Revolver - what are you cruising water temps ? If they are anything above 85C on a 20C day then your IC is restricting the flow to the radiator and you will need to lift it a couple of inches .

 

It raised a chuckle with me too.

Cheers Alan. I'll get there eventually...appreciate the support.

 

I haven't fitted additional gauges yet and to be honest will be ditching water temp in favour of oil pressure, oil temp and boost.

And I'm not lifting anything!!! I'll make the existing set-up work...

 

hey - don't shoot the messenger .
lifting the IC is way cheaper than any other mod (that actually works) - just saying

 

If you think that's shooting I suggest you steer clear of gun fights.

Frankly, after the wait and the hassle that goes along with this kind of mod, I'm a little averse to chopping and changing things atm, hence my reaction.

You may be right but I'll enjoy the car for a while and see how it goes track-wise before I start looking for reasons to interfere with the Hymee masterplan.

 

good call

 

the inter-cooler looks fairly high to start with. I'm guessing it is a 300x500 core and looks like it is level with the top of the crash bar. it should have a couple of inches between it and the under-tray?

 

Yeah - if it has at least 3" clearance on the undertray it should be fine . Maybe it was the angle of the pic but I could have sworn it was almost touching the undertay ...

 

Haha awesome, you went s/c Dave!

 

wow,

made my day! wtf was up with the touring cars in surfers paradise?

se hablo nascar? not that there is anything wrong with that!

missed you!

beers

 

awww u missed moi? heheh missed u too bubs. Im heading up to the US next year, but will be driving a cadillac instead of an rx8 hehe

 

A true new era has just return ... nice to see u Kall.

I am so non rotary now. The car is gathering dust since last Nationals. I should put some road tyre in the car and start driving it but I go pedal power nowadays.

 

Does this mean you did not get that poor guy to marry you lol

 

Hi Taka, I almost went non rotary 2 weeks ago but the dealership decided to play games with the trade in so i told em to f off. I ended up taking car into mazda and they just replaced everything to stock. so i basically feel like i got a new car lol

oh michael michael michael, how ive missed you so... sorry to disappoint u but u are wrong also i was up in gold coast in june, was going to call u but i didnt have ur number :P

 

Why would we call Michael?

 

Could have taken you guys for a drive in my car , and shown you a few nice spots

 

Car is a 2002 Mazda RX7 Spirit R type A , just in case you did not know lol

 

Thats for us to know and for you to try and find out lol

 

i want....

 

Very nice Michael, yea I knew you had the rx7 now. stayd at Versace in GC was sooo goooood.

 

LOL Michael is caught out big time........

How many times is that now?

 

usa,

wft? where? what caddy? some good! some not so much..

lots of usa to see.

beers

 

Any further news on Revolvers car or has he shot himself in the foot with the conversion lol

 

Nice to see my thread being used for an old hands' catch up.

Due to a change in my personal circumstances, I need more economical and practical transport. Accordingly, I am having the S/C kit removed and both the kit and the car will be for sale separately. Look for an ad in the for sale sections or PM me direct if you're interested (no tyre kickers please).

Many thanks to all for the info and camaraderie over the years. It's been (mainly) fun and I've formed some life long friendships that began with idle car chatter in here.

Will be sorry to see the 8 go but it's time to move on.

 

/\ damn !