I listen to every one here !

You gave too much timeand money to this car ! you can't give up !

if you really want to change something : just found an rx7 TT 2.0 engine what a feeling
(and pettit did some with the banzaï rx7 : 500HP)

 

Hope it all sorts itself out for you OD. May the force-ed induction be with you. The world is a better place and owes you a debt of gratitude following your sacrifices to the speed gods.

Cheers,
Hymee.

 

thanks Guys---the family has surprised me. My biological/marriage family I mean.
My 17 yr old daughter offered to swap me her car (you have to understand--she loves her car--05 acura tsx) for mine after it was fixed and defanged--to keep it in the family. That almost brought a tear to my eye. Damn. Guess more than one person in this house has become attached?
Anyway--i have to fix it 1st before anything.
BUT--WORD OF WARNING--GET THOSE DAMN FUEL LINE CONNECTORS SECURE! Yall do know the FP will spike when you let off the gas too--right?
I also have a builder (great one) that will do me a 2nd gen street version LS 1 with manual trans and a/c etc for 15-20K. Glad I have some time to make my decision.
Thanks for all yalls support and well wishes.
olddragger

 

Damn OD, sorry to hear about the engine going on you.
Quite a generous offer from your daughter, it's obvious you raised her right.

Build her back up and show that damn car whose boss. You know you want to...

 

sorry to hear that OD . Give it a few days - get her fixed then go again . Too much fun not to

And don't even think about putting an LS1 into her

 

yeah i guess (looking on the bright side if possible)

now you have the engine out, you can try some other stuff out, and or tidy things up in the bay.....

Good to hear that BOTH your familys are behind you!

 

true that, true that
looks like a Rick engine from Mazmart will be going in. Engine out this w/e and hopefully between daughters school, another daughter's college soccer(scholarship), work etc i can get er done by the w/e after that.X fingers

One hit to all about tracking with the big pulley--i was having trouble with the belt slipping. Even in the higher gears and lower rpm's --may not be enough belt for the road course? With the smaller pulley no problem.
OD

 

You're not the only one to get bitten in the *** by those cheap connectors, Denny. Autopsy has it that they were a major culprit in my car's problem; Cam has told me that his popped off in traffic.

Another thing: I only had the problem after I installed the larger pulley and injectors.

Just like you.

Hmmm.

Cam mentioned he was had a concept for a billet connector to replace those quick connectors, don't know if he's done it yet. But yeah, everyone check those quick connects, wrap a zip tie around the collar - tight - both connectors. Under high pressure conditions with all the extra heat in the engine compartment, those quick connects will become plastic enough to slip over the mushroom connector on the fuel rails and spray raw fuel right on top of the LIM and drip down onto the exhaust manifold. Ask me how I know.

 

you too huh---makes sense--we are having to pump more and more fuel to the beast. we may actually be getting close to the FP capacity?
Anyway i am going to notch mine with a dremel so a small zip tie will fit and not slide around-- or--may be able to drill a couple holes in the ends and use them to secure the dang things.
I am not giving up on the bigger pulley--i always wanted a better way of holding tension on that belt. Maybe I will have time now to figue one out.
Lot of work ahead of me in the dirt, on my back, in the summer heat iof Ga during my 60th birthday. Cant think of a better present---Thank ya Lord!!
olddragger

 

hello all i am new to the site/club i have had my rx8 for like 4 months now. love it. but would like to make it just a bit quicker and what not. ive been lookin around and found this one 'super charger' for pretty cheap. was wondering how well it performs or if it is an entire 'supercharger' or not. i am new to all of this. waht i found was this....Pettit Supercharger PCM-FI recal kit from rx7store.com

 

sorry - rx7store.net

 

That is not a supercharger, it is a reflash that goes with the supercharger, they are sold separately.

 

so it would do nothig for me without me already having a supercharger lol. awesome thankyou. what would be some quick changes i could apply to my 8 to get it any quicker?

 

OD or Zen,

can you post pics of the dodgy fuel parts you are talking about so people can look out for them?

 

/\ +1 on that

 

I suspect he is talking about the "ring clamp", this is the return line (unused in the Pettit kit) and this ring is blue.
On the real fuel line, that is on all of our cars (N/A, S/C and Turbo) the clamp is red.

Right OD?

 

yep that is what the ring looks like but on the fuel rail line there are also little half/quarter moon looking "spacer" that fit between the connector and the rear ridge of the fuel line the connector/lock fits around. Try to get a pic up--kidda busy")
OD

 

Yep, those are the little bastards. Here's what it can look like when one pops:

 

f**k - when did that happen Zen ?

 

April.

 

I suddenly hear a calling for new fuel lines, with AN-6 fittings.

 

You'll have to search around in the other threads for details because this is just abut the Petit SC, but here's a few ideas to start with.

Cobb access port - a flash tuning device

Exhaust with high flow cat or no cat if you want to be really loud!

Intake - even just the K&N replacement filter gave me 5 rear wheel hp for $50

Ignition upgrade gives you a very strong power gain of around 10 rear wheel hp

Do some searches and choose which brands you think will be best, you can send me a personal message if you want some details on my experiences.

 

You might be able to sell that sc if you scrub it, its almost the only thing recognizable in there. I guess anyone with forced induction should mount a fire extinguisher, that horrible looking sorry for your loss.

 

Not necessarily.

 

There is something missing from this connector.