Updated the first page with BIG news!

tease!
now I have to go look at the first post. BRB...

DAMN, that was big news!!! Congrats man.

(see what I did there???)

good news - only 4 months to get your turbo - MM is improving .....
Anyway good luck with that and be sure to update us all with dynos and such

Best part is - the agreement says 12 - 16 weeks.

/\ heh . well done then

I updated the original post with the cost of all the parts and installation. Keep in mind that I have installed everything except the turbo myself. If you are looking to go FI, factor in additional costs where needed. Having bought all top notch components, and spending nearly 6 months getting the car ready for FI I think the axiom "Quick, Reliable, or Cheap, pick 2" is more appropriately, "pick 1".

My turbo is being delivered today! Tracking has it "Out for delivery". Other news about alky kit on first page.

woot.

nice man!

Turbo is here! Just got delivered... I'll open it up and take some pics when I get home. :)

Congrats! Cant wait to see pics :)

aw shizzle!!!

Updated first page with pics. :) Thanks to MazdaManiac... the turbo and components look top notch. The injectors are packaged with everything and it looks ready to rock. I want some BOOST!

Ooof. Are you sure you want to do that?
Not that I have anything against Ray, but my experience with them - even AFTER Peter left the scene - hasn't been inspiring.

Well, I wouldn't have had anything to do with them with PF still there. Considering it was a turbo RX-8 that ended his stint there. I have heard a lot of good feedback these days about them though from fellow 8 owners, and thus far my dealings with them have been great. They have responded very promptly to my many questions and gave me a professional quote for the work being done.

They also seem comfortable with the 8, despite being a mostly 7 shop. The truth is, if I had a garage I might consider just doing the install myself, but renting one and trying to rush through the install isn't my idea of fun. I would be more likely to rush and cut corners with that hanging over me, and although I'm reasonably confident I could do the install at this point, I don't want to ever do a turbo install on jackstands in front of my house, especially with MD's retarded weather.

good excuse to build a garage :lol2:

Actually, these days they are mostly a Nissan/Infinity shop.
Very little Mazda there any more since Ray moved away from that market (especially after the fiasco with PF and John Duff).

Or move to some place sunny and warm!

Bah you know you love MD Jeff!

Yeah.
That's why I ran screaming from the state 5 years ago. :lol:

Every time I go back to visit, I can't wait to get out of there.
Though, I have to admit, I hate Virginia even more.

Got room out there in Arizona for more in the BHR crew MM? I'll move out there if I can find a job, I'm tired of ten straight days of rain followed by 85 degree temps and 70% humidity. :banghead:

^ seriously.

Send Ray your resume. lol

Haha...

- Molecular Biologist (doubt this is useful...)
- Slacker
- Rich web application developer (sorta?)
- Slacker

That work? :evil_laug

Ray is one of the best, if not the best Rotary tuners in the US. I would let him tune any of my cars.