9krpmrx8's Boost Build Thread
#3802
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That is what I am doing, finding the hardware has been difficult but I think we have it figured out. I have a separate thread on that. We will be testing soon.
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-maj...ulator-250604/
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-maj...ulator-250604/
#3804
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So of course a simple turbo rebuild has turned into a fix everything build and I had a little surprise this weekend when I discovered a crack all the way thru one of the runners on my Greddy manifold. I dropped it off for coating and repair and once it is stripped they will be able to tell if they can repair it or not. Fingers crossed.
#3805
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that sucks 9k, sorry man. hope ya get sorted out soon. hows the honda?
#3807
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The Honda is a Honda, it is pretty much indestructible. The GSR is peppy and decent for a daily but it's no boosted 8.
Yeah fazda, I have heard of others with this issue so I wasn't surprised.
Yeah fazda, I have heard of others with this issue so I wasn't surprised.
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So of course a simple turbo rebuild has turned into a fix everything build and I had a little surprise this weekend when I discovered a crack all the way thru one of the runners on my Greddy manifold. I dropped it off for coating and repair and once it is stripped they will be able to tell if they can repair it or not. Fingers crossed.
Been fine since ......................
#3809
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Yeah it is a long crack right up the middle of the runner that is on the outside and inside. There is what looked like a second on another runner on the inside but he said he would need to blast off the old coating first to get a full inspection of it done. You can see where it was leaking from so I would never leave it.
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Guy number two is a no go as well. Might be time a for a tubular alternative. And I trust guy number two so if he says it is pointless to do then I am inclined to believe it.
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9k, I ran across this yesterday looking for something unrelated, and wondered if you had looked into a separate 12v oil pump for the turbo feed to bypass the OEM oil pressure entirely. I can definitely see some of the advantages, but I might be missing disadvantages.
Electric Oil Feed and Scavenge Pumps
Edit: The page is mostly targeted at bikes, but several of their points seemed to correlate to issues you are trying to solve.
Electric Oil Feed and Scavenge Pumps
Edit: The page is mostly targeted at bikes, but several of their points seemed to correlate to issues you are trying to solve.
#3815
it is hard to be fixed..it's the problem since a long time ago because of the material that they use..i read alot about the manifold..
sorry to hear that..onless you have someone who can build the manifold, with teh same design, with stainless stell, it would be cheaper than buying a new set of turbo..unless the PTP out of ebay..
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9k, I ran across this yesterday looking for something unrelated, and wondered if you had looked into a separate 12v oil pump for the turbo feed to bypass the OEM oil pressure entirely. I can definitely see some of the advantages, but I might be missing disadvantages.
Electric Oil Feed and Scavenge Pumps
Edit: The page is mostly targeted at bikes, but several of their points seemed to correlate to issues you are trying to solve.
Electric Oil Feed and Scavenge Pumps
Edit: The page is mostly targeted at bikes, but several of their points seemed to correlate to issues you are trying to solve.
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Okay, good news, I just got off the phone with the famous Corky Bell and he told me that if it is Ductile Cast iron that it can be fixed properly and that he would do it. He told me to call Greddy and find out and instead I thought i would check the Greddy install instructions and when I did I was happy to see that it states, " Exhaust Manifold Ductile Iron Cast ".
He will also give me a quote on a tubular alternative. I may have to sell a kidney and go that route if it is possible.
He will also give me a quote on a tubular alternative. I may have to sell a kidney and go that route if it is possible.
#3819
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Okay, good news, I just got off the phone with the famous Corky Bell and he told me that if it is Ductile Cast iron that it can be fixed properly and that he would do it. He told me to call Greddy and find out and instead I thought i would check the Greddy install instructions and when I did I was happy to see that it states, " Exhaust Manifold Ductile Iron Cast ".
He will also give me a quote on a tubular alternative. I may have to sell a kidney and go that route if it is possible.
He will also give me a quote on a tubular alternative. I may have to sell a kidney and go that route if it is possible.
#3820
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9k, I ran across this yesterday looking for something unrelated, and wondered if you had looked into a separate 12v oil pump for the turbo feed to bypass the OEM oil pressure entirely. I can definitely see some of the advantages, but I might be missing disadvantages.
Electric Oil Feed and Scavenge Pumps
Edit: The page is mostly targeted at bikes, but several of their points seemed to correlate to issues you are trying to solve.
Electric Oil Feed and Scavenge Pumps
Edit: The page is mostly targeted at bikes, but several of their points seemed to correlate to issues you are trying to solve.
Oh and read the water injection stuff on that site.
#3822
Driving my unreliable rx8
Well mr bell is taking care of it, but in general cast is a pain in the ****. You have to have it evenly preheated to a hot temp and use special stick rods.
No mig or tig.
No mig or tig.
#3824
if you can, share the info on this. Would love to have an alternative for the day mine cracks...seems as if it's inevitable. Or a possible upgrade before I even put my kit on