ChattyRX8

The first week of June my 8 and I made the 600-mile trek to Tampa, FL to have my turbo installed. I had my trunk full of parts, and an appointment at Mazsport! Here's what was installed on my car:
GReddy turbo kit
GReddy Type RS BOV
Mazsport CAI upgrade
MazdaManiac's upgraded silicon hose couplers and T-clamps
GReddy catch can
Interceptor-X EMS with WBO2 kit
Microtech Dash Display
Blitz Dual SBC boost controller
RacingBeat ashtray gauge pod with AutoMeter oil temp, oil pressure,
and pyrometer
A new clutch
RX7 plugs with shims
Mazsport plug wires
New stock coil packs
Total cost including labor and tuning = about $7000 (almost $2000 over budget... the new clutch, which was unexpected, was a good chunk of that)

I dropped my car at Mazsport about 9am on Monday. I got to meet Betsey, got a mini tour of the shop, got to see a 3-rotor, and talked to Scott about specifics of the car. The plan was to have the install and tune done by Friday of the same week. There is some awesome stuff going on at Mazsport, and I could easily drop $30k there (if I had it!).
I got a few phone calls from Scott and Betsey throughout the week letting me know about the progress of the work. Friday came, and I started to worry that my car wasn't going to be ready on time. It was late in the afternoon, and I hadn't received a call that it was ready. In the back of my mind I knew that it still needed to be tuned... Scott called me about 4pm and told me to meet him at Mazsport at 5:30pm to take it to the dyno!
We met at 5:30, and took the short drive to the dyno shop. It was hot and humid. Scott did a few dyno pulls with the boost controller off to get the a/f in the general area of safe. Then, he asked how high I wanted to boost. He set up my boost controller, and did runs up to 10PSI to set the a/f at every PSI level. Total dyno time was an hour and a half to 2 hours I think.
I ended up with 253whp and 216tq. Scott claims that once I get rid of my stock cat and exhaust, I should gain 20whp. All in all, I'm happy with the car and everyone at Mazsport. I plan on adding pics very soon, and doing a lot more upgrades too, which I will post about in this thread.

05rex8

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with that amount of money you could have gotten the MM/BHR turbo kit plus it comes with the accessport. Congrats tho on your boosted 8.

kersh4w

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nice numbers dude. numbers only FI will make.

definitely get rid of the exhaust and get a hi-flow cat. but thats another grand easy again.

rotarygod

So what? There is no one right way to do things.

05rex8

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^didn't say it wasn't right, sounds a little pricey to me, thats all

mysql

You gotta pay to play. Don't ask me how I know.

paulmasoner

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ooh oooh, i am gonna be that guy!!!

How do you know?


yeah, ***** expensive.... and as RG said there's not just one right way to do it..

then again even if future increases in power is not a factor, the Garrett turbo in the other kit is likely to last much longer(ball bearing, water cooled) and flow the air required to make that same power more efficiently, thus lower charge temps. :P

mysql

I'd get the 3071R even if it had the same power as the greddy turbo just because I wouldn't have to deal with rebuilding that friggin' turbo every 12k miles. What a pain in the *** it was to deal with. My greddy turbo was on it's 2nd rebuild. Most of them out there are on their second or more now.... they're really trash.

maxxdamigz

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It's not how much HP you make but how much MORE hp you make. Taking a 175ish hp car and getting 253 whp out of it should put a nice smile on your face. Then, should you tinker with things and start pushing the car up toward 300hp, each step along the way should be quite fun.

megalemons09

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post my question or not but here it is.

I just bought a stock 04' rx8 that ive been waiting for, for about two years. I've been searching for a while on forced induction trying to find the best way to modify my car but the truth is i dont know jack **** about engines and all i wanna do is go fast and keep my car in good condition. So, here is my question...

I have a 4G budget. What is the best turbo kit/engine modifications i can buy and install to get the maximum amount of hp considering my unconditional love and long lasting care for my rotory engine?

05rex8

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^with 4G's you will have to find something used if you go FI--with that being said, FI is really the only thing you can do to the 8 that produces noticable HP gains. I would save more money and enjoy it as is for a bit.

paulmasoner

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for 4K and no knowledge(which means install/tuning costs) you ONLY choice is the Greddy kit, and thats pushing it if you want to do it remotely right or lasting

well only if your looking at new... even used thats gonna have to be a steal since you wont likely be installing yourself

ChattyRX8

Trust me, I could not have gotten the MM/BHR kit for the same money. It would have been at least another grand. Plus, I bought the actual turbo kit several months before their kit came out. Since buying the actual turbo kit, I had been collecting peripherals here and there. This **** ain't cheap.
Interceptor-X with WBO2 kit = $1200 used
Dash display = $400
Mazsport CAI = $350
Blitz boost controller = $300
New clutch w/ labor = $700
RB gauge pod with AutoMeter electric instruments = $550
New plugs, wires, and coil packs = $230
Also includes little stuff like an oil change, compression check, 4-wheel alignment, tire rotation and balance (good to do before dyno)

Come on, it all starts to add up. Everything I got, with the exception of the turbo itself, is pretty top notch. When the GReddy snail takes a crap I'm gonna get the Garrett.

whoneedspistons

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chatty you will be very happy with your choice... in my opinion its the best way to go

importshowoff84

dude....trust me...I know **** aint cheap....kinda why i'm in the position I am right now....

Floyd

If you've already thought that through and have a plan in place for this then you're golden

Enjoy!

Cattywampus

I have the GReddy kit and will have it installed in a couple of weeks. In the process now but was caught by the sad things in life with going FI. I too plan on going with the 3071 when the GReddy dies. I could buy the 3071 now but I would be stretching the account thin and the wife wouldnt walk around with the smile on her face that she does now. I want to get a feel hands on with the turbo kit while I save for the gold. I dont blame Chatty one bit. Chatty is going the same route FI 75% of people on here have.

Kane

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Nothin wrong with that plan; except the install is a tight fit; glad a shop did the first one!

LOL

MazdaJeff

Where did you end up mounting your MicroTech Dash Display?

ChattyRX8

The Dash display is mounted on the dash, in the left front where the nav system would be if my car had one. It's angled toward the driver's seat.
That's another really cool thing I liked about Mazsport. Scott called me and said, "Hey, how tall are you? We're getting ready to mount the Dash display, and I want to get someone your size to sit in the seat to get it in perfect position."
And they did get it in the perfect position. I can look at the display and the road better than the factory gauges. I'll post pics very soon!
Thanks for the words of encouragement from everyone!

Update: I ordered a Synapse Engineering Synchronic BOV to replace the GReddy RS. It should be here tomorrow!

Kane

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Good call on the BOV.

importshowoff84

^ +1....

ChattyRX8

Sweet, my Synchronic just got here! I also ordered the GReddy flange adapter for it. I need to run out and get a little air filter since I'm VTA.
On the bottom of the GReddy flange adapter there is a rubber o-ring. should I use some kind of gasket maker too, or bolt it on with just the o-ring?

mysql

use the o ring.