Charles Hill engine rebuild on a 51k turbocharged RX-8
06-17-2008, 10:00 AM
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The rebuild is a lot more involved than a turbo kit install... so yeah, this should make you feel comfortable 
The turbo install is nothing more than messing with the exhaust manifold, and connecting some pipes in a very small cramped area. There's more to it, but that's what it boils down to.
With the AccessPort solving our fuel management issues, everyone should go turbo. There's no reason not to.
The turbo install is nothing more than messing with the exhaust manifold, and connecting some pipes in a very small cramped area. There's more to it, but that's what it boils down to.
With the AccessPort solving our fuel management issues, everyone should go turbo. There's no reason not to.
07-18-2008, 11:42 AM
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12-07-2008, 01:02 PM
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First housing (I'm not sure if this is front or rear):
Second housing:
Seal photos:
https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...79&postcount=6
Second housing:
Seal photos:
https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...79&postcount=6
12-07-2008, 03:10 PM
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Wow it's nice to know what actually happened after all this time. Awesome to see what a turbocharged renesis looks like after being boosted for 25+ thousand miles.
12-07-2008, 10:01 PM
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no. I wasn't even aware that could happen.
the housings are brown/discolored in a few spots, but the metal is absolutely smooth and very shiny. It just depends on the viewing angle of the camera if that is apparent or not.
the housings are brown/discolored in a few spots, but the metal is absolutely smooth and very shiny. It just depends on the viewing angle of the camera if that is apparent or not.
06-30-2009, 04:42 PM
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07-01-2009, 07:48 AM
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Mike, I rebuilt Phil's engine (Phil's 8) a few months ago and he had been running Royal Purple since Day One (IIRC). His main and rotor bearings looked brand-friggin'-new. His apex seals were pretty worn but that was not due to the RP oil. IMO. His apexes, with about 15K boosted miles, and mine, with 47K N/A miles looked the same. Since my rebuild a couple years ago we have discovered the '04-'05 models to have had low OMP volumes as delivered from the factory and there are now suspicions of the OMP metering rods being prone to wear over time, which also reduces the injection volume, if I understand correctly.
I just bought my 8 last month with 55k on the engine and am running 10w40 dino. Tempted to switch to synthetic and premix.
07-07-2009, 11:42 PM
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First housing (I'm not sure if this is front or rear):
Second housing:
Seal photos:
https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...79&postcount=6
Second housing:
Seal photos:
https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...79&postcount=6
where did u get the housings? and how much???
