Charles Hill engine rebuild on a 51k turbocharged RX-8

mysql · 2008-06-14 16:29:44

Now turn your head and cough. :lol:

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Jun 17, 2008 | 09:34 AM

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Now turn your head and cough.

Jun 17, 2008 | 09:55 AM

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Wow.

Jun 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.

oh ya, I am aware between the complexities of the 2. its more or less concerns of horror and/or ***** stories of shop work that you hear as an individual that concern you when doing any work. my only point being, I actually see the care that charles put into working on your block and eases any worries that I may have had.

Jun 20, 2008 | 06:17 PM

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Looks good. BHR strikes again!

Jun 20, 2008 | 10:34 PM

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Their's a lot of great pictures in this thread. Good work guys

Jun 23, 2008 | 01:12 PM

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I'm keeping the front iron issue on the down low for the time being.

and the macro shots as well it seems?

Jul 18, 2008 | 11:41 AM

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What is a Sohn Adapter?

Jul 18, 2008 | 11:42 AM

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What is a Sohn Adapter?

http://rotaryinsider.com/viewtopic.php?t=93

Dec 7, 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

Dec 7, 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.

Dec 7, 2008 | 09:59 PM

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Any chrome flaking off of the housings?

Dec 7, 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.

Jun 30, 2009 | 02:34 PM

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BUMP -- for those that missed this or hadn't seen it before

I think this is a major poke in the eye for the folks that argue against pure synthetic in their engine!

Jun 30, 2009 | 04:35 PM

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awesome thread.

How much did the labor cost for the rebuild?

Jun 30, 2009 | 04:42 PM

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BUMP -- for those that missed this or hadn't seen it before

I think this is a major poke in the eye for the folks that argue against pure synthetic in their engine!

Thanks for the bump

I have been wanting to read this for awhile.

Jul 1, 2009 | 07:07 AM

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For your money, you also get my undivided attention for the 3-4 days I am there...

It's amazing what people will pay for these days!

Jul 1, 2009 | 07:35 AM

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It's amazing what people will pay for these days!

It is like an escort service.... with tools.

Pretty fair deal IMO -

Jul 1, 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.

If that's the case, would you recommend premixing?

I just bought my 8 last month with 55k on the engine and am running 10w40 dino. Tempted to switch to synthetic and premix.