Ding-Ding!

 

Juan and all, what is your thoughts on a damper that is mounted on the supercharger and not the engine.
OD

 

Why? The SC is bolted to the engine.

Or are you talking about a SC belt tensioner. That will be sweet in order to release tension on all bearings.

 

You mean like one of these?





Cheers,
Hymee.

 

Exactly

Someone produce one for the Pettit SC setup and I’ll buy it.

BTW…nice setup but your brake master cylinder is on the wrong side of the engine bay.

 

I was just looking at your pictures, never noticed before but your SC is mounted on its side, correct? Discharge heading in the direction of the ABS, except you have a provision for a tube for a discharge that will go straight out towards the FMIC, just as you've got the intake manifold inlet over the alternator. Pretty creative packaging.

I also noticed in the second picture that you tensioned down on the AC belt, but still with the factory ribbed tensioner pulley.

 

I suppose we should really talk specifics about my setup on it's own thread, but that ribbed pulley isn't ribbed any more, and that photo doesn't show the boost pipes and was taken before it was even running.

You need to get creative when you have certain goals you are trying to achieve, including having it all fit under the stock engine cover. Goal achieved. I just need to post some more pics.

Cheers,
Hymee.

 

Yeh, we tryed using a simuler version with the smaller blower setup but it wasnt as quality as that one, ours starting falling appart and such, after the 3rd one we decided against it in the end. That one like I say looks better in quality, im intrested in how long its going to last??? Slick settup Hymee, congrats on the completion. What did you end up going with for I/C style??

 

i do like the fact we can remove the sc belt and still run the engine--but that is a slick set up.
i dont think i want a cog system--too much noise.
OD

 

I will be testing with 80% of VP M5.
Will let you know later this week.

 

only a bombman would do that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4l642TnA2c
would you like to have the automatic idler pully tensioner seen here?
OD

 

Yeah, but where is the Nitromethane?

 

After due consideartation and research, I ordered one of these to heop improve cooling and heat dissipation from the engine bay, I ordered one of these:

http://www.seiboncarbon.com/pdut_det...asp?ItemID=773

Should be here mid November; the louvers are functional and provide venturi ventilation at speed as well as probably some increased downforce. Seemed like easiest and most reliable way to improve airflow in the engine bay without chopping the nonocoque body or adding a lot of extra heat exchangers. Hopefully this hood with the Snow Kit will be all I need, but it's a nice looking hood; maintains a lot of styling elements of the stock hood but the addition of functional louvers.

 

What was the cost?

 

I got it from an eBay vendor Octane Motors, $640 with free shipping, along with $30 for a hood pin set (even though Seibon uses the stock latch, they recommend a hood pin set becaus the hood is so light. Total; $670 shipped.

I just couldn't figure out an easy way to get better airflow through the engine compartment; even though I like the clean look of the stock hood, this particular model seemed like a reasonable compromise. In addition to the blower, I'll have the Snow meth kit (I'll only be using one size 100 jet post-MAF), some rerouted intercooler hoses, a PLX wideband with highflow cat, and sensors on pre/post-charge temps, oil temp/pressure, water temp, I/C temp, and boost.

Wes

 

Seibon TS = sexy! (it's a replica of the Varis, nice choice)
Hood pins? The CF isn't much lighter then the OEM aluminum hood, I doubt you'll need it.

That should help get some airflow in there, grats

 

I just installed this hood on my car and it is actually a little heavier than stock.

 

you know that is a great hood.
the actual heat underthe hood is ok as long as you have momentum--its the city driving and the turn it off then crank her up again a few minutes later is what gets us--that hood sure will help with that. looks god to--let us know how it fits.
OD

 

Just logged 150 miles since my new Toyo R1R and the Ingalls engine torque damper. I didn’t push the car that hard until after 100 miles on the new rubber. I noticed that I did not have any trouble fast shifting like I did before. Keep in mind that I do have an AF short shifter and BeatRush transmission and differential brace. However, I did noticed solid gear changes. No comments on the VP Racing M5 80% methanol injection because there is a short on the solenoid positive wire thus there was no methanol injection what so ever until fix.

Also, I’m not sure if the drop in ambient temperature (about 10 less degrees since summer) but ever since I’m adding a little bit of (real) lead to the fuel the car feels a whole lot stronger.

 

Nice I have the AFE SS just ordered the BR Tranny brace, and will get the Ingalls damper soon this is good news......

 

Amen to that. On the airfield Auto X day I did recently which was a lot of sitting about, then full on thrash runs, my temps went crazy as there was no constant airflow. Normal driving, (even on a race track...!) really doesnt give me any temp issues at all.

The 8 gets so much of its cooling via the front oil coolers, (and of course its normal rad) that sitting about motionless renders these useless.

 

Yep. I've found the best thing to do is just shut it off if you know you'll be stationary for a while. Then turn the ignition on so your aftercooler pump and fans are running. This tends to drop the temps more quickly while keeping the intake from being heat soaked less than just shutting off with the hood down.

 

That is really nice. If I were buying my 8 in 6 months instead of 5 years ago, I definately would have given this kit some consideration.

 

How about a pair of these for the oil coolers. They might help flowing a bit of air thru the oil coolers while at city/stop-and-go traffic. Some of the 3rd gen folks are using them.

http://www.spalusa.com/

http://www.spalusa.com/fans/automate.../3009-3018.pdf

http://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8373397

 

temps we are doing now we dont need them
Hymlee's setup looks sweet,but couple questions
1- can he run a front brace/mastercynlinder brace?
it looks like the throttle body is not hooked up?--how is he doing that?
what kind of intercooler does he have.
that plate on top looks like it would heat soak the intake more?
no spot for a pre blower w/m injector?
he leaves the coils as is?
still really nice--i really like the s/c belt arrangement--but one question --is there any belt slippage? If the belt torque increased will that hurt the already stressed bearing in the alternator?
I ask too many dang ? dont I.
Olddragger