Greddy Turbo Installed - Details Inside!!!!
04-10-2005, 09:55 AM
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Well guys i am considering buyint greddy turbo kit but recently i heard from a very famous Mechanic here in Greece that 3 8s tried to install the greddy turbo,without changing anything,just bolting it in and all of them crashed the engine....It wasn't fault of the mechanic and nor fault of the guys...It was greddy he said...
Does anyone knows if there was an error of any batch of the greddy turbos???
And second..I have already canzoomer midp-4,waiting for my rb revi,ms flywheel,soon ms disc+cover,soon ms radiator,greddy sp2 catback,n flash i belive its a good basis for the turbo right???
Does anyone knows if there was an error of any batch of the greddy turbos???
And second..I have already canzoomer midp-4,waiting for my rb revi,ms flywheel,soon ms disc+cover,soon ms radiator,greddy sp2 catback,n flash i belive its a good basis for the turbo right???
04-10-2005, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
Take my word for it, once you get that turbo kit running tip-top you'll have no trouble keeping up with stock STi's, Evo8's, 2005 Mustang's, Camaro's, GTO's, and the list goes on. With other mods like the light flywheel and whatever else you can afford a mere 6-7 psi will have you in the 12's. All this car needs is a little traction and we will rule the streets. The other night a stock STi ended up a car length ahead of me and I wasn't using the nitrous.
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04-12-2005, 07:14 AM
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I read the article in RX tuner by Philodox, how hard was it to transplant the screens from the stock airbox to the new intake, and does it still work/ solve the problem of rough idle? Also, I think I read that we had but have we gotten the Greddy Password yet for the emanage?
04-12-2005, 09:02 AM
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I am only using nitrous as the external power adder. I have all the other usual bolt-ons.
That guy in the STi was shocked as to how close it was. The good thing is that he didn't know me by appearance and I overheard him in a burger joint parking lot telling his young homies the truth about what happened. I want to develop a mysterious reputation because that's when the challenges and money are thrown down. Now if I can just get this thing as quick as I need it.....
CRH
That guy in the STi was shocked as to how close it was. The good thing is that he didn't know me by appearance and I overheard him in a burger joint parking lot telling his young homies the truth about what happened. I want to develop a mysterious reputation because that's when the challenges and money are thrown down. Now if I can just get this thing as quick as I need it.....
CRH
04-12-2005, 09:29 AM
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Same here charles, i had an sti and neon both test me the other night and it winded up being me and the sti neck and neck . when we stopped he was like that things suppose to be slow, i laughed and smoked the tires, haha, these kids arent ready for this summer haha, fyi, broke traction in 4th gear, i almost crashed i was so surprised haha
04-12-2005, 11:57 AM
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Be careful out there, Boosted. I am glad to see that others are finding the true potential of the RX-8. One of the things I like about the RX-8 is that the "go fast" recipes for piston engines are well-known and frequently used, therefore no interesting conversation ensues. It's all same-old, same-old. You roll up to a scene and open the hood on your RX-8, however, and with what few mods are visible people will still gather 'round to look. I would imagine a turbo kit gets a lot of looks. People gather around my trunk to look at the shiny tank and approach me to ask about how well the nitrous works. Usually what happens is that I get asked about my mods while driving and I refuse to tell anyone. There are a couple bigmouths, bigger than mine anyway, out there who I want to blindside this Summer. Once I get into 12.7-12.8 range I'll start some serious "negotiating". I'll tell ya right off, going back to 26" tires cut those lost three tenths back off my e.t. I may now be back to running 13.3's(from current 13.7's with 27" tires) without nitrous like I was prior to storing the car last year. If that is the case, mid 12's are just around the corner.
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04-12-2005, 01:12 PM
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^^^^^
c'mon, I like hearing about these stories. As nobody has any official times on what a turboed (or nitroused) RX8 has done 0-60/1/4 mile time this is what we have to gauge our cars against. We put a turbo in our car because we want to go faster, nothing wrong with opening it up occasionally. No need to bust another posters's chopswith a snide remark about his age. If you don't like the post than don't read it.
c'mon, I like hearing about these stories. As nobody has any official times on what a turboed (or nitroused) RX8 has done 0-60/1/4 mile time this is what we have to gauge our cars against. We put a turbo in our car because we want to go faster, nothing wrong with opening it up occasionally. No need to bust another posters's chopswith a snide remark about his age. If you don't like the post than don't read it.
04-12-2005, 01:38 PM
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I like subverted kills threads. I'd talk about mine if I had any worth mentioning.
All of the "takers" are guys in beater Tercels and Civics.
The exotics are driven by geezers and the real build-ups don't/won't get into it on the street.
I'm pretty cautious by nature, anyway.
All of the "takers" are guys in beater Tercels and Civics.
The exotics are driven by geezers and the real build-ups don't/won't get into it on the street.
I'm pretty cautious by nature, anyway.
04-12-2005, 01:56 PM
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Thanks for the backup, guys. Look, Fanman is right; why do we need to not only be banned from discussing how we discover the relative quickness of our cars but now it is being implied that we must also ignore or deny that fact that those of us who modify our cars do so for reasons other than the fact that we like to take discretionary liberties? I would hate to think that the RX-8 community is filled with people who think we spend $4,000 on a turbo kit just because it looks good. I would also hate to think that we are going to be so vanity-conscious that we cannot discuss driving to a desolate area and doing some G-Tech runs for the sake of measuring, in some way, the performance gains that many of us are interested in knowing. Fanman is also right about choosing content that is comfortable to you. I have made no secret on this forum about my particular project, nor what my intentions are. I do manage to mention in a veiled way how I make these vehicle-to-vehicle comaprisons, but the veiling is only to placate those lawsuit-wary website administartors. As far as my discussions being "kills", I thought the word "kills" implies by definition a win on my part. My most recent discussions have involved an STi beating me. How is that a "kill"?
As far as my age goes, I am old enough to have survived doing this for 25 years and never having been in an accident or other reckless compromise of the safety of others. If there is a situation that I think is a risk to others or myself, I will turn down the challenge and seek to modify the conditions under which things take place. If that means telling the 200 people who wish to watch to leave, that's what it takes.
What I find a hypocrisy on part of others around here is that when it comes to discussing the results guys like myself and MazdaManiac get out of our cars, everyone wants to congratulate us and ask us how we did it and what might work for them. When we discuss the environment in which certain mods are proven out, some of those same supporters want to preach about our methodologies. Some people cannot deal with the way their favorite sausage is made or the fact that their favorite foods involve the killing of animals.
How ironic.
For anyone who wants to see where this could all lead, read the novel "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. The second-handers need to quit being distrustful and critical.
CRH
As far as my age goes, I am old enough to have survived doing this for 25 years and never having been in an accident or other reckless compromise of the safety of others. If there is a situation that I think is a risk to others or myself, I will turn down the challenge and seek to modify the conditions under which things take place. If that means telling the 200 people who wish to watch to leave, that's what it takes.
What I find a hypocrisy on part of others around here is that when it comes to discussing the results guys like myself and MazdaManiac get out of our cars, everyone wants to congratulate us and ask us how we did it and what might work for them. When we discuss the environment in which certain mods are proven out, some of those same supporters want to preach about our methodologies. Some people cannot deal with the way their favorite sausage is made or the fact that their favorite foods involve the killing of animals.
How ironic.
For anyone who wants to see where this could all lead, read the novel "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. The second-handers need to quit being distrustful and critical.
CRH
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04-12-2005, 03:11 PM
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I am looking for a stock exhaust manifold and gasket for a create engine I am building up.... Please contact me by email at bhughes@qnsi.net or phone at 210-410-6206.
Thanks,
Bobby
Thanks,
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04-12-2005, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Bobby Hughes
I am looking for a stock exhaust manifold and gasket for a create engine I am building up.... Please contact me by email at bhughes@qnsi.net or phone at 210-410-6206.
Thanks,
Bobby
Thanks,
Bobby
PM ME I GOT ONE
04-12-2005, 03:24 PM
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dude...that is one of the best descriptions of the style of governance incorporated into this forum that is supposedly for info sharing...i commend you brother!
Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
Thanks for the backup, guys. Look, Fanman is right; why do we need to not only be banned from discussing how we discover the relative quickness of our cars but now it is being implied that we must also ignore or deny that fact that those of us who modify our cars do so for reasons other than the fact that we like to take discretionary liberties? I would hate to think that the RX-8 community is filled with people who think we spend $4,000 on a turbo kit just because it looks good. I would also hate to think that we are going to be so vanity-conscious that we cannot discuss driving to a desolate area and doing some G-Tech runs for the sake of measuring, in some way, the performance gains that many of us are interested in knowing. Fanman is also right about choosing content that is comfortable to you. I have made no secret on this forum about my particular project, nor what my intentions are. I do manage to mention in a veiled way how I make these vehicle-to-vehicle comaprisons, but the veiling is only to placate those lawsuit-wary website administartors. As far as my discussions being "kills", I thought the word "kills" implies by definition a win on my part. My most recent discussions have involved an STi beating me. How is that a "kill"?
As far as my age goes, I am old enough to have survived doing this for 25 years and never having been in an accident or other reckless compromise of the safety of others. If there is a situation that I think is a risk to others or myself, I will turn down the challenge and seek to modify the conditions under which things take place. If that means telling the 200 people who wish to watch to leave, that's what it takes.
What I find a hypocrisy on part of others around here is that when it comes to discussing the results guys like myself and MazdaManiac get out of our cars, everyone wants to congratulate us and ask us how we did it and what might work for them. When we discuss the environment in which certain mods are proven out, some of those same supporters want to preach about our methodologies. Some people cannot deal with the way their favorite sausage is made or the fact that their favorite foods involve the killing of animals.
How ironic.
For anyone who wants to see where this could all lead, read the novel "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. The second-handers need to quit being distrustful and critical.
CRH
As far as my age goes, I am old enough to have survived doing this for 25 years and never having been in an accident or other reckless compromise of the safety of others. If there is a situation that I think is a risk to others or myself, I will turn down the challenge and seek to modify the conditions under which things take place. If that means telling the 200 people who wish to watch to leave, that's what it takes.
What I find a hypocrisy on part of others around here is that when it comes to discussing the results guys like myself and MazdaManiac get out of our cars, everyone wants to congratulate us and ask us how we did it and what might work for them. When we discuss the environment in which certain mods are proven out, some of those same supporters want to preach about our methodologies. Some people cannot deal with the way their favorite sausage is made or the fact that their favorite foods involve the killing of animals.
How ironic.
For anyone who wants to see where this could all lead, read the novel "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. The second-handers need to quit being distrustful and critical.
CRH
04-12-2005, 06:14 PM
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MM I thought you were going to be away for a couple weeks(?).
XeRo, Thanks for getting the points I was making.
rudy8, John Galt was a pseudonym I used when I was doing legal opinion briefs for lawyers who needed some case analysis done. They never got the joke.
CRH
XeRo, Thanks for getting the points I was making.
rudy8, John Galt was a pseudonym I used when I was doing legal opinion briefs for lawyers who needed some case analysis done. They never got the joke.
CRH
04-12-2005, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
MM I thought you were going to be away for a couple weeks(?).
I'm home today and tomorrow. I wasn't supposed to be here today, but life is a fluid situation.
Wednesday I'm gone, but I'm sure I'll be here on the forum all of next week from Las Vegas.
04-12-2005, 06:38 PM
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Well guy's, Today I had my cat and resonater completely removed , running complete custom straight 3" pipe pretty much from the Greddy turbo all the way to the my custom magnaflow mufflers at each exhaust port. I'm not sure how much horse power I gained. but you really do feel some more torque once boost kicks in. And for those of you who worry about the sound, its not that bad. What is bad is the Back Fire. (It sounds like someone is shooting a Shot Gut from your trunk 
. The car rumbles at idle nicely and isn't real loaud while cruising on the highway. If you have turbo. I recommend it.
Well see how things go when I take my brother's SRT-4 tonight :D
. The car rumbles at idle nicely and isn't real loaud while cruising on the highway. If you have turbo. I recommend it. Well see how things go when I take my brother's SRT-4 tonight :D