My Greddy Kit Is On The Way!
01-10-2005, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
I am willing to say, with confidence, that 2005 will be the year of the RX-8. I am sick of hearing and reading about the 350Z so I hope I am correct.
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Yes sir, Amen to that.
01-11-2005, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by NewbieDriver
awesome!!
congratz!!
how much do they charge for the entire installation + kit?
congratz!!
how much do they charge for the entire installation + kit?
01-11-2005, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Broke_Apex_Seal
Good tuning, plenty of fuel, is all that is really needed .The only thing in question now is the compression ratio being a little higher. This might be a problem but we will find out soon 
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Mazda's APEX seal is AWESOME. No need to change them IMO.
.Mazda's APEX seal is AWESOME. No need to change them IMO.
There seems to be a school of thought that by changing out the apex seals and some other internals you can lower the compression ratio to accomodate say 10-12 lbs of boost.
01-11-2005, 03:54 PM
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Maybe I'm just misreading you, but how do changing out the apex seals lower compression? The only parts that need adjustment to lower compression are the rotors themselves. But the issue was how much metal was in the Renesis rotors that they can be refabricated in these respects. Racing Beat barely got anything out of their recent lightened rotor offering, so maybe there isn't enough there to work with?
01-13-2005, 09:44 AM
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My kit just got here!!!! My car is now getting a motor from mazda under warranty!!!! So it will be a few days before I get my 8 back. I will start a new thread when I start.
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01-13-2005, 12:46 PM
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Fenman I agree with you, I really do not care about Turbo's/ SC if they are not going to be reliable. I don't know much about T/SC but if they can not go for 100,000 without needed a rebuilt then I dont' want to mess with them.
I also worry about what it could do to fuel economy since the 8 is not great for that, but I hear the change is slight so I dont' worry too much about this one.
The main concern is the reliablity issue. I also do not care about going to 12psi ect, I'd take 7psi and be very happy with it.
My plan for my RX8 is to lower weight by a bit (lighter flywheel, rims, pully's) lighter battery, exhuast, and maybe break system...if that exsist at all. Run it for a while with those upgrades (of course some other things too) then stick a SC or Turbo on my 8. If I could get to at least 300HP (which apparently is no problem) but better yet 350HP...I would be ONE HAPPY GUY. At 3,000 pounds and 350HP...that is fast enough for me...who am I racing?
Mr. Hill...LOL,...what do you mean by that? I heard wheel hop get's real bad on the 8 so that is definitely something I would want to reduce. Is there another way other than putting on a "gosh...the metal bar...GOSH, sorry I'm running a blank on it's name..ARRR" in the rear...I hate seeing it across the trunk like that.
I also worry about what it could do to fuel economy since the 8 is not great for that, but I hear the change is slight so I dont' worry too much about this one.
The main concern is the reliablity issue. I also do not care about going to 12psi ect, I'd take 7psi and be very happy with it.
My plan for my RX8 is to lower weight by a bit (lighter flywheel, rims, pully's) lighter battery, exhuast, and maybe break system...if that exsist at all. Run it for a while with those upgrades (of course some other things too) then stick a SC or Turbo on my 8. If I could get to at least 300HP (which apparently is no problem) but better yet 350HP...I would be ONE HAPPY GUY. At 3,000 pounds and 350HP...that is fast enough for me...who am I racing?
with the pre-load removed it will hook up pretty good.
01-13-2005, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by NewbieDriver
awesome!!
congratz!!
how much do they charge for the entire installation + kit?
congratz!!
how much do they charge for the entire installation + kit?
01-13-2005, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by JanSolo
A friend of mine is a Greddy reseller and says that the kit is 4195$. It comes with a lovely CARB sticker, so it is supposed to legal for Cali residents.
.And so far it's not CARB certified...
01-13-2005, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 2ks2k
I'd get a new friend if he sells you the kit for that much...there are a few places selling it for less than $3k shipped .
And so far it's not CARB certified...
.And so far it's not CARB certified...
01-15-2005, 02:25 AM
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To change the pre-load in the rear would require adjustable length suspension arms in the 5 link set up. Instead, I have always suggested that the first mod a new 8 owner perform is to replace the rear swaybar with the Racing Beat bar. With that, the hop is eliminated. I still have traction issues through first and second gears but at least the tires stay planted.
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01-15-2005, 05:25 AM
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Please confirm if this kit recently received CARB certification. I'm sure there are at least 10 people in CA that would buy it the minute they heard that news verified.
01-15-2005, 01:51 PM
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From what I heard it is on backorder till the end of FEB. I mean I don't know how many Greddy sent over here to begin with but I thnk they have sold a whole lot of them.
01-15-2005, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by punishr
From what I heard it is on backorder till the end of FEB. I mean I don't know how many Greddy sent over here to begin with but I thnk they have sold a whole lot of them.
01-15-2005, 02:05 PM
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^^^ hehe good it'll give me a few months to ha;f a year time to save up for a kit:D and by then we'll all have nice impressions of the kit from you philodox
01-15-2005, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner
I cantbelieve there are so many people jumping on this kit when its probably going tobe one of the slowest ones oncethe others arrive.
Another thing is the Greddys ECU is preprogrammed which is great for the average RX-8 owner that doesnt have a shop close to tune it.
With these other kits that have large turbos, you're car has to be tuned or your going to blow the motor.
I would also suspect Greddy will come out with a kit with a larger turbo like they do for alot of other cars.
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01-15-2005, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason
From what I have seen of the other kits on the market the Greddy is going to be very popular. For one you are getting a complete kit with ECU for a little over $3k. All of the other kits on the market are $5k+ and that doesnt include ECU.
Another thing is the Greddys ECU is preprogrammed which is great for the average RX-8 owner that doesnt have a shop close to tune it.
With these other kits that have large turbos, you're car has to be tuned or your going to blow the motor.
I would also suspect Greddy will come out with a kit with a larger turbo like they do for alot of other cars.
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Another thing is the Greddys ECU is preprogrammed which is great for the average RX-8 owner that doesnt have a shop close to tune it.
With these other kits that have large turbos, you're car has to be tuned or your going to blow the motor.
I would also suspect Greddy will come out with a kit with a larger turbo like they do for alot of other cars.
Jason
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01-16-2005, 02:54 PM
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My prays have been answered!
Of course I would play it safe and get some new apex seals when they come out, a new biggger, better radiotor to help cool it, all the JIC Suspension bits I can get my hands on, a really nice JDM Mazdaspeed Strut Bar (the really nice aluminum one that connects 4 points in the engine bay), chassis stiffening bits, the Mazdaspeed body kit, some Volk TE37's, brake lines, calipers, maybe slotted roters, etc...
Of course I would play it safe and get some new apex seals when they come out, a new biggger, better radiotor to help cool it, all the JIC Suspension bits I can get my hands on, a really nice JDM Mazdaspeed Strut Bar (the really nice aluminum one that connects 4 points in the engine bay), chassis stiffening bits, the Mazdaspeed body kit, some Volk TE37's, brake lines, calipers, maybe slotted roters, etc...