Yes that I need to do for sure

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrAUjIs0A7k

 

Well done Good looking set up Can't wait to hear how it performs !

 

Cavitation has cleared, as all the air must have properly vented by now.

 

Whoa. That's awesome!

To compare our normal cold start pressure is 65-75psi and then idling at 15-20psi when settled down.

 

yeah, I'm kinnda jealous.
If I do the oil pressure mod, I'll need a new gauge.

 

oh no evil mr banker man will have to still some more sub prime money from an indigent immigrant family to buy more parts for his car!!

 

^^^^ HEY!!!
stop giving away all my secrets! Obviously all these mods don't pay for themselves!

 

Just got back from an hour on US Highway 101 up North, gotta say this might be the way to build the Renny...

Hovered around 4K all through the gears - man I can hardly wait

 

is there a dyno in your future?

 

The Rx8 Renesis engine's oil pressure regulator is an 80-85psi unit. It'll have high pressure when its cold.... or was this pressure regulator changed to the FD unit?

B

 

It is Mazmart's RE-medy oil pressure mod with modified front and rear regulators. Other than that, you would need to pick Paul's brain, but I heard they keep the secret at Fort Knox, so you will need Goldfinger to get at it.

 

I have given this some more thought, and is there a way to make 100% sure we should not snap these back on the lines once installed on the rails?

I dropped one down into that cavern on top of the LIM by the injectors when I was installing my connector hose. Tried everything I could to reach it with someting, heck I even tried to vacuum it out, it is way down in there. Won't hurt it staying there for eternity I guess.

I was looking at the old 2004 parts PDF, and found that the connector hose image there has those pesky yellow clips shown in the graphic. See attached.

Can somebody make a call to their source to confirm 100% that these are to be discarded, even though we all agree they are to be?

I see some close 8 owners, pdxhak and dondo having worries about their plight in getting new motors, and that they get a new connector fuel hose. Am I just being overly crazy about this?

 

Perhaps I am computer-retarded but I cannot enlarge that pic to see what is shown.

If it is a parts listing, the yellow clips will be illustrated because they will be included with a replacement part. If the hoop is to be removed there will be a "special service note" on that page somewhere noting that the hoop should be discarded prior to installation.

My conclusion that they should be discarded was based on the fact that these same hoops are installed on A/C hoses and when I was performing that particular job operation on the assembly line we actually yanked them off prior to attaching the system hoses and recycled them in a huge plastic bin.

Plus, the hoops are displayed in the 2004 manual yet none of us have them still installed from the factory might support my view.

The only true source to verify would be someone in Japan on the assembly line who performs this specific job function when assembling the RX-8. Even most engineers would not be 100% sure.

 

bingo - that is it. None of us have them installed on our cars, so they get pitched. Back to the regularly scheduled program - I am crazy

 

Battery Holder arrived today. Now I need to fashion the brackets.

 

Or cautious....

Let's put it to a vote!

 

i vote crazy.

 

Which one gets us parts cheaper? Thats what I vote for.

 

I'm on a crazy money train for sure!

I think I am getting incredible gas mileage - I have 220 miles on this tank and the gauge reads 1/4 to go...

 

That is about right with a decent-running engine. I get 16/23 MPG city/highway, consistently, and my engine is a wee bit "tired".

 

It has been so long since I experienced this, I almost forgot what it was like to have a normal running engine.

Just to add to my efficiency, I placed an order for the BHR Ignition System today.

 

^
I felt like I was going crazy but I have been hitting 300mi on a tank for a while now granted I run mostly highway

 

Springfield eh? My old stomping grounds from my college years down I44 at Rolla. I miss the river canoe trips down there we had in the old days...

 

Thx, Kev. Lemme go process that order and getcha on the build-up board. We are down to about 2 weeks for ship-outs as long as our suppliers can keep up. We would have 5 kits heading out right now were it not for waiting until 6/2 for their spark plugs to arrive. They ordered their kits between 5/13-5/17.