only thing left is putting the mazdaspeed strut on, installing the int x with the pettit intake temp sensor going to it---then fire that Mama up! Could not have done it without yall's help.
THANKS!
oldsuperchargeddragger

looks sweet. hows our special stud holding up OD?

oldragger, a very nice install indeed. I like how you utilized the canister bracket. very snazzy.

Great work OD!

Thanks all.
Hey Will--stud is fine man---matter of fact i broke one off the coil mount!! I wish you could come back down. Looks better in person than pics.
That firewall mount is a really good piece of work--and relocating the oil filter makes gauge install a lot easier, not to mention oil changes. Plus you get about 1/2 more oil in her.
Notice that the firewall heater hose is missing--that the RB water temp adapter is upside down to mate up with the heater hose reroute. That mod made for a lot of needed room.
Notice also the intercooler front hose is at a 90degree bend and now doesnt run to the front and through the front sheet metal hole. That hole is being used for a engine bay cooler hose that will pick up at the grill. It will not hurt that the airfilter is right there either! I have the back of the stock hood elavated slightly to increase low speed engine bay airflow. See that hood mod on the DIY section. I will pic it.
Couple more things in mind is a custom made air deflector plate to replace the one immediatly above the intercoolers--that space needs to be sealed imho., and a stronger mount for the intercooler bottle.
Yall' like that intake with the maf and a vacuum line behind it? Took me a little while to figue that one out--may go to a smaller filter later.
Still havent shown the mod to increase airflow to the pcm box-- it gets so hot in there you cannot touch it.
OD

Oh yea Mazdasport---I have been speaking VERY highly of that mount to the local"club guys. I really like that. In the furture I see another tank going on it.
OD

OD, I like the relocation of the washer fluid bottle. The engine bay looks like you've done quite a bit of customizing. How many trips to the shed? :D Can't wait to see you on Road Atlanta so we can see first hand just what's going to happen between turn 7 and turn 9. Now, I suspect you will not have your foot in the floor all the way to the 150' mark at 10a :)

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I see that Cam has jumped in early offering the flash with the s/c. It's a fine thing that we have to hear about it from a guy in New Zealand.

new dynos are up
http://pettitracing.com/rx8/index.htm

Nice

Very Nice! All the way to 9K! :)

That's nice for the MT guys, is your car running yet???.....you know what I'm after. I'd like to see dynos like that from your car.

Well we dont even have any 4 speeds local to test on. Im looking at 3 grand to get my car rolling and the frame strait. That dosnt even include bodywork and paint. If that guy didnt pull out infront of me things would be different at this time. I appoligise Phill but im in the same boat.

No need to apologize - it's not your fault. If I was not half way across the country I'd be there testing mine. Three grand plus....... ouch. I know lots of 4 speed owners - out here in the west.

Hey Phil...
if its any consulation...im dying for the flash...but it will cost me approx 2k to ship her down and back...plus parts and labor
but its prolly what im gonna have to do..

thats the price i pay for being first kid on the block...

but im ok with it...

:D:

well--I am cursed--just flat out cursed. I have been chasing gremlins for a while now.
leaking throttle body hoses, etc. Well today--it was ready to crank. Double checked the checkoff list etc, I turned her on to check the Int x, went around to the front of the car and "What the hell"---no lights at all showing from the unit---none. Black as night. ???????? So I go to turn her off and every warning light there is on the car was on, airbag, tire pressure, security light flashing,low coolant--you name it--it was on. Also the a/w pump would not run and just for the hell of it I tried the starter---nothing--not even a click. when I tried the starter all lights went off but immediatly returned as soon as I let go of the key. I tried a different key--same thing. WTF!!! I chased that problem for 3 hrs. The battery is good, all grounds on good, all connectors connected.
I took the Int x out and just hooked the oem one up just to see---same thing---no different. So the only thing I can think off is that the computer is not getting power. Why--I dont have a clue.
I'm screwed.
The only thing i can do with the limited equipment on hand is to take it apart again and try to trace this electrical problem.
Anyone ever have this happen to them? probably not.
Olddragger

oh---the horn works, the lights work, the stereo works, the power windows work, all dash stuff works.
OD

do you have power to the starter?

Nope--none at all--all fuses look good also.
OD

how about power to the coils and plugs?

wow - would love to see that 300+ dyno on the comparison thread - just taking a few points off it and it looks like it will be right up there with the high end turbos .

Before the main 120A it goes directly to the starter off the positive side of battery(Maybe through a 60A that Ray mentioned....not sure), and another place it goes is through a 15A to the igntion switch and eventually the starter interlock. But if you have lights, stereo etc, then this 15A should be good.
Yet another place is through a 30A to the ignition relay. Could it be this 30A or the starter relay itself?

I'm not familiar with this kit and I know that Ray is............but............is there ANY re-wiring at all in the fuse box for this kit Ray or OD? If there is, obviously that's where I would look first. There or you unplugged something during the install and must find it......but I know that you know all that.

Yea, I'm more than satisfied with the s/c but I must have a sensitive ECU cuz I can have it tuned today and as soon as the sun goes down the tune changes. The next day it's working again. Let the weather change radically and so does the tune. A flash is my saving grace. Right know I have 4 tunes for different weather conditions/times of day on the tuning dongle - daylight cool, daylight hot, evening cool, evening hot and as the weather and time of day changes so do I. I could use about three more tunes but there is no more room in the memory in the dongle. I guess I thought the X was supposed to over ride the ECU but in my case it does not seem to.
Oh, I make light of it cuz I knew that being first is always a problem. I also know that if I lived a decent driving distance from Cam, I most likely would already have it. But that does not stop me from feeling sorry for myself:crying: and trying to get a little sympathy:sad:

It sounds like "Murphy" moved from my garage to OD's. Sorry to hear you having problems but Ray should be able to help.

after laying awake most of the night, cursing my luck(and Phil I wish you had made Murphy more comfortable), going over and over in my head what this could be and picking my mind for any symptoms, co-relation etc-- I still dont have a cue.
battery is fine --that was my 1st thought also and I actually swapped out my battery from another car--no difference.
I remember that the 1st time I turned it on I heard what I think to be the a/w cooler pump working for a second then nothing. The fuse to the pump is good.
So far:
battery is good
60 amp fuse is good
room fuse is good
connections are good
dash functions work (radio, fan, lights, warning lights, fuel gauge, etc)
headlights, turn signals, horn, the remote, interior lights all work
now--
no power to the int x(no lights at all--none)
took the int x out and used just the oem one and no difference


Alert--Alert--- Juan just called and said the same thing happened to him! Seems i have to trace all the little fuses in the main fuse box down . He had one go bad (couldnt remember which one) and that was his problem. I will remember him at Christmas!
So after work--guess were I will be. Become one with the circuit tester.
One think is for damn sure--I am getting to know my way around the engine bay. Hope my teenagers are not hearing the words being mumbled.
Just to be clear here--this is NOT a problem with the kit, NOR the Int X, it is just a gremblin and we all have those from time to time.
oldcurseddragger

Good luck OD