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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Flashwing
What you are seeing, are people paying GOOD money for this kit and then having to invest thousands more in water/meth, MAF tube fabrications, engine managment, a new heat exchanger etc.

Then, to make matters worse...I have not seen one official pettit car do anything with this kit other than fly down the street with a christmas tree of dash lights.

What???

Anything I added to my Pettit SC kit was solely done out of my own will and pursuing personal improvements to my RX8. That goes with the suspension, intercooler, engine cooling system, drive train, looks and bling-bling. The SC kit if just fine out of the box and that included free upgrades like the Pettit MAF tube, free advice from the shop owner (not just on his SC kit but many other issues), open door policy every time I go visit Pettit (a four hour drive) and honest feedback calls from Cam himself about his product. The meth kit is optional and last time I checked it cost less than $600 including extra optional components, shipping and boost juice.

I’m not an official Pettit car but just in case you haven’t seen the many other previously posted videos of my Pettit Racing Super Charged RX8 grab a cold one and a couple of ding dongs sit back and enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K-xzxDpNb8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbID0DXLVJg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iU3LCgGV4o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6oy9s1BZcc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9hgnT4A2W0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCV-60Zzs6I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8PFQZGn71M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEubwwsXhmE
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by maxxdamigz
FL must be boring. Within maybe 50 miles of me, there are at least 10 greddy turbos, 1 or 2 pettit SC, 2 Esmeril turbo cars, 1 (soon to be 2 but he might not be within 50 miles) Mazsport turbo cars, and a couple customs. These are cars I know of. The number for FI 8s in the area is like 3 to 4 times that. I've been getting people yelling at me on the highway about how their other car is a turbo/SC 8 or they are looking at XYZ kit.
That's pretty awesome. I wonder what avg incomes are like in Arizona. Based on those numbers I would guess it's much higher than here. Most people I know with RX-8s (with the exception of 1) that want FI and don't already have it, are being held back by financial committments.
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 03:51 PM
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I actually quit going to local RX-8 meets because no one had anything modified besides rims or body kits.

The biggest Rx-8 meet I've been to was at the WC Mazda dealership, and the only other modified car there was BluMonster's.
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 03:55 PM
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I don't know if I'd say that Rx-8 modifications are more common up hear because people make more money. A lot of the heavily modified 8 owners I know of (like myself) just tend to spend every penny on the car rather than anything else. Of course, there are some owners with some nice bankrolls to work with. The Tuesday night near me is small - 10ish 8s and 6 of them would be body kitted and maybe 2 turbo'ed. If I go to the Flemington meet, there are 8ish 8s with 2 turbo, 1 sc and half kitted.
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by mysql
I actually quit going to local RX-8 meets because no one had anything modified besides rims or body kits.

The biggest Rx-8 meet I've been to was at the WC Mazda dealership, and the only other modified car there was BluMonster's.
I would have been there but I had other committments, plus that place is almost a 3 hour drive for me. Juan saw a turboed 8 show up at a dyno meet in Tampa once, but they didn't run their car. They're out there, they're just few and far between.

That rotary event in Kissimmee earlier this month is a good example. 6 RX-8s showed up, about ten times as many RX-7s showed up. There were more 3-Rotor RX-7s (4) there than FIed RX-8s (only 3, all Pettit). I think BluMonstr really wanted to show up to that one but he had to work, and his car was at Mazsport.

Central Florida needs more FIed 8s.
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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are you kidding? where has there ever been a "complete kit". people who invest this amount of money and time on their cars never leave them alone! Therefore it is never complete.
use the cars---ouuuuuu hmmm were is that vid of me on the track at roebling--the one where i was catching that Roar car.
See thT IS HOW IT IS-- people(probably good people ) say things without really knowing.
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 08:12 PM
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Nice, seems like all is well in Pettit land. My car is almost up and driving. Im deffinatly going to make some of those meets, Jaun, wana post some dates? Time to get down.
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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Rotary meet - August 31 at Champions Motorsports in Orlando (see their vendor forum for details)

SCCA Autocross event - October 4th and 5th in Palm Bay, at BCC
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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Rotary meet - August 31 at Champions Motorsports in Orlando (see their vendor forum for details)

Martin Sports Car Club Autocross event – September 14th at the Lake County Technical Center in Tavares

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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 09:49 AM
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hey,

have been off line for a day or two. did i miss anything?

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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by swoope
hey,

have been off line for a day or two. did i miss anything?

beers
Nope, pretty uneventful couple of days.
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Bastage
Nope, pretty uneventful couple of days.
i had to change my shirt and clean my laptop after post 3000. i spit out diet coke, some out of my nose... good times.

btw, you have a old fuel pump? i need one for a project!

you coming the 31st. i have the date and day right this time.

sorry to threadjack.

people back to the carnage!!!


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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 10:19 AM
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Oh....that might just hurt......I think??????

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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by swoope
i had to change my shirt and clean my laptop after post 3000. i spit out diet coke, some out of my nose... good times.
Thank goodness it was diet coke and not beer. That would it been devastating and unforgiving. BTW the last two beer cans of the 100+ you left at home last time you came over are schedule for drinkish tomorrow along with some Bacardi Coco mixed with pineapple juice since today is my work Friday.
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by marsredr100
Thank goodness it was diet coke and not beer. That would it been devastating and unforgiving. BTW the last two beer cans of the 100+ you left at home last time you came over are schedule for drinkish tomorrow along with some Bacardi Coco mixed with pineapple juice since today is my work Friday.
what time are you working in the garage? i might stop by on the way home from naples...

and just diet coke was odd it is almost alway rum and diet coke..

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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by swoope
what time are you working in the garage? i might stop by on the way home from naples...

and just diet coke was odd it is almost alway rum and diet coke..

beers
The rum would have helped clean out your sinuses

Yeah, I'll be there the 31st.
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by swoope
what time are you working in the garage? i might stop by on the way home from naples...

and just diet coke was odd it is almost alway rum and diet coke..

beers
Anytime after 1:00 PM

Please make sure you call me before pulling into my driveway so I can disable my driveway Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) security system.
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Phil's 8
. ...My engine failure mainly due to poor engineering by Mazda. ..
You can't disagree with that. I think we've all found plenty of things on these cars that have left us scratching our heads or picking up the pieces.
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
If you guys are so weary of making MM/Jeff a focal point of conversation why don't you just ignore him?

Face it; we humans are magnets for drama and the controversy is giving many of us something by which we may be entertained/humored.

As far as our money ending up in the pockets of people for whom we have no respect; I guess we all better start interviewing every person who works for the companies with which we do business so we can make sure that every employee they have is somebody we agree with or, at least, can tolerate. Lest we provide sustenance for yet another "*******".
OMG - Bastage, Charles is an "e-gangsta"
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 09:55 AM
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OMG - Bastage, Charles is an "e-gangsta"
That's not nice.

They prefer to be called e-Thug.
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 10:01 AM
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Blow off valves

In the interest of trying to bring something useful to everyone, I just bought this BOV from an eBay vendor:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Unive...6934QQtcZphoto

The vendor has hi volume and good feedback on parts; I'll post my impression of it when I get it. FYI, I used the "Make Offer" option, started lowball, and kept iincreasing $5 at a time until I hit at $50 plus shipping; the one I bid on, however, was priced at $59.95 for "Buy It Now", the new batch is "$64.95.

Wes
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 10:02 AM
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did someone say "diet coke" ?????

im down...

i just might have to fly down for one of these meets!!!
can i get a ride from the airport??

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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by shinka213
did someone say "diet coke" ?????

im down...

i just might have to fly down for one of these meets!!!
can i get a ride from the airport??

Of course! I'm sure any of us central Florida folks would be happy to.
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 10:43 AM
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cool....

when moon gets his car back together, i will definitely come down for a long
weekend....lets coordinate with a meet or race, etc

and im sure there will be a sc motorcade at the airport!!!

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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 11:02 AM
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howz about we have a pettit reunion???

anyone up for that...invite those from around the country???

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