philodox

I know someone with a 7 second FD who still has 2mm apex seals with no problems.. I don't think 3mm make much of a difference except in the wallet :p

Charles R. Hill

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The matter of apex seal size is one that is always up for argument. Racing Beat seems to feel that although the 3MM seals are stronger they are less flexible so there may be no real benefit overall. Of course there are always anecdotal examples to prove any point one wishes to make so, like everything else, it is a matter of choice.

Charles

colin204

The main benifit of rhe 3mm seals are that they can take a little more abuse if you happen to detonate.

bureau13

The dirty little secret among rebuilders (OK, its not all that secret, Cameron from Pettit freely admits this) is that the real reason to use 3mm seals on a rebuild is so you don't have to buy new rotors. The groove wears over time and becomes out of spec for the 2mm seals, however with a bit of machining it can be made to fit the 3mm seals perfectly.

jds

Dlin23

Ya, you probally can't wait for the kit to come. I saw it being installed on ninedeeps rx8 it looks really really nice. I wouldn't be able to wait haha. good luck with the kit

Broke_Apex_Seal

Ninedeep is a tool. I met a guy that works with him and he also siad he was a tool. I have my kit and it needs a bigger turbo and I/C. after my trip to the dyno to see how far the turbo will go. After that I hope to get a gt 35/40 bb and remove the front crash bar in favor of a 3 row greddy I/C.

philodox

Yeah, but for the current setup of the GReddy kit, the I/C is sized perfectly for the amount of airflow it has to cool off.

Broke_Apex_Seal

For the price of the kit you get more than you pay for IMO.

philodox

Definately. I agree with you whole heartidly. You would be hard pressed to find a complete kit that is truely bolt on and also with engine management for a similar price point.

RXhusker

I think this will be a great kit for people who want to maintain some reliability and want more power for typical daily driving. Other kits (like SSR) will come out with more HP -- but the larger turbo will also have negatives for those wanting a daily driver. Plus -- my kit was only $3275 shipped for the complete Greddy, BOV, flange and a turbo timer -- it is going to be very tough to find a kit that has a higher cost/benefit ratio IMO. I will be complete with install and hopefully some tuning (if we can get the Greddy code) for $4k :D