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From: Chattanooga, TN
Originally Posted by SilverEIGHT
I love my key. https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...7&page=1&pp=15
My research on price was WAY less than everyone else was quoting. I dropped the search for pricing because I could not get anything better. The price was so low that no one believed me and questioned if I was being quoted correctly.
Post #29 in the thread:
"I called back and spoke to a different guy, I was told $59.30. Just to make sure I don't get a swappidy-do-da, I asked what the price on the standard version was and he said around $30. How about someone else calling their Mazda authorized parts dealer to see what they come up with?"
My dealer is Moss Robertson in Gainesville. If you want me to check again I will. The price I here everyone else is around $180. It does require programming.
My research on price was WAY less than everyone else was quoting. I dropped the search for pricing because I could not get anything better. The price was so low that no one believed me and questioned if I was being quoted correctly.
Post #29 in the thread:
"I called back and spoke to a different guy, I was told $59.30. Just to make sure I don't get a swappidy-do-da, I asked what the price on the standard version was and he said around $30. How about someone else calling their Mazda authorized parts dealer to see what they come up with?"
My dealer is Moss Robertson in Gainesville. If you want me to check again I will. The price I here everyone else is around $180. It does require programming.
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Keys, Karting, and RB intakes
Howdy all! If you guys get the deal on the keys let me know and I'll print you off the procedure to make d.i.y. programming quick and easy. Next, Andretti's is a blast but would anybody be interested in Endurance Karting? Eric and I teamed up a few times with them and had a blast. The price is reasonable as a team for a 6hour race (6 hours!!!!!)
Last but most important, I'll have intakes within a few days for anyone interested. Let me know and you'll get the hookup as always.
Last but most important, I'll have intakes within a few days for anyone interested. Let me know and you'll get the hookup as always.
Go Speed Racer, Go!
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From: Chattanooga, TN
Originally Posted by Marietta 8
Howdy all! If you guys get the deal on the keys let me know and I'll print you off the procedure to make d.i.y. programming quick and easy. Next, Andretti's is a blast but would anybody be interested in Endurance Karting? Eric and I teamed up a few times with them and had a blast. The price is reasonable as a team for a 6hour race (6 hours!!!!!)
Last but most important, I'll have intakes within a few days for anyone interested. Let me know and you'll get the hookup as always.
Last but most important, I'll have intakes within a few days for anyone interested. Let me know and you'll get the hookup as always.
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From: Buford, GA USA
Originally Posted by Marietta 8
Howdy all! If you guys get the deal on the keys let me know and I'll print you off the procedure to make d.i.y. programming quick and easy. Next, Andretti's is a blast but would anybody be interested in Endurance Karting? Eric and I teamed up a few times with them and had a blast. The price is reasonable as a team for a 6hour race (6 hours!!!!!)
Last but most important, I'll have intakes within a few days for anyone interested. Let me know and you'll get the hookup as always.
Last but most important, I'll have intakes within a few days for anyone interested. Let me know and you'll get the hookup as always.
Charlie, check out post #734. If interested, I put up a few avatars for you. If you find something else in any of the other images, let me know and I'll fix you up. That goes for anyone by the way. Some of you already had avatars so I didn't bother posting for you.
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Karting
I just checked the schedule and Endurance Karting is running at Charlotte April 15th weekend, August, and November is the 6 hour. This is the closest track to Atlanta but worth the trip. Check them out www.endurancekarting.com. I'll be glad to look into group rates for us if the interest is there. Right now the November event looks most do-able if we are going to put a group together although there is a 1.5 hour race in August.
These guys provide the karts (50mph), gas, maintenance, etc. and are a class act throughout. They do have a school the day before the race that is really great too.
Charlie
These guys provide the karts (50mph), gas, maintenance, etc. and are a class act throughout. They do have a school the day before the race that is really great too.
Charlie
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Thought you all would like to see this from the SEMA website.
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Hey Charlie,
That there kart race would be a cool thing for my son and I to join in on. Probaly August would be the best time for me. Count me in! Oh by the way are you going to test drive the new intake and do the reporting? WHile probaly worth it $320 is a little pricey for me. right now. But if it is a good value then maybe.------ Aw hell you know i want one, bunch of crack pushers!
(let us know).
olddragger
That there kart race would be a cool thing for my son and I to join in on. Probaly August would be the best time for me. Count me in! Oh by the way are you going to test drive the new intake and do the reporting? WHile probaly worth it $320 is a little pricey for me. right now. But if it is a good value then maybe.------ Aw hell you know i want one, bunch of crack pushers!
(let us know).
olddragger
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From: Albany, Georgia
Originally Posted by Marietta 8
I just checked the schedule and Endurance Karting is running at Charlotte April 15th weekend, August, and November is the 6 hour. This is the closest track to Atlanta but worth the trip. Check them out www.endurancekarting.com. I'll be glad to look into group rates for us if the interest is there. Right now the November event looks most do-able if we are going to put a group together although there is a 1.5 hour race in August.
These guys provide the karts (50mph), gas, maintenance, etc. and are a class act throughout. They do have a school the day before the race that is really great too.
Charlie
These guys provide the karts (50mph), gas, maintenance, etc. and are a class act throughout. They do have a school the day before the race that is really great too.
Charlie
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From: Chattanooga, TN
Originally Posted by Marietta 8
I just checked the schedule and Endurance Karting is running at Charlotte April 15th weekend, August, and November is the 6 hour. This is the closest track to Atlanta but worth the trip. Check them out www.endurancekarting.com. I'll be glad to look into group rates for us if the interest is there. Right now the November event looks most do-able if we are going to put a group together although there is a 1.5 hour race in August.
These guys provide the karts (50mph), gas, maintenance, etc. and are a class act throughout. They do have a school the day before the race that is really great too.
Charlie
These guys provide the karts (50mph), gas, maintenance, etc. and are a class act throughout. They do have a school the day before the race that is really great too.
Charlie
A message to all my Homies in Atlanta, especially those who had a ride with the nitrous car:
Since last weekend I have been tracing a couple problems that have pretty much rendered those nitrous passes a moot point. Upon return from Atl. I discovered an intermittent problem with my nitrous trigger circuit. It was not engaging properly while down South with you guys. I fixed that problem and got great response out of the system last night on my way home from work. At that point I discovered another problem-major detonation issues. This afternoon I traced the problem to my having the nitrous/fuel lines on the wrong inputs to the nitrous nozzle. The proper size jets were on each respective line but each line was on the wrong nozzle. As such I had improper mixing of the nitrous and fuel, which resulted in a slightly lean mix. It also resulted in a dramatic loss of h.p. delivery. I was only running 13.3's when you took rides. Please keep in mind that all is back to normal and the full 55 h.p. is now delivered to the engine with another 1/2 second available. Since my rides were given with a money-back gaurantee of satisfaction I therefore owe each of you another pass in the gassed RX-8.
My most heartfelt apologies to all.
CRH
Since last weekend I have been tracing a couple problems that have pretty much rendered those nitrous passes a moot point. Upon return from Atl. I discovered an intermittent problem with my nitrous trigger circuit. It was not engaging properly while down South with you guys. I fixed that problem and got great response out of the system last night on my way home from work. At that point I discovered another problem-major detonation issues. This afternoon I traced the problem to my having the nitrous/fuel lines on the wrong inputs to the nitrous nozzle. The proper size jets were on each respective line but each line was on the wrong nozzle. As such I had improper mixing of the nitrous and fuel, which resulted in a slightly lean mix. It also resulted in a dramatic loss of h.p. delivery. I was only running 13.3's when you took rides. Please keep in mind that all is back to normal and the full 55 h.p. is now delivered to the engine with another 1/2 second available. Since my rides were given with a money-back gaurantee of satisfaction I therefore owe each of you another pass in the gassed RX-8.
My most heartfelt apologies to all.
CRH
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Apology accepted.
Are you saying the initial install of the lines to the nozzle were incorrect, or have you been playing around & mixed them up later?
Trying to understand why detonation just reared its ugly head, after all this time....
Just curious.
Are you saying the initial install of the lines to the nozzle were incorrect, or have you been playing around & mixed them up later?
Trying to understand why detonation just reared its ugly head, after all this time....
Just curious.
Here's the whole story on what all went wrong;
Trace, while you and I were swapping the flywheel the guys washed my car and engine. Unfortunately, I had a connection that was moisture sensitive running from the throttle body to the nitrous module. That connection was loosened by the power washer(not their fault). I meant to check it when we were done with your flywheel but I forgot. Last weekend, after I raced an STi, I noticed that the nitrous wasn't activating like it should have. I wiggled that connection I meant to previously check and all worked fine. The next day I replaced said connection with a weather-proof connector and taped it all up to look stock. The system was now switching properly. That night I decided to try the system out on the way home from work and discovered the engine knocking. I then wondered "What the f...?". Yesterday I checked the lines running from the module to the nozzle and discovered that I had the lines and jets switched. The nitrous jet was in the nitrous line, and same with the fuel, but each was located on the other's nozzle input. The problem is that nitrous nozzles are designed to properly mix the fuel/nitrous combo and switching them ruins the mixing action. This causes concentrated rich/lean spots in the intake charge and results in detonation. This happened because I re-routed my lines for a cleaner look under the hood prior to coming to Atl. In all of the tomfoolery I messed them up. I even thought I double-checked them.
As a result of all this the council of nitrous Gods has rescinded my membership and reduced my rank to that of nitrous peasant. To reclaim my status the Gods have indicated that I must get my e.t.'s back into the high 12's and start smoking some STi's and Evo8's. Once I put some 26" tall tires back on I am sure those 12.7-12.8's will return. Right now I am a few tenths slower than that as those damn 27" tall 255/45's are dragging me down. After I deal with a few personal things I'll get another set of tires and pick up where I left off.
Not a good past few weeks for me and the car, eh?
CRH
Trace, while you and I were swapping the flywheel the guys washed my car and engine. Unfortunately, I had a connection that was moisture sensitive running from the throttle body to the nitrous module. That connection was loosened by the power washer(not their fault). I meant to check it when we were done with your flywheel but I forgot. Last weekend, after I raced an STi, I noticed that the nitrous wasn't activating like it should have. I wiggled that connection I meant to previously check and all worked fine. The next day I replaced said connection with a weather-proof connector and taped it all up to look stock. The system was now switching properly. That night I decided to try the system out on the way home from work and discovered the engine knocking. I then wondered "What the f...?". Yesterday I checked the lines running from the module to the nozzle and discovered that I had the lines and jets switched. The nitrous jet was in the nitrous line, and same with the fuel, but each was located on the other's nozzle input. The problem is that nitrous nozzles are designed to properly mix the fuel/nitrous combo and switching them ruins the mixing action. This causes concentrated rich/lean spots in the intake charge and results in detonation. This happened because I re-routed my lines for a cleaner look under the hood prior to coming to Atl. In all of the tomfoolery I messed them up. I even thought I double-checked them.
As a result of all this the council of nitrous Gods has rescinded my membership and reduced my rank to that of nitrous peasant. To reclaim my status the Gods have indicated that I must get my e.t.'s back into the high 12's and start smoking some STi's and Evo8's. Once I put some 26" tall tires back on I am sure those 12.7-12.8's will return. Right now I am a few tenths slower than that as those damn 27" tall 255/45's are dragging me down. After I deal with a few personal things I'll get another set of tires and pick up where I left off.
Not a good past few weeks for me and the car, eh?
CRH
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The video of Charles’ NOS run is complete. I'll be putting it up tonight! Stay tuned cause you will watch this one several times. You will want to turn the sound system up as there is no "Music", only raw rubber and asphalt with great commentary by the three stars of the show, Charles, Lego and the #1 Black RX-8.
Mu ha.. ha...
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From: Cali
They remembered me from Seven Stock. I live close to them. I was on their waitng list. They needed a good honest post on the net due to all the garbage from DUB.
Besides I was installing my Oil and Radiator screens from RB.
That's how I got to install and test the intake.
My shaken stick shift is back, but sometimes it doesn't shake at all after driving.
Seems like the ECU is trying to compensate. ? ?
Power and engine acceleration is still there along with the smoothness. It's just the shaking stick at idle.
After start up from cold the stick is steady. It was never steady before. When warm it shakes less than before REVI install but shakes a little. Still an improvement.
I think she's afraid of all the increased power.
Besides I was installing my Oil and Radiator screens from RB.
That's how I got to install and test the intake.
My shaken stick shift is back, but sometimes it doesn't shake at all after driving.
Seems like the ECU is trying to compensate. ? ?
Power and engine acceleration is still there along with the smoothness. It's just the shaking stick at idle.
After start up from cold the stick is steady. It was never steady before. When warm it shakes less than before REVI install but shakes a little. Still an improvement.
I think she's afraid of all the increased power.
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OK, I couldn't wait for Charles to check the NOS movie out. I'm just too dang impatient. Go to my site and right mouse click on the link and save the ".wmv" file to your hard drive for viewing.
http://silvereightstudio.com/
Let me know if you see anything that needs-a-fixen!
http://silvereightstudio.com/
Let me know if you see anything that needs-a-fixen!
Last edited by SilverEIGHT; Apr 6, 2005 at 10:14 PM.
The only thing that needs a-fixin' is the idiot behind the wheel needing to remember to reconnect the feed line from the tank, then remembering to arm the system, then he needs to fix all the stupid things he discovered when he got back home. What a wreck! The car hasn't been turning in the same numbers as it did a few months ago but I am sorting everything out and should be hitting 12's soon. Then comes the E-Man and another 45 h.p. of nitrous.
The PIP was a great touch and the audio sounded good without the high pitch whine captured by other condenser mic's.
CRH
The PIP was a great touch and the audio sounded good without the high pitch whine captured by other condenser mic's.
CRH
I have a question for my Atlanta friends, those of you who have swapped out the factory tires for replacement tires; most of you have 245/40-18's and I am wondering if you feel any difference between those sizes and the 225/45-18's that come stock on the RX-8. You guys heard all of my complaints regarding the fact that my attempt at going 1" taller seems to be a flop. My G-Tech is telling me that going 1" taller resulted in a quicker 60' time but at the expense of anywhere between 4-8 tenths in the entire 1/4 mile. My guess is that I lost about 3-5% torque to the rear wheels(maybe more) and the greater weight of the tires is really dragging the car down, too. That makes me wonder if the wider 245's have any perceived effect on the feel of the car with regard to all performance parameters. Are they heavier and, if so, can you feel it? If I get positive feedback on the 245/40's I'll go get a set today.
Thanks,
CRH
Thanks,
CRH
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From: Chattanooga, TN
The Kumho MX's I just bought are 2lbs ea lighter than the Kumho ASX's I run and 3lbs ea lighter than the stock RE040's that were on the car. Is per "feel" well, vs the stock tires, I think anything is better than the RE040's. But that's just my opinion.......Lego is running Kumho's as well.
Thanks for the response, G.
My concern was/is whether or not the additional width will be noticeable when accelerating and, if so, how much. I am confident that adding 1" to the diameter was far worse than adding 1" to the width. I think the KDW2's that I have on now get so much better traction than the RE040's that my 60' time will be even better with the 26" diameter like the stock tires. I am thinking that I may be able to hit a 2.1 or even a 2.0 60' time with me even bumping into the 4's on the 0-60 mph time.
CRH
My concern was/is whether or not the additional width will be noticeable when accelerating and, if so, how much. I am confident that adding 1" to the diameter was far worse than adding 1" to the width. I think the KDW2's that I have on now get so much better traction than the RE040's that my 60' time will be even better with the 26" diameter like the stock tires. I am thinking that I may be able to hit a 2.1 or even a 2.0 60' time with me even bumping into the 4's on the 0-60 mph time.
CRH
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From: Albany, Georgia
Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
Thanks for the response, G.
My concern was/is whether or not the additional width will be noticeable when accelerating and, if so, how much. I am confident that adding 1" to the diameter was far worse than adding 1" to the width. I think the KDW2's that I have on now get so much better traction than the RE040's that my 60' time will be even better with the 26" diameter like the stock tires. I am thinking that I may be able to hit a 2.1 or even a 2.0 60' time with me even bumping into the 4's on the 0-60 mph time.
CRH
My concern was/is whether or not the additional width will be noticeable when accelerating and, if so, how much. I am confident that adding 1" to the diameter was far worse than adding 1" to the width. I think the KDW2's that I have on now get so much better traction than the RE040's that my 60' time will be even better with the 26" diameter like the stock tires. I am thinking that I may be able to hit a 2.1 or even a 2.0 60' time with me even bumping into the 4's on the 0-60 mph time.
CRH
You just peaked a hell of a lot of people's attention!
Mu ha.. ha...
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From: Cali
Ok, that's it! I can't take it anymore!
I'm at work and the answer pops into my mind.
CRH is now crowned the new "Daddy Rat Fink"
He works for Nitro!
I'm at work and the answer pops into my mind.
CRH is now crowned the new "Daddy Rat Fink"
He works for Nitro!
Last edited by Razz1; Apr 16, 2005 at 01:38 AM.
I have managed a few 5.1 0-60's with the Potenza's so I am thinking with the new Nitto NT-555's I may just crack into the 4's this weekend or next week. I have triple-checked my entire nitrous system for operation and it will be fully re-filled and in top shape by the time the new tires are broken in. Hopefully, like Napoleon Dynamite says, I'll have some skills by then so the chicks will dig me. That way I won't have to spend all day on-line with the babes.
CRH
CRH
