Engine swap projects
11-02-2007, 11:22 AM
#52
You have to give them the pass...which is also why you see the other driver stick his hand out...it tells you what side they are expecting you to pass...
Had that not been the case...I'm positive I could have passed him if I just took it...but instead you "force" a pass by getting "inside their trunk"...usually a few minutes of that is enough...
DE's are technically NOT a race...technically...heh
11-17-2007, 01:07 AM
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yeah, je i sold it, but i might just get another for the hell of it. i now own a audi s4 2006, that i like very much, but i migh get an 8 for the weeken. but don't know when.
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12-02-2007, 03:25 PM
#55
It's a Cavalier
I'm starting my own project. Fairly long term, but as soon as you guys figure out ignition / boost problems and are able to readily get over 500whp, I'm going to swap a Renesis into my GTO, just to maintain balance in the universe.
12-02-2007, 08:50 PM
#57
Soooon....muhhaa haa haa....heh
12-03-2007, 07:53 PM
#59
It's a Cavalier
Honestly, other than seeing his car and the PTP RX8, I've never run into another RX8 turbo in Austin
12-04-2007, 11:16 AM
#60
12-04-2007, 09:37 PM
#61
It's a Cavalier
12-04-2007, 10:08 PM
#62
'03 Dodge Viper
Wow, after reading this, I think you guys were pretty rude to the OP.
All he's doing is offering his services. I know you all say "The renesis will be able to make more power soon", but what if you want power now? What if you want a ridiculous amount of power?
A 2JZ-GTE will make plenty more power than a Renesis probably ever will. The same goes for an LSX engine.
I definitely wanted to do an engine swap when I had an RX-8.
All he's doing is offering his services. I know you all say "The renesis will be able to make more power soon", but what if you want power now? What if you want a ridiculous amount of power?
A 2JZ-GTE will make plenty more power than a Renesis probably ever will. The same goes for an LSX engine.
I definitely wanted to do an engine swap when I had an RX-8.
12-05-2007, 01:31 AM
#64
Buddy in his STi was able to get off the line...but once the tires hooked it was pretty brutal...
That said...strictly in the name of science, I think quantitative testing is required...
I'm starting @ ~200whp sub 3000lbs...hopefully hit a target of 350 post FI...
Where you have spray...I have a boost controller...haa
12-06-2007, 10:45 PM
#65
It's a Cavalier
I ran into some of your partners in GTO crime during a "spirited hill country drive"...definitely beasts in a straight line...
Buddy in his STi was able to get off the line...but once the tires hooked it was pretty brutal...
That said...strictly in the name of science, I think quantitative testing is required...
I'm starting @ ~200whp sub 3000lbs...hopefully hit a target of 350 post FI...
Where you have spray...I have a boost controller...haa
Buddy in his STi was able to get off the line...but once the tires hooked it was pretty brutal...
That said...strictly in the name of science, I think quantitative testing is required...
I'm starting @ ~200whp sub 3000lbs...hopefully hit a target of 350 post FI...
Where you have spray...I have a boost controller...haa
All I have to work off of is the Car and Driver article about the PTP turbo 8.
It trapped 109 mph. I trap 107mph with no spray (have the slip from SAR track in San Antonio). If indeed the PTP car makes 350whp, then you should be able to walk me after you get the turbo. I've raced a 109mph Camaro SS a couple of times, and he does just barely pull on me.
The difference between having sub 100mph trapping car, and one that traps 109mph is unbelievable.
Don't get pissed off by the "baseline" run we do while you're still NA!
Just a side note... More of you turbo, nitrous, engine swap cars need to take it to the track!!!! We need more empirical evidence to show which of the major horsepower RX8 upgrades is king.
12-06-2007, 10:59 PM
#66
Good stuff! Didn't know any of our guys did the hill country drives. I very likely know them.
All I have to work off of is the Car and Driver article about the PTP turbo 8.
It trapped 109 mph. I trap 107mph with no spray (have the slip from SAR track in San Antonio). If indeed the PTP car makes 350whp, then you should be able to walk me after you get the turbo. I've raced a 109mph Camaro SS a couple of times, and he does just barely pull on me.
The difference between having sub 100mph trapping car, and one that traps 109mph is unbelievable.
Don't get pissed off by the "baseline" run we do while you're still NA!
Just a side note... More of you turbo, nitrous, engine swap cars need to take it to the track!!!! We need more empirical evidence to show which of the major horsepower RX8 upgrades is king.
All I have to work off of is the Car and Driver article about the PTP turbo 8.
It trapped 109 mph. I trap 107mph with no spray (have the slip from SAR track in San Antonio). If indeed the PTP car makes 350whp, then you should be able to walk me after you get the turbo. I've raced a 109mph Camaro SS a couple of times, and he does just barely pull on me.
The difference between having sub 100mph trapping car, and one that traps 109mph is unbelievable.
Don't get pissed off by the "baseline" run we do while you're still NA!
Just a side note... More of you turbo, nitrous, engine swap cars need to take it to the track!!!! We need more empirical evidence to show which of the major horsepower RX8 upgrades is king.
I used to have an Oldsmobile...got the same MPG as the RX...but was hella fun on the strip...
You might want to ask the Pettit boys about 1/4 slips...I think Munchie187 said he was going to go...
12-06-2007, 11:34 PM
#67
It's a Cavalier
Haa no worries...my bud in SA has a cobra putting like 600 down (moving to 800 soon)...so I'm not at all egotistical about it...heh its always in fun, which is also why I never involve money...
I used to have an Oldsmobile...got the same MPG as the RX...but was hella fun on the strip...
You might want to ask the Pettit boys about 1/4 slips...I think Munchie187 said he was going to go...
I used to have an Oldsmobile...got the same MPG as the RX...but was hella fun on the strip...
You might want to ask the Pettit boys about 1/4 slips...I think Munchie187 said he was going to go...
I also have a buddy with a kenne bell '03 cobra. 599whp on pump gas. He let me drive the thing. Jesus. Very humbling. My **** isn't in the same league as that, and that's okay.
The interesting thing about this discussion is something we're fighting about over in GTO land. We have a 590whp twin turbo GTO that gets pulled hard by the Cobra. On paper, looks like the two should be pretty close, but it's not the case. After driving both cars, I now understand.
What we would be defining here is how 350whp in an 8 matches up to 350whp from an engine that makes power very differently. As a bonus at the end of this, you'll know for sure that you can beat up on stock Mustang GT's, Evo, STi's, because (if theyre stock), none of those cars traps 107mph+.
How much will that turbo kit add to the weight of your car? About 200 pounds?
12-07-2007, 12:41 AM
#68
That's awesome and I agree. If youre going to run somebody, smile and have fun, enjoy your car, and don't be a douchebag. I just want to know were I am in the food chain.
I also have a buddy with a kenne bell '03 cobra. 599whp on pump gas. He let me drive the thing. Jesus. Very humbling. My **** isn't in the same league as that, and that's okay.
I also have a buddy with a kenne bell '03 cobra. 599whp on pump gas. He let me drive the thing. Jesus. Very humbling. My **** isn't in the same league as that, and that's okay.
The interesting thing about this discussion is something we're fighting about over in GTO land. We have a 590whp twin turbo GTO that gets pulled hard by the Cobra. On paper, looks like the two should be pretty close, but it's not the case. After driving both cars, I now understand.
What we would be defining here is how 350whp in an 8 matches up to 350whp from an engine that makes power very differently. As a bonus at the end of this, you'll know for sure that you can beat up on stock Mustang GT's, Evo, STi's, because (if theyre stock), none of those cars traps 107mph+.
Of course have nearly every N/A mod known to the RX-8 world...and run the car as light as possible...which is like what +2 whp?? haa haa
Not really sure, but that is a good question...I'll still probably be under 3000lbs tho with it on...haa
12-07-2007, 12:50 AM
#69
12-07-2007, 12:58 AM
#70
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200 lbs turbo kit?
what size a turbo would it be?
I don't really see how a turbo kit (for an 8) would add more than 40-60 lbs.
Besides the actual turbine, downpipe and the manifold (swapping out the stock one) the rest of the **** is mainly aluminum...
what size a turbo would it be?
I don't really see how a turbo kit (for an 8) would add more than 40-60 lbs.
Besides the actual turbine, downpipe and the manifold (swapping out the stock one) the rest of the **** is mainly aluminum...
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