So ive decided to go turbo. After seeing a local rx8 owner go turbo successfully (his name on this forum is gregs) it gave me the motivation to go for it. I hope everything goes smoothly but i do know unexpected things happen. Wish me luck!

My rx8 has 40,000 miles currently. The route i am taking is with a used greddy turbo kit i bought from fluidmotorsports (now called race roots) and using the Accessport with mazda maniancs tuning service i currently have as engine management.

Planning to have it installed in mid-january with the help of gregs who has already installed his greddy kit twice. I will be running Mazdamaniacs base turbo map (and staying out of boost and WOT) until i can get it tuned by Mazdamaniac himself during a dyno day happening in late january =) -Update: Went to dyno day, MM tuned car and my car has been running strong ever since. thanks again mazdamaniac!!!

UPDATE JAN 20TH: TURBO INSTALL COMPLETE, see below for updates

LIST OF PARTS:
Greddy Turbo kit--------------------------------------------------$2000
Greddy Oil Pan----------------------------------------------------$250
Greddy Catch Can-------------------------------------------------$50
-Hose to extend oil lines (5 feet)---------------------------------$7
-Barbed Fittings to connect extended hoses (2)-----------------$6
Couplers-----------------------------------------------------------$140
Clamps-------------------------------------------------------------$90
AEM Intake--------------------------------------------------------$290
HKS BOV-----------------------------------------------------------$220
-BOV Adapter for Greddy-to-HKS BOV------------------------$66
-Gasket for Greddy BOV------------------------------------------$10
-Welding for BOV pipe fitment----------------------------------$40
Racing Beat Pod---------------------------------------------------$115
-Prosport Premium Electric Boost gauge----------------------$75
-Prosport Premium Oil Pressure Gauge------------------------$95
-Prosport Premium Water Temperature Gauge-------------$64
-Oil and Water Gauge Adapters---------------------------------$60
Shipping-------------------------------------------------------------$15
Misc Bolts and stuff-----------------------------------------------$30

------------------total $3623


Please excuse the crappy formatting, couldnt think of anything better and spaces disappear when i post it!


UPDATES:

Update Jan. 11th: Stock Oilpan Removed, Greddy Oilpan Installed. Stock intake and battery removed.

Update Jan. 12th: Rest of turbo kit came in through fedex. Manifold, turbo, engine mount back in, waiting on a few other parts to come in Jan. 13th. Welded the fitting for greddy turbo kit fix #2, ordered new couplers.

Update Jan. 20th: Turbo install complete, only thing needed now is the gauges and gauge pod install. car runs very good, havent gone into boost yet because im on MM's turbo base map and waiting to be tuned on dyno day on jan 23. idle is spot on, only CEL that showed up was RKE P0039. waiting on racing beat to ship out more of their pods, then gauges will be installed.

Update Jan 21st: finished install pics of engine bay and intercooler placement with front bumper back on.

Update October 4th: Car has nearly 50k miles (installed turbo at around 40k miles) and still have had no problems with tune or parts failing on me. Lets see how long this lasts! See latest posts on this thread for periodic status updates.

Update January 2015: Still turbo, 80,000 miles on original motor, no problems related to the turbo yet. Still running strong!

 

link to all the turbo install pics that were in this thread

http://s25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...rbo%20Install/

 

let me be the first to say congrats.

 

Gratz, Good luck. You may beat me to a running boosted rx8 :-P

 

are you going to recirc the BOV?

 

Are you going to use the AP as the afr gauge?
AEM built the MS CAI

 

congrats! cant wait to see another boosted 8 in the area!

 

i dont think so, a few people are running the hks unrecirculated and with the ap and they are doing fine, i hear it just gives a bit more popping which i dont think i'd mind =)

for the time being yes, ill just be using the ap as the afr gauge. and yeah i heard that AEM built the MS intake. Im just going to end up buying whichever one turns out being cheaper for me.

haha we'll see =P

thanks guys

 

congrats Konig! very similar to what i am doing because i also just purchased the used turbo kit from mlogan. can wait to see how this goes! good luck

 

congrats konig, can't wait to see this guy next month.

 

that sound(and feel believe it or not) is moar awesomer than the actual turbo

 

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Get to work foo! If my Vette project is done before your turbo I'm gonna make fun of you.

 

PM...

 

hey so konig, you didn't get this greddy kit from the guy selling it in the FS section?

 

no that is the kit that silvere8 bought (he said it a few posts up in this thread)

i was going to but mlogan did not respond for a few days so i went with the safer choice and bought it from fluidmotorsports instead!

thanks guys!

 

good stuff Konig .
Can we get pics of your GF helping with the install , I have some ideas for poses if you need them .

 

I did it.. Konig should too.

Right Fellas?

 

haha you guys are never satisfied huh!

shes tired of hearing me talk about my car 24/7 already lol...!

 

I made my wife lube and install head bolts in a school girl outfit.....you can get her to cave.

 

Pictures!

Nice!

 

looking good man i'm jealous, wish i was home to work on mine...

btw since you are there and it'll only cost a few cents... grab a longer piece or rubber hose and put it on the coolant overflow tank, run it down to the bottom of the car where it wont drip on anything and ziptie it. no one wants to be dripping out of the overflow tank, but if it were to happen at least it wont drip all over your power steering connections...

 

still waiting on some parts to come in, they should be here early this week!

thanks for the tip paul!

 

Hey Konig grats and good luck with the install.

Just 2 things, to extend the maf so it can reach you just have to remove the cables that go to the maf that are in that plastic tube with the rest of the car cables. Just remove the black tape take it out and it will reach so no need to cut or anything.

Also the AP is ok for monitoring AFR's but if you can get a gauge its so much easier to watch while you drive plus it changes faster than the number on the AP screen so I like it more.

If you need any help just pm me. I get my emails on the blackberry and I can reply from there.

 

congrats can't wait to the the finished product