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philodox 01-06-2005 09:42 PM

Great Price on Greddy RX-8 Turbo Kit
 
Hey Guys,

I ran into a vendor in California, Kuruma Motoring. They are offering the Greddy Turbo kit for the RX-8 for $3150 SHIPPED! I wish I could have found them before I bought from Mazdatrix. They work mostly on ebay and have an Ebay rating over 7000 so they are very reputable. They are still working on getting a website up. If you're interested in contacting them their email is sales@kurumamotoring.com. Mention that you are from the rx8club forum for the price listed in this quote.

**disclaimer, I am not affiliated with these guys at all, just relaying information I found**

09Factor 01-06-2005 09:45 PM

I bought my Teins from them. Quick shipping and the prices I saw looked good also.

Just waiting for the slushbox version to arrive.

philodox 01-06-2005 09:47 PM

Oh yeah, they have the Greddy Kits in stock.. and they are located right near a Greddy USA place and can get more in stock in 1-2 days if neccessary..

blksf8 01-06-2005 10:17 PM

that's for the tip. just e-mailed them. We'll see what kind of price they quote me.

blksf8 01-06-2005 10:34 PM

they already responded to me with an excellent price. It's a no-brainer decision to buy from them if you are ready to purchase this kit. They have requested for me to not mention the price, but I will tell you that it's much lower than at the other 2 vendors currently selling the kit. ...and no, I'm not affiliated with these guys either.

Silverarrow 01-06-2005 10:35 PM

I don't know, i heard that there were tons of backorders for that system from greddy now. If they have them in stock i doubt they can get them back in that quick.
Anyway, Mazdatrix is now out of them. I got the last one. Just waiting on the instructions.
;)

Jason 01-06-2005 11:01 PM

Greddy turbo kit is on backorder until the end of Feb. If that company didnt preorder one then they are out of luck.

Jason

blksf8 01-06-2005 11:22 PM

the prices keeping on getting better and better my friends....

http://www.hopupracing.com/grtukitmarx.html

philodox 01-06-2005 11:28 PM


Originally Posted by blksf8
the prices keeping on getting better and better my friends....

http://www.hopupracing.com/grtukitmarx.html

Wow, now that's a nice find.. I shouldn't complain about paying $3290 for mine since I don't have to wait for a backorder..

Snoochie 01-06-2005 11:31 PM

I bet Charles is pretty pissed at his "Discount price" now hehe...

Silverarrow 01-06-2005 11:36 PM

Hmm....maybe i'll open the boxes now and check stuff out

philodox 01-06-2005 11:40 PM


Originally Posted by Silverarrow
Hmm....maybe i'll open the boxes now and check stuff out

When are you putting yours on? I'm putting mine on next tues or weds

Silverarrow 01-06-2005 11:49 PM

i'm not sure yet, work during the week so probably not until the weekend after that.
Let me know if you run into anything. I guess Greddy doesn't provide the oilpan they showed on the showcar. oh well....

philodox 01-06-2005 11:55 PM


Originally Posted by Silverarrow
i'm not sure yet, work during the week so probably not until the weekend after that.
Let me know if you run into anything. I guess Greddy doesn't provide the oilpan they showed on the showcar. oh well....

Yeah, looks like I'll have to drop the pan and drill for the return line..

Silverarrow 01-07-2005 12:11 AM

that pan wa so sweet though, it must exist somewhere.......over the rainbow

therm8 01-07-2005 12:16 AM

For any AT owners waiting on Greddy to release a kit, don't. Their reply to me was that they have no plans to release a kit for the auto. :mad:

Cam 01-07-2005 12:41 AM


Originally Posted by Silverarrow
i'm not sure yet, work during the week so probably not until the weekend after that.
Let me know if you run into anything. I guess Greddy doesn't provide the oilpan they showed on the showcar. oh well....

I may be wrong... but I thought I read in a thread that the oil pan is included, but left out of the picture:confused:

Silverarrow 01-07-2005 12:43 AM

well, i've opened one of 2 boxes (the heavier one) and no oil pan yet. I still have the intercooler box to go, but i don't think it will be in there. Dave at Mazdatrix also did not have one out when he showed me his kit (which they used to take pictures....really though, i know there is at least one. Is there any chance that the oil pan is the same on older models? Maybe that route would be feasible.

Charles R. Hill 01-07-2005 07:18 AM

No, Snooch, I am not "pissed" as I haven't ordered nor paid for my turbo kit yet. I tend to wait a few weeks when something sounds like a good idea. I figure if it sounds good right now it will still sound good in a few weeks. From what I am told the price offered by HopUpracing is damn close to wholesale and that is the same price that I was offered. With this news perhaps the local shop will also do some free DynoPack tuning for me as part of the offer. The good thing, even though I may not eventually get the best price in town, is that I will be creating a great business relationship with my GReddy dealer and get the personal attention necessary in the long run to make sure my turbo system always works the best it can. In addition, he has already agreed to be the first dealer to stock my new Ti PPF when I roll out the first batch in a few weeks. Since the PPF is way ahead of schedule I have put in a prelim order for the next batch of turbos which are due in late Feb. I figure it is more important for me to get my own products to market than it is for me to play around with the turbo kit. Besides, I'll be able to install that turbo in a day or two once I actually have it in my hands. Whatever happens, I'll be more than ready come next June.

BTW, it is my understanding that the oil pan is supposed to be part of the kit. Maybe check the parts list on the window of shawrf's car in the SEMA photos and see what they list as included in the kit.

Charles

webba_az 01-07-2005 10:37 AM


Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
BTW, it is my understanding that the oil pan is supposed to be part of the kit. Maybe check the parts list on the window of shawrf's car in the SEMA photos and see what they list as included in the kit.

From what I read from the SEMA threads, the MSRP is also about $400 below what they were expecting it to be, they may have dropped the pan to shave costs, or run into fab issues, etc etc.. who knows :confused:

Jason 01-07-2005 10:51 AM

From what I have heard there is no oil pan in the kit and you have to tap your pan for the oil return.

Jason

donald121 01-07-2005 11:03 AM

The owner of kurumamotoring is my high school friend. Know him for many years. He's a honest business man. Trust me! ;)

guitarjunkie28 01-07-2005 11:15 AM

the older pans won't fit in the rx8. but that's ok because the return lines were in the front cover anyway (or front cover and rear iron on the twin turbo engines).

philodox 01-07-2005 05:38 PM

Just got the instructions from Greddy translated into English. The oil pan needs to be drilled and you have to WELD a fitting on it for the return line.

Silverarrow 01-07-2005 05:57 PM

oh man that is lame. That other pan is looking better and better. Argh...


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