HiTMaNN's Official Upgrade List 2008 Begins
 

Well I paid off my car last summer so it time for some big time mods.

I doubt anyone cares but here is my list none the less I have been compiling this list for over 2 months now.

Thanks to Dan and Ray for being able to with stand all my stupid questions while compiling this list.

I have started buying some of the stuff already and judging by all the Overtime I am working this goal should be attainable by the end of this year.

It would be a lot sooner but I am a full time student and I only work around 20 - 30 hours a week. But once May hits I will be working 50+ hours a week which will aid in buying my parts sooner.

The list may change as the time passes but this is pretty much the final list (Unless BHR/MM Release there Turbo and there LS2 Coil Ignition Kit)

Engine Modifications

Product: GReddy Turbo Kit
Price: $3230
Source: IPTuned.com
Shipping: Included
Total Cost: $3230

Product: MazdaManiac Greddy Upgrage Kit
Price: $1800
Source: MazdaManiac.com
Shipping: ~$150
Total: ~$1950

Product: BHR Automatic Radiator
Price: $625
Source: Charles R. Hill
Shipping: Included
Total: $625

Product: HKS SSQV #71004-AK001 BOV
Price: $195
Source: Charles R. Hill
Shipping: Included
Total: $195

Product: Billionare Radiator Hoses
Price: $140
Source: NYCGPS
Shipping: $40
Total: $180

Product: GReddy Oil Catch Can with Breather (Modified)
Price: $84
Source: RX7store.net
Shipping: ~$15
Total: ~$99

Product: RE-medy Water Pump
Price: $235
Source: MazMart.com
Shipping: ~$20
Total: ~$255

Total: $6529
+12% G.S.T. & P.S.T After Bringing It Across The Border
= $7312.48

Total Cost: $6529


Interior/Gauges/Sensors

Product: PLX DM-100 Gauge
Price: $219
Source: PLXDevices.com
Shipping: Included
Total: $219

Product: PLX DM-100 Gauge
Price: $219
Source: PLXDevices.com
Shipping: Included
Total: $219

Product: PLX A/F Ratio Gauge
Price: $79
Source: PLXDevices.com
Shipping: Included
Total: $79

Product: SM-AFR Wideband O2 Sensor
Price: $149
Source: PLXDevices.com
Shipping: Included
Total: $149

Product: SM-FluidTemp
Price: $89
Source: PLXDevices.com
Shipping: Included
Total: $89

Product: SM-VacBoost
Price: $99
Source: PLXDevices.com
Shipping: Included
Total: $99

Product: ScanGaugeII ORDERED 03/24/2008
Price: $169
Source: ScanGauge.com
Shipping: Included
Total: $169

Product: Racing Beat Ashtray Pod
Price: $96
Source: Racing Beat
Shipping: ~$20
Total: ~$116

Product: GReddy Profec II Boost Controller
Price: $330
Source: Rx7store.net
Shipping: ~$15
Total: ~$345

Product: GReddy AutoTimer
Price: $89
Source: Rx7store.net
Shipping: ~$15
Total: ~$104

Product: Mazda Maniac Custom 4-Port Tuned AccessPort Awaiting Jeff To Call Me Back So I Can Place My Order But That Guy Is So Busy!
Price: $685
Source: MazdaManaic AKA Jeff
Shipping: $Included
Total: $685

Total: $2273
+12% G.S.T. & P.S.T After Bringing It Across The Border
= $2545.76

Total Cost: $2273


Exterior Asthetics/Suspension/Brakes

Product: Slotted Racing Brakes Front & Rear
Price: $680
Source: Auto RnD
Shipping: Included
Total: $680

Product: Racing Brakes Front & Rear S/S Lines
Price: Included
Source: Auto RnD
Shipping: Included
Total: Included

Product: Hawk Ceramic Brake Pads
Price: Included
Source: Auto RnD
Shipping: Included
Total: Included

Product: KWC 3Way Coilovers ORDERED 03/24/2008
Price: $1650
Source: Polak
Shipping: $60
Total: $1710

Product: Progress Sway Bars Front and Rear
Price: $265
Source: Charles R. Hill
Shipping: Included
Total: $265

Product: MazdaSpeed Front Strut Bar
Price: $234
Source: Finishline Perormance
Shipping: Included
Total: $234

Product: EVO-R Carbon Fiber Lip Spolier
Price: $230
Source: Evo-R.net
Shipping: $35
Total: $265

Product: Enkei RPF-1's SBC 19" X 9.5" All Around
Price: $ Not Available Yet
Source: $ No Source
Shipping: $ Not Available Yet
Total: $ Not Available Yet

Total: $3154
+12% G.S.T. & P.S.T After Bringing It Across The Border
= $3532.48

Total Cost: $3154

Wow you have saved up alot of money. Your list of mods seem very well thought out. I'll be looking forward to more updates. When will you be installing the turbo?

Thanks,
I am looking at a Julyish install when I will have majority of the Big Items Stock piled in my garage.

I guess you should trade ur car into MT first ...

and Im waiting for their next shipment of Billiion hose.

Got an update :

The price would be 140 + The price to ship to your home.

I can tell them to directly ship it to your house. Let me kno if u wanna do that :)

All that for 5 mnths of driving!

You ought to move to thw Western states like I did so you can enjoy it every day!

Vancouver BC has nice weather all year round...

PM'd
If I ever blow my A/T Engine I am going to part out the car and Buy a Used Manual but for now I am sticking to the A/T

I live in Vancouver where we barely see snow, we see a lot of rain and a lot of sunshine mostly so the weather has nothing to do with this :) FYI I drive my 8, 12 months out of the year.

I think you should really try to trade it in for MT b4 you do anything else.

cuz if you're so *unlucky* that your engine blows up in the future then you switch to MT, all the time and effort you throw into the AT would be a total waste.

Well it wouldn't be a total waste because I can just transfer most of those things to the new car but as for trading it in right now I had a small accident on the car last year and I really don't want to go through the trouble of trying to sell it or trying to get it traded in.

Sounds good,

except, the Product: BHR Liquid Cooled Intercooler
Price: ~$425
Source: Charles R. Hill
Shipping: ~Included
Total: ~$425

is only for the Pettit supercharger kit

Shitty deal
Removed Until Ray Returns my PM

Me thinks he is lookimg for your AT Rad...........

Hitman.. Let me look into what I could do for the Greddy Turbo kit.. Sounds like you are getting a pretty good deal with shipping included! I'll PM you if you dont mind?

Yah man you are more then welcome too PM any money saved is just more money spent some where else!

EN EN EN ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR>M< do it do it. that is very cool. i can hardly believe that this is happening in VANCOUVER.
THANKS HITMAN
wonder who will tune it for you?

nice list. just curious, how many miles are on your car? is there a point where, there are simply too many miles on the motor to put a turbo kit on it?

FYI Dan has an AMAZING turbo set up I was in awe the 5 times I saw it in one day. His Install is so sexy I could make love to the hood of his car :) Plus his Setup will Destroy mine but he paid the same amount just for his turbo kit (+/- $1000) then I will for my whole set up Listed here.

As for Tuning I am trying to learn as much as I can and I am getting help from people on the forum with Tuning the Kit and I know I am going to Harass Dan when the time comes to me needing some serious Tuning help :)


P.S. A Forum member named Grouch also has a GReddy Turbo on his 8 but he has still yet to join www.BCRX8.ca

I have an 04 RX-8 with 60k KM on it which Translates to 37282 miles.

Personally I don't feel there is really a mileage point where you can or can't put FI on your RX8. But if your engines on its way out then regardless of what you do to your car it is on its way out. Getting a compression test on your car always gives you a week of true peace of mind on how your car is running. Which Reminds me Dano you got a PM

nice setup plan. are you going to install stuff in stages or wait till you get everything? i want to get the same ashtry pod, but not sure i like to look down like that so i'm still trying to figure out where to mount all my hanging guages. my setup is similar to yours ,or our plans seem similar!

Everything in the "Engine Modifications" and "Interior/Gauges/Sensors" Section will be bought at once and installed in order. The last section I will do bit by bit as the money slowly comes in.

Be sure to budget for a lot of misc parts. Stupid stuff like hose clamps, nuts, screws, bolts, zip ties, fluids, heat wrap, ect etc...It all adds up VERY quickly and can just as quickly ruin your budget and thus your build.

Its true,

Hose fittings are like $10-$20 each
Heat wrap is like $20-$40 a roll.
it goes on... and on... and on..

Bump for an Update.

All things in Yellow Have been ordered as the money slowly Trickles in

Don't forget to budget for tires.

-DT