Yes. I do this. A VERY thin film will do the trick.

 

me too--and a oil change--i dont think is going to help with the sound
I am not going to put sealant around the injectors-but am thinking about using the red injectors grommet everywhere--seems better to me?
Good to hear from ya Phil----butt in anytime..
Yea we have those 2 more pesky gas squirters.
may be a good time for me to try and get the idler pulley i want.
Drove an R3 today--it was nice. Seats more comfortable than I thought--but it just doesnt have ANY get up and go.[I] wouldnt get it for that reason.
OD
OD

 

So, buy the seats?

 

one of those seats cost as much as one SC,,,

 

Denny,
Love it or hate it, but you will be hard pressed to find a car as nice as the 8.
We all hate them at some time, but we make up and have real fun then.

 

yeah nice seats but CRAZY expensive!

 

Why not rubber grease on the injector o-rings? I don't understand gluing them in place. I'm interested in the photos of the fuel line clips... Have these been taken un-assembled for the purpose of demonstrating the components, or simply because you disassemble them when you disconnect the lines? The reason I ask is the first few times I disconnected, I was pulling the connectors apart to get them off. Then I worked out that you don't need to do that. I'm much happier not dissassembling them, as I feel there is little to no risk of breaking the bits, and zero risk of putting them back together incorrectly.

When you guys put your bigger pulley on for more boost, the blower whine you start hearing is not the gears, it is the twin-screws working properly. That is real blower whine. At the lower boost levels, these blowers don't make that noise as they are not working "fully". When you work them harder and make some "proper" boost, then they sing.

Cheers,
Hymee.

Cheers,
Hymee.

 

hymlee---pics of the clips are posted on this thread.
its the fuel line clips that connects the 2 fuel rails together. The part of the line that runs horizontal, moves a little with the fuel pressure changes and if the lock ring is loose(they all stretch out sooner or later) the small red spacer can come out.
in moving it around with just my hand (fuel rail off the car) i saw it happen and it was repeatable. The lock ring was a little stretched out --but it had been running for 2 wks without a problem and 1 twenty min session on the track before it let go.
i put a very small plastic tie around the spacer--bought new lock rings and notched the little ledge so another plastic tie will fit around it and not slip off.
i may loose another engine in the future but it will not be to this. Maybe--hell who knows---its infected.
olddragger

 

I was looking into buying them and they are $2200 each! That's assuming we can use our current mounting brackets.

 

If those little lock rings are just failing, then you have a good case for a warranty claim. (duck)

Cheers,
Hymee.

 

I agree with denny and hymee, a few tie wraps in the proper places. I myself would recommend not just tie wrapping the clips but putting them around the 45 so you need not worry all that much about the clips. Use high quality ties such as stainless to handle the preasure and run it across the entire fuel rail that way its deffinatly not going anywhere.

 

Dont know where your getting that number from, I went to the dealer when they first came out and its $1800 for the seat bottom and $4400 for the seat back, the high price has to do with the air bag integration, and yeah thats each seat,,, so thats just under $6K for one R3 seat,,,,
Denny save the money and get my seat it was $1700 and is incredible, and its airbag option is another $400 for a universal airbag that is integrated into the sidebolster,,,

 

Also, been data logging this whole week, Ambient has been anywhere from 92-110 and the logging has been high speed runs as well as traffic,,,

MAX WATER TEMP with new rads is 197

 

engine out ==no visible surprises--wish i could be there for the break down.
pick up ricke engine weds /thursday.
probably will not be running this w/e--lots of other stuff i have to do.
OD

 

do it slow and right!

 

i like slow

 

any chance you can get Paul and Rick to photograph the inside of the engine?
just curious to see how she looks.

Measure twice, cut once.

 

we have talked about that very thing!
? can the side seals be seen from the intake ports on rotation of the rotary?
od

 

Not totaly, if you scoped it you might see damage but to be sure I'd take it apart so if there's any scoring that can be delt with up close.

 

Question:
Has anyone top ended this combination?
I have been 140 and did not want to go more, theoretical math says 180.
140 was <7K

Just asking.

 

I got to about 150+ think? Still pulling away happily.

 

I don't have a sc but got to 145 mph in 5 at around 8400, didn't even try 6th

 

I have not yet tried to top end the combination with the larger pulley. Having a few tuning issues (not the pulleys fault) and some slippage of the belt on the new pulley. I should have the tuning issue fixed in a couple of weeks and I am working on the slippage problem (any of you with the large pulley have the same problem?)

Before the new pulley and the meth spray I was able to get to 153 on a Nevada Road race (to Laughlin Nevada) but aerodynamics took over and I became unstable (airborne).

edit: I had pedal left but no ***** - I'm not sure how to drive (fly) an plane

 

141 mph @ 6900 rpm (5th gear and still pulling).

 

140 almost but then had to brake hard---didnt like it--world changes@ +120 or so. doesnt have the aero?
Rick E (mazmart) engine is at my house today.Learned some new stuff---the monster project Paul is into is really awesome--its going to be groundbreaking and you will want one.!!
got thumbs up on the use of diesel oil.
There is a lot happening .
the 09 injectors are better than we thought--hint, hint.
olddragger