurker and sponger of all the FI knowledge! Always been a bit afraid to post/comment due to the infamous newbie bashing but since I'll inevitably need a helping hand at some point soon *hint hint*, I figure I might as well start posting now
Brief introduction:
>I hail from the UK
>I am on my 4th RX-8 but I never should have sold the first one
>I am rapidly approaching the second round of tuning for my Greddy turbo kit build but the lack of experience with boosted '8s over here makes everything more challenging
>I have a habit of not finishing ambitious projects but am determined to follow through with this one even if it costs me my sanity (and most of my take home pay!)
>My long-term goal is to have one of (if not the) most reliably boosted turbo '8s in the country
So anyway... 'sup!
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Camera skills: Potato
MAF has since had a flange welded to the pipe going to the throttle body and is attached correctly now
Pictures aren't 100% up to date
All pipe-work was custom made by hand - no, not by me I'm afraid
Edit: better pictures are on the agenda but I am incredibly lazy...
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I run an Adaptronic Select so he will be tuning with WARI
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Fingers crossed! I must admit, I felt a lot better when I saw a Mazda 757 LeMans car worth 6 figures at his shop :P
I may have to pick the brains of some of you more experienced folk in due time but luckily, I am quite adept at using the search button already
I may have to pick the brains of some of you more experienced folk in due time but luckily, I am quite adept at using the search button already
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Completely stock for now. I am intrigued to see what I can get out of it before looking to rebuild for higher flow
RE the pipework - the stuff that the kit came with when I bought the car was mis-matched and cobbled together out of different bits of pipework - really shoddily done imo. Alan at Solid Fabrications really takes pride in his work and I was suitably impressed with the end result
RE the pipework - the stuff that the kit came with when I bought the car was mis-matched and cobbled together out of different bits of pipework - really shoddily done imo. Alan at Solid Fabrications really takes pride in his work and I was suitably impressed with the end result
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Completely stock for now. I am intrigued to see what I can get out of it before looking to rebuild for higher flow
RE the pipework - the stuff that the kit came with when I bought the car was mis-matched and cobbled together out of different bits of pipework - really shoddily done imo. Alan at Solid Fabrications really takes pride in his work and I was suitably impressed with the end result
RE the pipework - the stuff that the kit came with when I bought the car was mis-matched and cobbled together out of different bits of pipework - really shoddily done imo. Alan at Solid Fabrications really takes pride in his work and I was suitably impressed with the end result
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My aim is to have a decent/constant level of boost from 3k to as close to redline as possible. Decent doesnt mean high but enough so that the power is there and the car stays very driveable as I use it frequently. I was originally thinking 7psi but with blanking the APV and combining with yellow/blue/blue injectors and an updated fuel pump, is 9 likely to be achievable consistently on the stock Greddy snail?
First power run was without the MAF and I believe the Mazda ECU was pulling back the throttle due to no reading from the MAF as I witnessed a significant lack of power (190hp peak at 4 psi) and it completely dived at the top end even though boost stayed consistent throughout. The MAF has since been plumbed back in right before the throttle body but I am not ready to take it back to the tuner yet (see above fueling mods)
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My aim is to have a decent/constant level of boost from 3k to as close to redline as possible. Decent doesnt mean high but enough so that the power is there and the car stays very driveable as I use it frequently. I was originally thinking 7psi but with blanking the APV and combining with yellow/blue/blue injectors and an updated fuel pump, is 9 likely to be achievable consistently on the stock Greddy snail?
My aim is to have a decent/constant level of boost from 3k to as close to redline as possible. Decent doesnt mean high but enough so that the power is there and the car stays very driveable as I use it frequently. I was originally thinking 7psi but with blanking the APV and combining with yellow/blue/blue injectors and an updated fuel pump, is 9 likely to be achievable consistently on the stock Greddy snail?
First power run was without the MAF and I believe the Mazda ECU was pulling back the throttle due to no reading from the MAF as I witnessed a significant lack of power (190hp peak at 4 psi) and it completely dived at the top end even though boost stayed consistent throughout. The MAF has since been plumbed back in right before the throttle body but I am not ready to take it back to the tuner yet (see above fueling mods)
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Another grey area - I've heard something mentioned about some sort of dongle which fools an O2 sensor? Is this something that was part of the emangle or is it something different entirely?
EDIT: Can a mod move this to the S1 FI section please now that I'm past 10 posts and can actually post there? Thanks!
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For ceramic coating. I played with the spray on ceramic paint. If forget the name, but there is only one. I wanted to keep the exhaust cool and quit baking my transmission. When done, I had good results.
Thread is here. https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tec...-paint-251326/
Last post is maybe more applicable... Good follow on data.
Thread is here. https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tec...-paint-251326/
Last post is maybe more applicable... Good follow on data.