Congrats Denny and love the color choice too. Not a big fan of the Vette cuz every time I see one it reminds me of Hugh Hefner wearing a velvet smoky robe standing next to it no matter how nasty the vette looks like.

Heck there is always a 2015 Stang in the future...enjoy

 

thanks guys. I am starting to learn it a little--but at times I really miss my 8. It was so ,....silkylicious and surgical. It was more fun to drive and thats the truth. I wish i could have had both.
I am hearing really good things about the 2015 stang. Cant wait to see it.

 

That vette looks awesome OD . Bet there will be quite a few "wheeeee doggie !!!!! " moments to come.

 

mmm like the sting ray...I wonder if they will make it in RHD

 

I love the new sting ray, but I refuse to pay 5k+ over MSRP for the luxury of having one of the first ones.

 

they are selling for list price around here?
Still I would be leary of buying this first years model--a LOT of changes happened--some may need ironing out.
My Zo6-- is a beast. Takes getting used too. 140-150 mph is NOTHING to get too.
Hell it will take off in 5th gear and will go all the way to 175mph without changing gears.
Still--0 I cant wait for slvrstreak/marcos to stop killing wildhogs and get the car ready for the track!

 

mine still has a way to go with the transformation
marcos said he'll start back tracking at the 29 Sept event...I believe it's a j-zilla event?

 

Yup. Need to register, but been lazy.

https://www.rx8club.com/se-rx-8-foru...r-29-a-246184/

 

So... Update.

I had the Supercharger fully rebuilt by Kenne Bell.
I got the original Crank pulley installed.
No leaks, everything is installed.


Problem...

I reinstalled the supercharger. But I'm getting no boost. I dont have the boost gauge fully installed. It just needs to be connected to a nipple on the UIM.

The car drives like a really strong N/A powered Rx8... Idles good and all. Runs smooth. The SC barely makes noise. But I dont feel any extra power. I rode in Gregs car in April and was like holy **** this is so much faster than stock. I did not get that with my car.

Called Cam Sr. He said to cap the VDI. and put a screw on the hose leading to the solenoid with the black connector. which I did. He said double check the Bypass valve. So I took the hose that connects to it; suck and blew air into the bypass valve to make sure it was working and it was. Checked the hoses connecting the bypass valve; made sure there were no leaks. Then I check the vacuum box and the hose that goes from that box to the T then to the bypass valve and then UIM. Everything checks out. The belt is tight and the SC is spinning. I hear it winding up loud as I go threw the RPMS.

Help me figure out why I'm getting no boost.

I'm thinking maybe the Vacuum box is no good. IDK...

 

Did you hit the blower pully with an impact? Lessen the belt first.

 

You should get a few psi with the bypass valve locked open. You may want to do that until you get everything perfect.

 

What vacuum point is the supercharger bypass valve, vacuum line connected to?

Can you connect the S/C bypass valve vacuum line to somewhere near the "hump" hose, with nothing else connected on that vacuum line?

 

you wont know nothing until you get a boost gauge?
Get the boost steady, get your maf numbers, make sure you have enough fuel, get temps under control--then go tuning....

Guys--this may be something yall can use. Yall know I now run a c6 ZO6, right?
Research with these 500hp+ engines with 11:1 compression ratio is showing that the iridium plug tip gets hotter than once believed. It actually cause some knock in the higher rpms. Changing to a copper electrode plug solves it.
I wonder if the iridiums used in this FI engine makes it more prone to knock?

 

Yes I did...

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[QUOTE=olddragger;4505509]you wont know nothing until you get a boost gauge?
Get the boost steady, get your maf numbers, make sure you have enough fuel, get temps under control--then go tuning....
[QUOTE]


Ok so I got my boost gauge installed. its installed on to its own vacc source on the UIM...

it reads 3-4psi when driving the car... EDIT: just drove the car and boost gauge read 10psi. Doesnt feel fast though.

Going to do some logging. But I cant figure it out.

 

check out the AFR at high RPM with load.

Video of the boost gauge.

 

 

Cars for Sale: 2004 Mazda RX-8 Grand Touring in Charlottesville, VA 22911: Coupe Details - 351039348 - AutoTrader.com
anyone know who's car this is?

 

Hmm... maybe mine?

 

Clean car, badge is off center and I hate the wheels.

Otherwise I'd say its a great deal to whoever has cash for it!

 

if it was WWP I would have told you earlier Pearl
no comment on the price but, it will take ~$1000 to get it right for dd or track

 

that car was fs here. hes a member

 

Yeah, I wasn't really serious. I wouldn't buy it for a few different reasons.

 

How so?

 

cooling/realiability mods = $1000
not to mention it's got a stock engine so it's a time bomb
a good build would be another $5000

again...not disrespecting the car or price

 

Plus wheels, tires, brakes, and removal of those badges.

And I would take any other color 8 over grey.