swoope

iTrader: (5)

depends on what you want and what you want to spend..

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=turbo

dont know if it is still available. but the seller is great to deal with..


beers

MtRandall

alright so i got a question...im not very turbo savy lol but i found a greddy turbo kit for sale around me for 1000 and here is what it includes...Greddy T3 turbo with front mount intercooler, exhast manifold, turbo back exhaust kit, and Blitz blow off value...this kit was on a civic, i know i'll have to buy parts to make it work with my AT 8 but i was wondering if you guys think its worth it?

BlueRenesis82

Well, I bet the turbo is too small, the manifold is useless, the turbo back exhaust won't fit. So I would say that $1000 for something like this is too much.

MazdaManiac

iTrader: (3)

Not a single piece of that kit will fit your car.

HiTMaNN

Maybe the GReddy sticker?

MazdaManiac

iTrader: (3)

They come with a sticker?
I got gypped!

ChattyRX8

What sticker??!!

MtRandall

haha figured so thanks guys...doubt the sticker will even fit

HiTMaNN

Try asking if a VTec sticker comes with the deal cause to me that would be a deal breaker.

ChattyRX8

With a catless exhaust, the air pump hose (or maybe the whole secondary air system?) is not necessary, right? So you install a black-off plate onto the downtube and remove the system.
What do you do when emissions comes around? Would you be able to re-install the cat without the air system and not throw a cel?

staticlag

The air pipe is just to let the system warm up quickly(increases efficiency), so depending on the quality of the cat it might pass emissions.

CBrotary

hey i have read all 7 pages of this forum and my question is mainly toward MM cause i know he knows his stuff. so my question is that i didnt see fully mentions is about having a test pipe with the turbo kit. i have a B&B test pipe with the B&B cat back exhaust and i want to put th greddy turbo on next in about 2 months give or take, and now from reading all 7 pages of this forum i saw that you and a few others mentioned that there is a possible problem that many seem to come across when you have a test pipe with the kit. now it was a few pages back so i dont remember the exact problem it was but if i have my test pipe on before i turbo my 8 will i still run into the problem? and if so what are the possible ways to fix this/these problems.

ive tryed to word this the best i could, i hope its clear enough for you to answer.

CBrotary

sorry about the few errors i made in spelling i have a wireless keyboard and sometimes it isnt transmitted fully to the reciever on my desk.

MazdaManiac

iTrader: (3)

I use a test pipe. There was no problem with the kit (as long as you got the tuning right) and it is even better with the upgrade.

CBrotary

ok great cause i saw that you or others talked about having a problem. now what kind of tuning should i have done when i get the kit? [ im going to have a shop install the turbo for me and tune it, i dont want to **** up and destroy my engine liek someone said they did earlyer in the forum. if i dont know what im doing im not goign to **** around with something like a rotary engine.]

CBrotary

another question i have is what is your personal opinion for guages are mech. or electronic ones better?

JIN13

depends on how much you wana spend i got all electric everything work's fine.

CBrotary

i dont really know the difference i mean ill spend money its not one of my concerns i work a lot but i just want to get **** that is good and will last not cheap stuff or tuff that isnt goign to give me the best results

swoope

iTrader: (5)

u need to read more, and take in what is said...

less is more, slow is smooth, smooth is fast!!!

hey!!!!! but what do i know..

beers

CBrotary

sorry swoope i dont understand what your saying when you say read more and take in what is said... i just dont know the difference between mech. and eletric guages.. what gives me the best results? and what are the main guages that im going to really want to have to monitor my engine and turbo? i dont want to buy guages that are going to be pointless to me

BlueRenesis82

He is saying that rather than asking the same questions over and over again, use that lump between your shoulders and find some of your own information. As far as your gauge questions, here is a link that should explain it all,

www.google.com

mitchharper

does the greddy turbo kit come with a full exhaust. or just headers?

CBrotary

haha ok im sorry i just wanted to get some opinions form people who already had electric and mech and if they had both which they feel they thought where best but sorry ill check it out my own thank you though

MazdaManiac

iTrader: (3)

Here are videos of the difference in oil flow through a journal bearing turbo with and without an oil restrictor (just in case you were worried about the effect of restricting oil flow:

WITHOUT

WITH

CBrotary

thanks