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Old 05-01-2005, 03:13 PM
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Accelleration map....some help would be appreciated on that from anyone who has played with it :D
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Thanks for looking into it, dannobre. Even if it IS the N flash causing problems that would then demand the E-Manage to be used even in a mild h.p. boost situation.

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Old 05-03-2005, 03:55 PM
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does anybody else's catchcan look like the top and bottom pieces were welded on, mine looks kind of ugly.
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damn i dn't check this thread for a lill bit...ok ok a long time and it's at 124 pages....ah crap that's a hella lot fo reading to check up on..oh well guess i'll be spending some late nights here...oh wait i spend most of my night here :D
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Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
There is something going on just above 7K, I can't tell if it is detonation or some other noise. Last year, when I got the nitrous running properly it was obvious when it was detonation because it sounded the same as with piston engines. Now, it is more of a dull thud-kinda sound above 7K. I am thinking that I have fuel issues. I'll try the Shell V-Power. I have read that some others didn't care for it but I need to try something. Check this out: last night a kid thought my car was running 11's because I have flames shooting out my exhaust when I race. I said nothing to change his mind, either.

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kids these days will believe anything.....include those fake turbo kits that just make the PSSSSSSSSSST noise!
Old 05-04-2005, 07:58 AM
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Just to stay on top of things, I am closer to fixing that problem I had with the N flash and will do a full write up in a few days. Seems a number of problems stacked up on me and I had to go back to day one and figure it all out. Thankfully I keep copious notes and have a good memory.

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Can someone tell me what I'll need besides the GREDDY Turbo kit for my car to run good? I am getting the turbo kit today and I am wondering if I'll need anything else like a boost controller or Better BOV, ETC...Joey
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Well, for one the kit does not come with a BOV so you will need one of those.
The following are just some suggestions; not just to make the car run "good."

Greddy oil pan
oil catch can
electronic boost controller
boost gauge
turbo timer
better heat shieling, what comes with the kit falls off i've heard

for tuning:

emanage support tool
injector harness
wideband afr gauge
egt gauge
fuel pressure gauge

Later on:

custom 3" exhaust
high flow cat or test pipe

I'm sure I left something out. Hope this helps

Andy

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Thanks Andy, I dont want to to put the turbo on and be pissed that its not running right...I'll let you guys know how it turned out

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Joey-

The kit is a bolt on kit and should run fine without anything else. Those suggestions I gave you were just to achieve best performance from the kit. The emanage comes with a very conservative fuel map that runs very rich.

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My turbo ships out today, I can't wait!
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Horse, how do you plan on passing the NC visual inspection check?

Originally Posted by Horse
My turbo ships out today, I can't wait!

I meet you at the Rotary Club meet ~ 6 months ago..I had the yellow RX-8 and you parked next to me. So are you concerned about the NC emissions inspection at all? Do we not need to worry about it?
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Well my car has been running good but last night i took it out and i smelled something burning so my bro has it today to take a look at it to see if it is just something minor ... there was accually a little smoke coming out form under the hood when i popped it .... the car was running great though porbly something just rubbing something and getting hot we had this problem once with the 0 gauge amp wire was rubbing the altanator belt and got a little fire going on LoL nothing to worry about i will let you know the out come of it later tonight


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Originally Posted by Jaguar_MBA
I meet you at the Rotary Club meet ~ 6 months ago..I had the yellow RX-8 and you parked next to me. So are you concerned about the NC emissions inspection at all? Do we not need to worry about it?
it should pass NC inspection, I believe it's only in CA that it won't pass.
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Originally Posted by Horse
My turbo ships out today, I can't wait!
so you will be the first one with both nitrous and turbo?
:o hope the best for you, hope they work out perfectly...
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Originally Posted by RotorManiac
so you will be the first one with both nitrous and turbo?
:o hope the best for you, hope they work out perfectly...
I am nervous bout running both, fear of knock, so the Zex maybe coming off.
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Do you have to use the mounting flange on the Greddy BOV, can you just weld it straight to the pipe?
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It seems to me that any gain that may be had by adding nitrous could be better had by turning up the boost unless your turbo is so oversized that you need the nitrous kick to spool up. It that were the case the RX-8 world would be abuzz with talk of the first 500+ h.p. Renesis.

Of course, right now the PCM is the biggest hurdle to overcome.

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Originally Posted by Horse
it should pass NC inspection, I believe it's only in CA that it won't pass.
Luckily, Arnie has made it so that we need to get our new cars have to get inspected 6 years after purchasing them.
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Can someone do a DIY or install writeup for those of us who aren't exactly sure on how to install the Catchcan and BOV properly?
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is the piping in the kit made out of aluminum or another metal?
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Originally Posted by Horse
is the piping in the kit made out of aluminum or another metal?
It's aluminum.
Find a shop that does aluminum welding and tell them where you'd like the flange to go on the piping piece.
I had to adjust my BOV several times to get it to not stall at idle or still hear the compressor surge when shifting. Not sure how to correctly set it up.

The catchcan goes inline between the oil filler neck tube and where it was connected to on the intake pipe.
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you can have the BOV flange welded on in 1/2 hour at almost any weld shop...easy job.
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I have got a shop making me a mounting flange and when the kit gets here Thursday they are going to weld it to the pipe. I needed to know the material so we could make the flange.
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Horse,

Are you doing the install yourself?


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