ok sweet i already bought one so i now have all the guages i need. i bought the autometer sport comp digital boost/vac , water temp and wideband. and the cyberdyne air temp, the wideband will be going in the custom defroster vent guage pod. and the other 3 will be goin in the RB ashtray pod i orderd.

 

heres my setup....

 

sweet.. thats pretty much the same way mine will look except with digital guages. so how hard was the wiring for the vent guage?

 

dont know yet thats just a dry fit, the SC goes in the first weekend in Nov. but I plan to drill thru the AC ducting and following the EDFC wiring out the firewall... shouldnt be too hard....

 

another thing im a little concerned with is possible damage to the guage from the heat pumping directly onto the guage after an extended period of time. but then again being in the window on hot summer days has to be hotter then the defrost heat

 

hey olddragger what meth setup are you running?

 

I think hes running the Snow kit, I believes hes experimented with several injectors and locations cant remember the exact cc's but its in the Petit owners thread...

 

I think he is running the same as me, dual nozzles, 100ml before the blower and 60 ml after the blower.
He also has said before that he was not running Nitromethane in his Methanol.

 

yeah what is that nitromethane? thats the first ive heard of it on snow's website. anyone have expiriance with using that?

 

nope--and wont
--Im chicken!
OD

 

Nitromethane creates Oxygen when it burns, it still makes power when the engine A/F ratio is too rich.
When using Methanol, the mixture gets richer, when using Methanol with Nitromethane included you can get closer to an optimal A/F ratio.


The smell also reminds me of the Gator nationals......


You can get Methanol RC car/plane/boat fuel in 5%, 10%, 15%, ... all the way to 70% Nitromethane.

Denny, come on, try it; all the Funny cars are doing it.....
10 or 15% Nitro mixed with Boost-Juice can't hurt.

 

lol it sounds like you guys are afraid to use this stuff..lol what kind of damage can it do? does it make it more likely to detonate?

 

UH UH I got enough power! Old men get scared easy--seems like you are going faster when you wear bifocals
I also know how easy it is for this engine to have detonation and I am VERY cautious about that.
However , i am glad you are willing to go to were no one has gone before--thats how we all learn.
You are right I do enjoy that small --I used to race those little R/C cars --they are a blast.
OD

 

haha

 

so i finally have my gauges remounted into the RB ashtray pod- boost water temp and intake air temp, then i have the wideband in the custom defrost vent single pod. i plan on wiring them up and installing them tomorrow..wish me luck.. question denny, how accurate is this air temp gauge? i may be mistaking but i would think that the intake air temp would be something that fluctuates temperature quite quickly, am i correct in assuming that? and from the sealed up look of this sender unit i cant see it detecting fast changes in temp...

 

just ordered the mazmart remedy pump...where can i find a 180 degree thermostat?

 

Autozone and Advance Auto both have them.

 

Hey Nick your doing a bang up job getting all the supporting mods but when are you getting the SC???

 

that temp probe is accurate and responds fast--make sure that the probe fits pass the fitting when you install. The temp actually will not fluctuate as fat as you may think.
DO read about how to get the thermostat to work--- OK?
OD

 

wat r u saying about the thermostat?

 

ts not just a replace the thermostat with one you buy.
i figured out how to get one to work--its in the pettit thread--some slight modification is required. easy for a man of your talent
OD

 

so if i understand correctly i can go to a local autoparts store and tell them i need a 180 degree thermostat for an rx8? and someone mentioned about getting a 180 degree fan switch? that dosent sound rite to me but i thought i would ask you..and holy **** that pettit thread is like 50 pages im only at page 10 lol ill never find the info about the thermostat mod...haha

 

no it does not work like that..

this is where if you want to learn you need to search..

i would do a search under olddragger and 180. that should get you there..

btw, what you find is not plug and play. but it is smart!

but he cant post photos so what does he know!

or look in the diy section..

beers

 

the thread that the thremostat info is in is the owners thread which is now 140 pgs long,,, Nick are you gonna track the car??? cuz us northern guys probably will never see the temps that Denny and Juan are goin through, well at least not as long stints like they do,,, denny consistantly tracks his car and is always looking for that extra edge,,,,

PS- T-11 days til my install,,,,,

Nick -- talked to Moon last night he's gonna be up here for three weeks, you should meet him he can go over everything with ya, he's the one whom co-developed the kit....

 

Ok --go to the auto store and get a Mr Gasket barrel type 180F thermostat. Its about $10.
Then do the search thing its a thread i started that says "i can do a 180F thermostat" LOL.
OD