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SoCal Dyno Day - RESULTS (19 RX-8's)

Old Apr 4, 2007 | 09:36 PM
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Hey George, I thought you were gonna post the A/F like I asked?

I'm more interested in that than the other numbers.

I bet mine is running leaner, hence more power.
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 09:49 PM
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i think the reason the modded 8's produced less power is because of the check engine light. I know for a fact that my check engine light was blinking. It is either becasue of the flywheel, pulley, or my straight pipe.
Maybe next time i dyno my car it'll do better. since i will have changed my coil packs, wires, plugs, tires with tread, and reset my pcm before dyno'ing my car. so the check engine light won't be on. therefore, won't really hurt performance as badly(hopefully)
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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i was going to do all that. then it hit me why.
i dont race i dont auto cross, i go on group drives
once a month. my car runs smooth. i don't feel i need
all that. if it's just to dyno higher i'll give the guy an extra
$20.00 just to tweak the pc for me. that would be alot cheaper.
then i would have a secret, right razz.. ha ha ha ha
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by peterisurhero
i think the reason the modded 8's produced less power is because of the check engine light. I know for a fact that my check engine light was blinking. It is either becasue of the flywheel, pulley, or my straight pipe.
Maybe next time i dyno my car it'll do better. since i will have changed my coil packs, wires, plugs, tires with tread, and reset my pcm before dyno'ing my car. so the check engine light won't be on. therefore, won't really hurt performance as badly(hopefully)
Peter, your CEL has nothing to do with the flywheel. It may be related to the Agency Pulley. Read the Pulley, pulley, pully thread and there is a link of a guy with the same pulley kit, and he had CEL issues. He had a fix for it. I don't recall what it was, but it did fix the issue. If that doesn't solve it, it has to be the midpipe.
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 10:16 PM
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I don't think peterisurhero's tires are going to make a differance.

I bet your tires weren't as bald as mine. Ur still are.........

No tread pure flat slick.
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 10:39 PM
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haha im not sure if they were as bald as yours. i juss know that mine were past the illegal limit. hahah i had to spend money on tires instead of mods. hahah i like the toyo t1r's tho. they grip well. hahah
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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 11:16 AM
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all i got was the intake so my number wasnt every high. i guess i will start building up my 8. i will get an exhaust and probably aftermarket cat first..i was looking at the b&b exhaust. any suggestion on the exhaust and cat? Later down the future, hopefully in the nearby future - get the mazsport turbo. that turbo got some nice result over the greddy. boosting at 8ps give u 299whp..my goal hopefully 350whp..that would be sweet
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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 12:20 PM
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all exhausts are almost the same. go either for borla, b&b, or agency. i think those give the most hp out of all.
as for the cat, if you dont care about getting a cel, go catless midpipe. if you buy the agency power exhaust, it comes with the catless midpipe. if you want a cat, go with the highflow cat from rotary performance. or i hitnk rx7store.net has one too.
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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 02:43 PM
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i probably will order the b&b first and then get the highflow cat from rx8store..nice to see our car can gain around 15 whp with just intake, cat n exhaust..way more then i expected
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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by kwescott
Peter, your CEL has nothing to do with the flywheel. It may be related to the Agency Pulley. Read the Pulley, pulley, pully thread and there is a link of a guy with the same pulley kit, and he had CEL issues. He had a fix for it. I don't recall what it was, but it did fix the issue. If that doesn't solve it, it has to be the midpipe.

i tried that fix and it worked fine for a while. it juss came back. i guess i gotta do it again tho. hahah
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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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Yeah BRGreen only beat me by a couple HP not much, I beat him in torque, but what is weird is the fact that both AT almost beat everyone in the Torque area. I would love to take a ride with the guy that has the turbo. I want to see how hard the 8 pulls with that HP.
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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 06:39 PM
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well i think AT's usually have more torque than MT's. they need the torque to get that smooth feel going. (From what im aware of)
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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jordanjerome
I would love to take a ride with the guy that has the turbo. I want to see how hard the 8 pulls with that HP.
I am more than happy to give you a ride on my 8. Whenever you come by Los Angeles, send me a PM or email.
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 05:35 AM
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BUMP for a very info packed thread!

Some of you may know my comp is completely shot, as I can barely even post here, so videos from the dyno day are still going to be delayed. Sorry
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 10:28 PM
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there are alot of mod questions regarding hp and dyno's. this thread is helpful.
one more bump
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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great thread - worth another bump
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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thanks Brettus!

This was definitely a LOT of fun and it does give people some idea of what they can expect from their cars and some mods.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Brettus
great thread - worth another bump
bumping this just for you Brettus! Part two is scheduled for THIS SATURDAY
SoCal Dyno / TUNING day with MM and CRH <--- click
20 cars signed up'
8 AccessPort's
2 Mazsport Turbo's
1 MM Greddy Upgrade
1 Pettit SC A/T

gonna be GOOD times!!! Stay tuned for results. Dyno's will be posted in a new thread on Saturday night or Sunday morning.

Last edited by Jedi54; Apr 24, 2008 at 04:27 PM.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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ooooh ooooh oooh !!!!!!!!
Have fun guys - would so love to be there .
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