Pettit Racing’s Forced Induction System
08-16-2007, 10:41 PM
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In theory yes...but i have to wonder myself...since i had the straight pipe put on...the first few days it didnt seem to run as well as prior to the swap with the cat....about a week later she seemed to settle ....and now she runs like a top...with a bit more whp too...
it could be psychological but then again i cant be too sure...when youre in touch with the tune of your car its really easy to pick up on a change...
maybe my x has a poltergeist in it..
it could be psychological but then again i cant be too sure...when youre in touch with the tune of your car its really easy to pick up on a change...
maybe my x has a poltergeist in it..
08-17-2007, 12:01 AM
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Well, RIP to the my RX-8, totaled at 50,200 miles. Whats good and bad is it wasnt my fault, good, a awsome car is gone, bad, im going to get a newone to start clockin some miles on, awsome. Ill post some pics in the future. Anyone now what the 6 speed auto costs?
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08-17-2007, 12:12 AM
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Well, RIP to my RX-8, totaled at 50,200 miles. Whats good and bad is it wasnt my fault, good, a awsome car is gone, bad, im going to get a newone to start clockin some miles on, and im still alive, the BEST PART. Ill post some pics in the future. Anyone now what the 6 speed auto costs? Yeh, I was thinking manual but my liscense says auto only because I have no depth perception on the left kicker.
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08-17-2007, 01:20 AM
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Well, RIP to my RX-8, totaled at 50,200 miles. Whats good and bad is it wasnt my fault, good, a awsome car is gone, bad, im going to get a newone to start clockin some miles on, and im still alive, the BEST PART. Ill post some pics in the future. Anyone now what the 6 speed auto costs? Yeh, I was thinking manual but my liscense says auto only because I have no depth perception on the left kicker.
as long as you are not hurt i am happy for you... you will be able to buy a new 6at for much less than you likely paid for the 4at...
wow, lots of out of the blue stuff today..
beers
08-17-2007, 03:52 AM
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My condolences maybe Cam can lend you the 3 rotor for now. hehehe
08-17-2007, 06:00 AM
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Well, what happened. I was traveling at about 45 50 MPH not speeding on a 4 lane road, I see a silver I think montee pull out about 75 ft infront of me, I see oncoming traffic in the left lanes, lay on the brakes and aim for behind his car and see a bunch of people in the parking lot so I go for his rear 1/4, wasnt about to take out any padestrians, air bags fly and I spin him around 90 degrees facing the way he was tryin to go, shatered 3 out of 4 rims on the curb. I remeber the guys in the other car lookin the oppisit way trying to get into reverse direction traffic while strait accross 2 lanes, morons. All in all I think any other car woulda killed me. Now, im still wired from it, thats why im up at 7 in the morning. Happy to be breathing, no more rides like that
08-17-2007, 06:46 AM
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Moon...i am soooooooo glad to hear you are ok!! 
i know how you loved your car....
theres heartache none the less....
i hope youre able to salvage your racer guy on the spoiler
i know how you loved your car....
theres heartache none the less....
i hope youre able to salvage your racer guy on the spoiler
08-17-2007, 07:59 AM
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Man that sucks! Glad everyone was ok. Melbourne is notorious for people pulling into traffic prematurely, and I've developed a sense that seems precognitive because of it. Couldn't tell you how many times some 80 year-old in his Lincoln Towncar has tried to use me to commit suicide.
08-17-2007, 08:56 AM
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Well moon sorry to hear mate but yesterday it was also my day 
...A 70years old turned in front of me without looking and without turning signal and i had priority on that road,i couldnt stop and the front bumper and hood need to be made again+some stock parts also...Sad but you cant do anything.You ll be happy when u ll get your new car..
...A 70years old turned in front of me without looking and without turning signal and i had priority on that road,i couldnt stop and the front bumper and hood need to be made again+some stock parts also...Sad but you cant do anything.You ll be happy when u ll get your new car..
08-17-2007, 01:57 PM
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Well moon sorry to hear mate but yesterday it was also my day ...A 70years old turned in front of me without looking and without turning signal and i had priority on that road,i couldnt stop and the front bumper and hood need to be made again+some stock parts also...Sad but you cant do anything.You ll be happy when u ll get your new car..
...A 70years old turned in front of me without looking and without turning signal and i had priority on that road,i couldnt stop and the front bumper and hood need to be made again+some stock parts also...Sad but you cant do anything.You ll be happy when u ll get your new car..
08-18-2007, 09:50 AM
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bye bye, wheel hop
So I went over to Marsredr100's house yesterday to check out his car and get some work done on mine. His car now idles perfectly with AC on and off, and man does it rev beautifully. Pretty damned awesome. If I hadn't gotten their so late (it was already dark) I would have taken some video of both of our cars, but it didn't happen. Anyway, next time I head over there, I promise I'll make some vids.
As far as the work on my car is concerned, we swapped out the shocks(MS), springs(MS), and sways (RB). Man, you have to do some !@#$#@! Houdini !@#$% to get that front sway bar out of there. He also installed the Mazsport cooling fan control mod, which really does only take like 10 minutes. He's one of the most organized people I've ever had the pleasure of working with on anything. Besides saving me at least 15 hours of work (that's at least how much longer it would have taken me if I had tried to install this stuff myself; probably more), he got me free shipping on the RB stuff. I would have definitely let this guy install my SC kit if I had not gotten the free install from Pettit.
My wheel hop is completely gone (Launched the car a few times on the way home), and boy can it TURN. The ride is a bit rougher though, but small price to pay IMO.
As far as the work on my car is concerned, we swapped out the shocks(MS), springs(MS), and sways (RB). Man, you have to do some !@#$#@! Houdini !@#$% to get that front sway bar out of there. He also installed the Mazsport cooling fan control mod, which really does only take like 10 minutes. He's one of the most organized people I've ever had the pleasure of working with on anything. Besides saving me at least 15 hours of work (that's at least how much longer it would have taken me if I had tried to install this stuff myself; probably more), he got me free shipping on the RB stuff. I would have definitely let this guy install my SC kit if I had not gotten the free install from Pettit.
My wheel hop is completely gone (Launched the car a few times on the way home), and boy can it TURN. The ride is a bit rougher though, but small price to pay IMO.
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08-19-2007, 03:39 PM
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Just got home from a 400 miles two day trip to my moms. Car was loaded with two adults, two kids (5 & 13) in the back seat and the trunk fully loaded. Temperatures were hovering between 90 and 98 degrees both days and of course, with the AC on. Driving speeds 75-95 mph (125 mph twice while smoking an M3 and a Mini-Cooper Turbo). Test end results: Wife never screamed, car handle like a dream, never got hot, son had a blast smoking the M3 and Cooper, power is smooth thru the entire power band, no need to downshift from 6th gear to accelerate, too bad it was only a 400 miles roundtrip. Once again, thanks to Cam at Pettit Racing, Scott at Mazsport and Racing Beat for making my car a Bad *** RX8 
08-19-2007, 04:17 PM
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I set the gap (both leading and trailing) to .036 as you recommended. BTW, thanks so much for the advice. However I going to try using 3rd gen RX7 trailing sparkplug all the way around as Scott from Mazsport recommended before my dyno tune session at the end of the month. Will post dyno results and sparkplug feedback later on.