GReddy Turbo Install = Yes, Specs/Details = No
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From: AZ
Originally Posted by whosyourbaba
looks like a RE Amemiya Front Bumper . not too sure, but looks like the pics.
http://www.bulletproofautomotive.com/items/1382.jpg
http://www.bulletproofautomotive.com/items/1382.jpg
Thanks whosyourbaba.
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From: AZ
Originally Posted by DOMINION
Just talked to the guys at the Greddy booth today and they told me the "kit will sell for $3,000 to $5,000 and will be late Jan or Fer of 05. No plans for a auto kit right now they are tuning the 6S/MT kit with 300whp. But that depends on how much HP the tranny can take on this car."
The I went over to the Protech booth and the guy that owns the shop and the silver RX-8 told me: "MY kit puts out 350whp right now and we are going to do final tuning around 320whp. With a full exhoust system from our shop and a custom 3 way pod where the NAV system gos on the dash."
The I went over to the Protech booth and the guy that owns the shop and the silver RX-8 told me: "MY kit puts out 350whp right now and we are going to do final tuning around 320whp. With a full exhoust system from our shop and a custom 3 way pod where the NAV system gos on the dash."
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From: Sweden
Yeah! Top class!!! Count me in on one of those, (if they are in production)...
Here in sweden there´s a law you must have numberplates in the front... and the only place it fits is right on top of the grill preventing all air from enering the engine.
Here in sweden there´s a law you must have numberplates in the front... and the only place it fits is right on top of the grill preventing all air from enering the engine.
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http://www.protech-fabrication.com/
I think these are the guys he was talking about...I'm gonna look for them tomorrow...
I think these are the guys he was talking about...I'm gonna look for them tomorrow...
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From: Austin, Tx
Originally Posted by shaolin
http://www.protech-fabrication.com/
I think these are the guys he was talking about...I'm gonna look for them tomorrow...
I think these are the guys he was talking about...I'm gonna look for them tomorrow...
I worked my way up the Greddy food-chain to get anything that sounded like a comitment. They stuck around $5100 for the retail price point, though they might offer a lower boost kit without the intercooler for less.
No point in that.
The Greddy kit was really nicely laid out and I like the turbo placement. The tuning was done on the 1.38 E-Manage, though the kits will ship with the 1.4 version in January (I'll believe it when I see it).
Unfortunately, it is too expensive. They will have to come down $1k to sell any.
The other problem is the draw-through AFM arrangement which will perform poorly on the RX-8.
The Protech kit looks nice also, though less slick than the Greddy.
I hate the turbo placement. I'd always prefer to keep the exhaust plumbing much shorter.
He is blowing through the AFM though, which will yield the best results on the SE3P.
He said the HP was between 260 and 315. That is a long range. He also admitted that it was pretty much untuned and untested. They had just a bunch of basic dyno runs.
He is using a T4/T3 hybrid - an upside-down version of what most of us are used to seeing: a T4 hot side mated to a T3 cold side. Better exhaust flow and less boost.
My money would go to getting the Greddy kit then modifying it - but only at half the price.
I'll build it myself before I'll spend $5100 on parts like that.
No point in that.
The Greddy kit was really nicely laid out and I like the turbo placement. The tuning was done on the 1.38 E-Manage, though the kits will ship with the 1.4 version in January (I'll believe it when I see it).
Unfortunately, it is too expensive. They will have to come down $1k to sell any.
The other problem is the draw-through AFM arrangement which will perform poorly on the RX-8.
The Protech kit looks nice also, though less slick than the Greddy.
I hate the turbo placement. I'd always prefer to keep the exhaust plumbing much shorter.
He is blowing through the AFM though, which will yield the best results on the SE3P.
He said the HP was between 260 and 315. That is a long range. He also admitted that it was pretty much untuned and untested. They had just a bunch of basic dyno runs.
He is using a T4/T3 hybrid - an upside-down version of what most of us are used to seeing: a T4 hot side mated to a T3 cold side. Better exhaust flow and less boost.
My money would go to getting the Greddy kit then modifying it - but only at half the price.
I'll build it myself before I'll spend $5100 on parts like that.
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From: Austin, TX
Originally Posted by colin204
That is not them. They are based out of Austin Tx. I know the owner and got to preview the kit before they left. They have lots of RX7 experience and if they say tuned to 320hp they will make it happen. When they get back from SEMA I will keep you updated on their progress.
I actually found a business card from Protech on my car the other day. It's got a picture of their turbo'd 8 on it, pictures below.
The website on the card is http://www.protech-performance.com but it doesn't have any info on the turbo kit yet.
I'm definitely going to go by and check out the car once they return from SEMA.
R u ready 2 get PUNISHED?
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From: Cove, Texas
Hmmmm!!!
Originally Posted by murix
It should be $3500. $5100 is way too much.
Hey Murix, Do you know what all is included in the kit?
I think it depends on what you are getting in the actual turbo KIT, before I can assume that $5100 is too much. But then again, the kit isn't even out yet so I guess I will wait and see what actual #'s this thing puts out, and what the kit comes with.
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when i talked to the guy at protech, he said they are running 320 hp, and they are trying to squeeze another 30 out with a better ecu. this year was amazing at sema. lot of promising things coming for our car, guys.
Originally Posted by punishr
Hey Murix, Do you know what all is included in the kit?
I think it depends on what you are getting in the actual turbo KIT, before I can assume that $5100 is too much. But then again, the kit isn't even out yet so I guess I will wait and see what actual #'s this thing puts out, and what the kit comes with.
I think it depends on what you are getting in the actual turbo KIT, before I can assume that $5100 is too much. But then again, the kit isn't even out yet so I guess I will wait and see what actual #'s this thing puts out, and what the kit comes with.
A Garrett T0618Z ball bearing turbo
a tubular exhaust manifold with a proper flange
an extremely short down pipe
an oilpan with a return fitting
a 2-row intercooler
cold-side plumbing from the turbo to the IC to the TB
one of the new RS type Greddy blow-off valves
an external wastegate (plumbed to the downpipe)
oil, water and vacuum fittings and hoses
an E-manage (no support tool or e-01) with a harness
All in all, what you are really paying for is the work involved with designing the exhaust piping. That part is really difficult.