Wildcard about?
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From: Katherine, NT
OK, that'll do for the Top Gun quotes.....
I missed that piece on the TV the other night, but I was there when they filmed it, so I have a good idea what it was about.
I've settled into the Territory now. Been in Darwin for the last couple of days. I don't have broadband internet up here though, which is why y'all haven't heard much out of me for a while.
Yes the '8 didn't like the heat on the drive up here. At 38-40deg outside air temp, I couldn't go any faster than 150 without overheating. The car even boiled and spat coolant all over the engine bay twice. I hear that PWR make a bigger radiator for the RX-8 and have sold quite a few to the US, so I will have to invest in one of them before I can really make the most of the unlimited speed limits up here.
Fuel economy is the other shitty thing I discovered on the drive. At 150km/h sustained, the car runs at around 0.80 Lambda and I was getting 16+L/100km. So some of the time gained is lost in all the extra refuelling stops!
Perhaps this type of driving is suited to a different kind of 8...... a V8.
I missed that piece on the TV the other night, but I was there when they filmed it, so I have a good idea what it was about.
I've settled into the Territory now. Been in Darwin for the last couple of days. I don't have broadband internet up here though, which is why y'all haven't heard much out of me for a while.
Yes the '8 didn't like the heat on the drive up here. At 38-40deg outside air temp, I couldn't go any faster than 150 without overheating. The car even boiled and spat coolant all over the engine bay twice. I hear that PWR make a bigger radiator for the RX-8 and have sold quite a few to the US, so I will have to invest in one of them before I can really make the most of the unlimited speed limits up here.
Fuel economy is the other shitty thing I discovered on the drive. At 150km/h sustained, the car runs at around 0.80 Lambda and I was getting 16+L/100km. So some of the time gained is lost in all the extra refuelling stops!
Perhaps this type of driving is suited to a different kind of 8...... a V8.
rev it up
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From: Brisbane Australia
Hi Wildcard
By the sounds of things you car is running in extreme conditions with the danger of a cooked engine. A larger radiator would be a wise move. If this does not work then you may need ro resort to fancy water sprays, etc to keep things cool.
If the car can survive the ultimate torture in these conditions then it will be a good sign for the reliability of the Hymee supercharger.
Good luck and I hope you manage to iorn these bugs out.
skc
By the sounds of things you car is running in extreme conditions with the danger of a cooked engine. A larger radiator would be a wise move. If this does not work then you may need ro resort to fancy water sprays, etc to keep things cool.
If the car can survive the ultimate torture in these conditions then it will be a good sign for the reliability of the Hymee supercharger.
Good luck and I hope you manage to iorn these bugs out.
skc
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From: Central Coast, NSW
Originally Posted by skc
Hi Wildcard
If the car can survive the ultimate torture in these conditions then it will be a good sign for the reliability of the Hymee supercharger.
Good luck and I hope you manage to iorn these bugs out.
skc
If the car can survive the ultimate torture in these conditions then it will be a good sign for the reliability of the Hymee supercharger.
Good luck and I hope you manage to iorn these bugs out.
skc
Yep. I detailed that, and some of the reasons, in my first post in this thread. It was a good call by Phil. Difficult, but for the better. And the results our test pilot reported have vindicated that decision.
Cheers,
Hymee.
Cheers,
Hymee.
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Shootin' from the hip
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From: Sydney, Australia
Originally Posted by Wildcard
OK, that'll do for the Top Gun quotes.....
I missed that piece on the TV the other night, but I was there when they filmed it, so I have a good idea what it was about.
I've settled into the Territory now. Been in Darwin for the last couple of days. I don't have broadband internet up here though, which is why y'all haven't heard much out of me for a while.
Yes the '8 didn't like the heat on the drive up here. At 38-40deg outside air temp, I couldn't go any faster than 150 without overheating. The car even boiled and spat coolant all over the engine bay twice. I hear that PWR make a bigger radiator for the RX-8 and have sold quite a few to the US, so I will have to invest in one of them before I can really make the most of the unlimited speed limits up here.
Fuel economy is the other shitty thing I discovered on the drive. At 150km/h sustained, the car runs at around 0.80 Lambda and I was getting 16+L/100km. So some of the time gained is lost in all the extra refuelling stops!
Perhaps this type of driving is suited to a different kind of 8...... a V8.
I missed that piece on the TV the other night, but I was there when they filmed it, so I have a good idea what it was about.
I've settled into the Territory now. Been in Darwin for the last couple of days. I don't have broadband internet up here though, which is why y'all haven't heard much out of me for a while.
Yes the '8 didn't like the heat on the drive up here. At 38-40deg outside air temp, I couldn't go any faster than 150 without overheating. The car even boiled and spat coolant all over the engine bay twice. I hear that PWR make a bigger radiator for the RX-8 and have sold quite a few to the US, so I will have to invest in one of them before I can really make the most of the unlimited speed limits up here.
Fuel economy is the other shitty thing I discovered on the drive. At 150km/h sustained, the car runs at around 0.80 Lambda and I was getting 16+L/100km. So some of the time gained is lost in all the extra refuelling stops!
Perhaps this type of driving is suited to a different kind of 8...... a V8.
Sorry 'bout all the TG quotes - think we got a bit carried away.
Thanks for the update on the car, etc. Hope you enjoy your time up north.
rev it up
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From: Brisbane Australia
[QUOTE=Wildcard]
Yes the '8 didn't like the heat on the drive up here. At 38-40deg outside air temp, I couldn't go any faster than 150 without overheating. The car even boiled and spat coolant all over the engine bay twice. I hear that PWR make a bigger radiator for the RX-8 and have sold quite a few to the US, so I will have to invest in one of them before I can really make the most of the unlimited speed limits up here.
So, the car over heated without the supercharger. This shows that the cooling system is inadequate for these driving conditions.
skc
Yes the '8 didn't like the heat on the drive up here. At 38-40deg outside air temp, I couldn't go any faster than 150 without overheating. The car even boiled and spat coolant all over the engine bay twice. I hear that PWR make a bigger radiator for the RX-8 and have sold quite a few to the US, so I will have to invest in one of them before I can really make the most of the unlimited speed limits up here.
So, the car over heated without the supercharger. This shows that the cooling system is inadequate for these driving conditions.
skc
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From: Canberra, AUSTRALIA
I was interested in that comment by Wildcard, too. 
I have certainly driven mine quite a bit on reasonably long hauls in 36C+ heat....but not at those speeds ...more 120 cruise... and not noticed any overheating problems. A/C was running flat out, too. Mind you, I didn't have sCANalyser connected at the time to monitor actual temps.... 
I have certainly driven mine quite a bit on reasonably long hauls in 36C+ heat....but not at those speeds ...more 120 cruise... and not noticed any overheating problems. A/C was running flat out, too. Mind you, I didn't have sCANalyser connected at the time to monitor actual temps....
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When you think about it though, there are very few places in the world where you can legally run any car at 150km/h plus for extended periods in extreme heat so I think it's tough to criticise Mazda for not engineering against every eventuality and instance of use. As a business case it would hardly be their top priority.
I think for too long we've gotten used to the idea that our cars are perfect appliances that will do anything and everything. Perhaps the budget and weight diverted away from engineering high speed death valley marathons was spent on that sweet handling we all enjoy?
I think for too long we've gotten used to the idea that our cars are perfect appliances that will do anything and everything. Perhaps the budget and weight diverted away from engineering high speed death valley marathons was spent on that sweet handling we all enjoy?
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From: Sydney
Originally Posted by Revolver
When you think about it though, there are very few places in the world where you can legally run any car at 150km/h plus for extended periods in extreme heat so I think it's tough to criticise Mazda for not engineering against every eventuality and instance of use. As a business case it would hardly be their top priority.
I think for too long we've gotten used to the idea that our cars are perfect appliances that will do anything and everything. Perhaps the budget and weight diverted away from engineering high speed death valley marathons was spent on that sweet handling we all enjoy?
I think for too long we've gotten used to the idea that our cars are perfect appliances that will do anything and everything. Perhaps the budget and weight diverted away from engineering high speed death valley marathons was spent on that sweet handling we all enjoy?
1. You've been in quiet contemplation somewhere Tibet ? and have "evolved"
2. You've spent the last 3 weeks in Nimbin
3. Some alien has taken over your body!!!
We want our grouchy, sarcastic and generally "irreverent" rev back.....ROFL
Mikey
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Originally Posted by mikeyr
Not that I disagree with the sentiment and very sorry for going off topic and good to see "rev's name back" but either
1. You've been in quiet contemplation somewhere Tibet ? and have "evolved"
2. You've spent the last 3 weeks in Nimbin
3. Some alien has taken over your body!!!
We want our grouchy, sarcastic and generally "irreverent" rev back.....ROFL
Mikey
1. You've been in quiet contemplation somewhere Tibet ? and have "evolved"
2. You've spent the last 3 weeks in Nimbin
3. Some alien has taken over your body!!!
We want our grouchy, sarcastic and generally "irreverent" rev back.....ROFL
Mikey
Never mind, a day or so of work and I'll be cranky again as usual.
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