well guys looks like i will see this in person soon
Jon (philodox)has order the turbo kit from mazdatrix and should get it next week.
i cant wait to hear it or see it in his car.
congrats Jon

 

You should read further down, the "Countdown" thread has details of a set that is on its way to Mr.'Philodox', bought from Mazdatrix. :D

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-major-horsepower-upgrades-93/greddy-turbo-installed-details-inside-49150/

S

 

Yup, I bought my kit from Mazdatrix 2 days ago. According to UPS I'll have it on January 10th

 

^Envy you^

 

So Aaron when are you adding a turbo to your mod list? As for the larger radiator, for those of us in HOT climates, it wouldn't hurt. But hey that's opinion. I figured when I did a turbo a larger radiator was going in too.

Dave

 

I contacted Greddy about two months ago regarding the RX8 Turbo but they never sent me an email back.

 

aaron i merged your thread with this one. scroll back up to davefzr's post and you'll see he got a nearly identical reply from them also

 

i was hoping to leave it as its own thread so people wouldnt have to read through multiple threads and a bagillion posts

 

Have 2 Greddy turbo kits in stock and ready to ship.

Jason
www.rx8store.com

 

so, does it come with oil pan and BOV?

hopefully the oil pan, but not the BOV. there's better ones out there, and theyre not all that expensive of a part.

 

No oil pan, for sure. The kit says it includes a fitting to replace the drain plug? I dunno, philodox posted earlier that you had to weld something, but i don't find that in my copy of the instructions.....can't wait to get started

 

ok, pretty sure no welding involved. There is a hose barb that looks like it would thread into the oil pan drain bung. Also, i was kicking aroudn the idea of jet hot coating the exhast manifold and "downpipe". Anyone know if this woudl be beneficial? The turbo sits right on the exhaust manifold, so i can see how maybe the lower temp might help extend the life of the turbo. But then would the heat overpower the stuff in the exhaust downstream of that. Hmmm.....also, would there be any benefit to coating any of the piping? Thanks in advance to anyone who replies.

 

Did anyone notice in the instructions posted on a different thread it listed out the parts included.... and the oil pan is listed. Must have been a last minute deletion from the kit.

"29. Oil Pan with welded Oil Return Pipe"

 

hmmmmmm curious...welli'll just wait to get mine (well and money)..then hopfully it will be included..or at least streightened out:D

 

I'm not positive the instructions I posted here are for the US kit. I received them from philodox and i believe they were an english translation of the Japanese kit. But it does say near the bottom "As of 12/30/04 this kit is not a street legal kit." so I may be wrong.
We'l find out as soon as somebody receives the kit and compares the instructions.

 

I got the instructions from Mazdatrix, they got the translated instructions directly from Greddy. The instructions for the actual kit comes with Japanese instructions, that's what Mazdatrix told me. But yes, the instructions from Greddy and are what they will be including in future kits sold in the US.

 

At one point......before my 8, my Accord V6, and BMW M3, I had a '95 Honda Civic that I installed a Greddy Turbo kit, and front mount intercooler. It was a flawless setup. I never had a single problem from the kit. I put 105000 miles on that car and it only failed to start 1 time, but it was my fault, I had left the headlights on. I was so into that car, I actually named my dog Greddy. My parents actually still have the dog. Greddy turbo kits are a very good product. The first thing that went through my head when I pulled away from the dealership was about putting a turbo kit on. I'm glad Greddy is going to come through for me. Too bad I have a kid on the way and won't have the money for one anytime soon.

 

no worries, just name your boy Greddy or Turbo.

 

Greddy Jr. lol

 

Tell Greddy you'll do it for PR and they'll give you a free kit.