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Old 11-19-2012, 09:46 PM
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Here are some pics of the recent work....

Brakes Painted
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Cross Bar Repainted
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Battery Harness Sleeved



Battery Harness back in the Car
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P2 and Secondary Injectors Removed
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Airbox Tray Template
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Passenger Side Harness
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Battery Wiring Ran, Sleeved and Temporarily connected to test.
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Boost Sensors and Wastegate Solenoid Wiring
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Fuel Pump Resistor and MAP Sensor Wiring
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Fuel Pump Resistor Relocated
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Battery Cable Routing
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Battery Cable run into Trunk
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Mess of headunit wiring before rewiring
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Gauges
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Old 11-20-2012, 04:33 AM
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Man! That's a lot a work.
Now, that's dedication for excellence
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Looking great man, very impressive.
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Originally Posted by FIREBALL9
Man! That's a lot a work.
Now, that's dedication for excellence
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Looking great man, very impressive.
Thanks Guys, still a lot of work to do but hoping to be done soon.
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It's all about the details man. Where are you mounting the boost controller?
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
It's all about the details man. Where are you mounting the boost controller?
Yup it definitely is, that's why this is taking so long.

I'm mounting the Boost Controller Unit under the Dash and the Display on a Proclip

Mazda RX 8 - 2004-2008 - ProClip Angled Mount - ProClip Car Mounts for Mobile Phones, Tablet, and Handheld Devices
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Old 11-20-2012, 05:19 PM
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wont be long till we start it up... getting excited for you brah
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Awesome, I use that same proclip mount for the Cobb. That is a good mount.
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Originally Posted by Chris
wont be long till we start it up... getting excited for you brah
Hopefully....Me too I can't wait to drive it again, I miss her

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Awesome, I use that same proclip mount for the Cobb. That is a good mount.
Yea it's a nice little mount and angles it towards the driver perfectly. I figured it was a good and somewhat discrete mounting position.
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Good work kma!
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Fantastic work kma!

would love more details on how you did the battery harness
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Originally Posted by RX what?
Fantastic work kma!

would love more details on how you did the battery harness
Thanks

Battery Harness was completely removed from the car, stripped down and all the wires were individually re-sleeved.

Battery is mounted in the trunk with a 150amp Circuit Breaker on the Positive Wire, wires are ran under the car along the fuel/brake lines. There's one extra slot that the Positive wire is run through, Negative is zip tied up.

Positive is 2ga wire and Negative is 4ga wire to run the ground back to the front of the car.

There's a 60amp AGU fuse on the Positive EPS(Electronic Power Steering) wire.

If you have any specific questions just ask.
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That's everything I needed, thx!

again awesome build!
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That's everything I needed, thx!

again awesome build!
No problem, Thanks
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I got the Injectors back today and I also received my powder coat so I have to try to make it over to a friends house to get the powder coating done this weekend.

I reinstalled the Injectors tonight, while doing so I managed to lose one of the small e-clips that holds the actuator rod to the VDI so I have to go pick one up from the hardware store.

Finally got the Manifold back from Ceramic Coating last night.

I'm also working on a Custom Canister Setup and Bracket that should turn out really nice.

Things are finally coming together
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Just a small update, I got called into work today so I couldn't get done as much as I wanted...

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oh god that wiring looks like a nightmare... I did a wire tuck/rewired an FD but the 8 Looks way worse with the huge fuse box up front...

looking good!
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Originally Posted by Bubble Tech
oh god that wiring looks like a nightmare... I did a wire tuck/rewired an FD but the 8 Looks way worse with the huge fuse box up front...

looking good!
It's a LOT of wiring, the main bundle that comes through the firewall has over 100 wires in it, let's just say I'm extremely glad that I didn't have to cut them to accomplish what I wanted.

It has been a lot of work, but hopefully the result is all worth it. I just realized today I've used over 75ft of wire sleeving already!

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Manifold Ceramic Coated
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Uncapped injectors back from KG Parts/Injector Rehab
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Uncapped(Left) vs Stock Injectors(Right)
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I got bored one night last week and Polished the SSV and VDI actuators
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Lost one of the damn e-clips that hold on the SSV and VDI Actuators so I had to buy more, of course while putting some things back together I found the one I lost.
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Start of a Template for a Canister bracket
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OMP Plugs removed and Wiring was Sleeved...
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After this I sleeved over the corrugated split loom, but forgot to take a picture of it, you can see it coming out around the Alternator Bracket in the last pic.
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The Engine as it sits right now...
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Custom Aluminum Tray
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Teaser of Canister Setup, Recessed NPT Bungs for NPT to -AN adapters.
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Part of the Canister Bracket
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Canisters getting Welded
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Bracket for Boost Sensors
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Custom Wastegate Actuator Setup
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Turbo and Custom Wastegate Actuator with Quick Connect Fittings and High Temp PTFE Vacuum Lines
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Synapse DV with Quick Connect Fittings
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Nice man, I'm digging the vacuum lines. How much you want for that tray?
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Nice man, I'm digging the vacuum lines. How much you want for that tray?
Thanks, That one's definitely not for sale I need to get this car done! lol

I can make you one when I'm done though.
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Nice updates. I am in the process of figuring out a tray setup also!
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