Hmmmmmmm..........

 

This 8 sounded awesome.. sounded like a fighter jet with the turbine sound... looks really tempting.. but i'd like to get the PFFSSSHH sound of a blow-off valve.. hehe

 

Isn't Paul Yaw building a supercharged 8? If so, does anybody know what type of unit he is using for his cars?

 

just be careful with Procharger. guys over at 350zmotoring.com and my350z.com had problems with Procharger. blown engines

are there any sound or video clips yet??
What about price?

 

Any news on this?

 

With SSR coming out soon seems like a good time to Bumpity bump....

Anyone have any news on this?

 

I've left a couple messages for Larry over at Sunflower. I need an update!

 

Here's a C&P of an e-mail from Larry Smith at Sun Flower Mazda. This is only a couple of days old, so I guess the latest and greatest. Not much info, but hopefully this helps...

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Mark,

The rumors you have heard are true. We do offer a centrifugal supercharger for the RX-8 here at Sunflower Mazda. We have just about finished our prototype car and fine tuned it making it ready for the road. This project has taken us several months and thousands of dollars to perfect but we think the finished product will be worth all we have spent in th process. We do not have final DYNO numbers on the car yet but with 5-7 pounds of boost we anticipate about a 90-130 HP gain at the rear wheels of the car. The kit contains the supercharger and all of the brackets and pulleys, the 2 and a half row intercooler, cat back exhaust system and a piggy back ecm system. We will start marketing the system here in the next 60 days to current RX-8 owners. We do warranty the cars that we boost here at the dealership by assuming the responsibility and standing behind our own work. We will not however warranty any car that was not purchased here and boosted by us and our affiliates. You can certainly boot your own car at your own risk but we do believe that durability and dependability are not going to be an issue if done at a conservative boost level. Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions or comments you may have regarding this project.

Larry R. Smith II
General Sales Manager
SKO Performance
Sunflower Mazda
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Now if we can just get them warrantied closer to home, like at YOUR local Mazda dealership...wouldn't that be nice. --Mark

 

So how much are these cars selling for at the dealership???

 

I sent them an emial too and he reiterated the same sentiments saying their target date for completion is the end of next month...

He didnt comment on the possibility of it coming to one of our dealerships though.. too bad...

 

90 to 130 WHP... With KC only about 4 hours away, man am I going to have a HARD time resisting this one! :D

 

any one have their web address. pls

do u think they will delivered to texas.

 

man they need to get like a link of mazda dealers around north america I WANT ONE!

 

Once it's released -- I foresee a little road trip down to KC :D

Omicron -- KC is 3 hours from Omaha -- to make it from Boulder to KC in 4 hours you would have to average about 150 mph -- better get your Valentine One polished and ready for that trip

 

Sunflower Mazda

 

quick question you cna buy the kit from them and install it at your own dealership of course the will charge you but what warranty would this void on the 8?

 

Ok, maybe 5-6 hours. :D

Care to meet me there? I know you want one...

 

Ok..so i call Sunflower today.Im desperate for FI so im going down every road out there.This is one i will not venture down again and here is why.


Phone conversation

Q:So how much will it cost?
A:Right now we are shipping it out we hope for around 4995 thats with a intercooler 2 1/2 strips.

Q:Hmm.. seems like alot is it because engine management was difficult?
A:Oh that doesnt include engine management.

Q:No engine management how does it run?
A:only 4psi doesnt need engine management.

That was enoung for me.I believe and hope that the ones they install with the 6psi have some way of FA and timing adjustment
5k seems like crazy money for 400 bucks in plumbing 2000 dollar supercharger and maybe 800 dollar IC.I hope the guy i talked to today really doesnt know anything.

 

I think you really need to talk with Larry Smith. He is the one who is closest to this project..

When I first contacted them about this project I got some random sales person who didnt know anything and said to me that he needs to come "up to speed" and be educated about this project....

If Larry reiterates their isnt engine mgmt.. Then I would believe it...

 

It's the R&D.

I have spent almost 4k just for gauges and measurement devices for my project - and that is just the beginning. That does NOT include the SC, Management, supplies, regular tools, Dyno, time, breaking things, milling, turning, TIG welding, etc, etc.

Sunflower probably knows that they will only sell a handful of kits. It's fun, but somebody has to make a living.

I think 5k ain't that bad. I do, however, agree that this is not the ideal design for the RX-8. I will do my own and it will be exactly the way I want it.

 

I think that the biggest market is not for the retro kits but for the super equipped cars. My understanding from this thread is that Sunflower is planning to warranty the super equipped '8s that they sell. That warranty will be a big draw.

 

just be careful what you read on the internet. if people are blowing up their engines it doesn't mean it is the fault of the maker of component X. often it is the fault of the car owner or the installer of component X and improper engine management.

 

Yep. It's not what you read, it's believing that needs discretion.

For sure, enough for me to fly there to pickup my 8 If I didn't already have one. The supercharged version would be less than most 350z's stock I think - only faster.

 

Unfortunately for most people, the warranty is thru that dealership, not Mazda.