I broke the EXACT SAME PART while installing my BHR fuel pump. Note to self (and others): Tighten pump first, THEN clip on the fuel line.

If you can find a broken FP from anywhere you can just swap the top plastic piece and you're good to go. That's what I did.

I would however recommend the BHR fuel pump upgrade. No more fuel cut on high g-force left turns! Actually the day I swapped it I could barely drive straight at low RPM, the FP kept shutting off every a few miles. That thing is almost as weak as our coils...

 

How did they manage to step through the steel access plate that protects the pump?
Why were they "stepping" on your seat and did they weigh 700 pounds?

 

^ exactly. there's an access panel in the way. i dont see how this is possible...

 

Me either! Damn

Well I have cured my 1st/2nd gear belt slippage. Dang engine spins up so fast i was having a time with this before. The rest of the gears were ok.
What I did was to buy a belt that was 1/2 inch longer. I then took the idler pulley adjustment bolt out of the slot, tighened the belt tension with a wooden pry bar (never use metal) and once tension set I tighen the idler pulley. I then used the head of the adjustment bolt to back up on the slot so the idler pulley could not back out any. You have to be careful of the pulley alinghment.get that right or the belt will squel like a stuck pig. This will get you more blower pulley wrappage from the belt./
Now just using the belt tension rule of twisting it 90 degrees with your hand, i am not getting ANY belt slip, even in 1st gear
OD

 

I already (as I have a race next week) order a new part at onlinemazdaparts.com !
But I already have a 255lph fuel pump (not walbro) & the mazda fuel tool

 

He didn't jump on the seat... he had to take some pictures (my car is going to be in a "newspaper") so he "knee" on the seat...& I just ehear that something was wrong...

 

What is the compelling human interest angle?

 

700 lb gorilla assaults fuel pump with baseball bat or something...

 

Yah - but how did his knee go through a 14ga steel plate? (And 2" of dense foam and leather.)

 

Meet the cameraman

 

LoL !

To be honest I do not know How this sh*t broke ! but it did & I heard this awful breaking noise when the cameraman enter my car !

 

Was this the guy?

 

Guys---i may be crazy but i am thinking about venting the oem hood?
Sorta like the way some S2000 guys does theirs?
COmments and opinions?
OD

 

To the extent that is relieves any potential air pressure in the engine bay it is a good idea if executed properly and many have seen benefits from it.

 

true that ---and thats the tricky part.
Its actually better to vent it under the car if you can--but so far that hasnt worked out very well.
OD

 

I'm way too skinny to break that cover!

 

Racecars like to have negative pressure under the car.

 

well-- a car is a ruff wing
enclosed hood /engine bays can actually cause lift at high speeds.
D

 

What is the definition of "lift" in our current discussion?

 

What ever happened to the cooling mod rotr8 was trying out in the lower part of his front bumper? I do not recall if it was a Pettit design though.

 

he's using is as are a few others afaik. it was a pettit design

 

It's too early in the summer but it seems to be working (installed this winter). I need a few more trial hot days with temps over 105 before I comment further. Was pleasantly surprised on a recent trip with air temps at 110 and speeds in excess of the speed limit, my temp never got above 203 degrees F. But will it work in stop and go traffic on a 117+ degree day? That will be the real test.

 

the oem hood is a mess to modify

I prefered changing !
I love the seibon's hood... but was difficult to get one so I choose the veilside wich is good quality

 

with too much pressure in the engine bay has resulted in a 1-2 inch lift on the front at 100+ mph. This was not an RX8--it was a domestic car.
The 8 has pretty good engine bay airflow on the track---its low speed flow i am trying to address.
OD

 

Nah. It's easy.