I will definitely be driving the car, I've been doing autocross and high speed autocross/open track days for over 4 years now and I'm fairly confident in my driving. Also, I'm going to be learning a lot more these next couple years leading up to the competition, as I plan on going to as many events as possible!

 

Here are some more photos from the weekend!



A profile shot of the 8. The numbers, they are crooked.


A picture of the Evo being corner balanced, toe corrected, camber adjusted, etc. This is the first shot of Meyer Motorsports' shop. This is proof that racers/auto enthusiasts are a fantastic group - we just met Eric earlier that day and by the end of the day he had invited us to use his shop. Excellent!


Here's a stripped ex-RX-8 race shell


MM's machining area, lots of fun toys in here!


The #30 car, currently getting a complete Motec management system installed.


The #16 car, which raced this weekend to break in the new engine. These guys go through engines and transmissions like water... No one said racing was cheap!


Another shot of #16, note the Renesis in the front of the shot.


The transmission selection. In the middle they have a 2009 RX-8 transmission. Notably beefier as far as the casing is concerned, and I can only assume that the internals follow suit. Also, they have a top-load gearset design, where you remove a cover atop the transmission and you have full access to the gear train. Nice feature, about time more companies adopt this idea - Tremec has been doing it for years!

 

Today was a good day friends.
All hail the turbocharger!

 

the turbo sold me....

subscribed

 

damn your gonna need all the better part of 9k rpms to feel that boost lag..

 

also, I spy a 2nd gen MR2 hood up on that wall... now your tuggin at my heart strings...

 

Dude, Meyer Motorsports are some seriously awesome people. He met me for 5mins, and he was gonna sell me parts already for half retail LOL!

 

Alright, I gotta jump on the subscription bandwagon for this one.

 

probably because like the 100% of the aftermarket co.s out there they are hurting in sales and need every last dollar to keep thier racing efforts in the black...

 

They don't sell aftermarket. They're purely a race team, and they are selling me parts only because they have spares lying about.

Go to their website. I don't know how they fund their efforts, but there isn't a single mention of any products to sell.

 

wow this is amazing stuff. subscribing!!!!!

 

I cant wait to see more pics... excited to see the progression.

Man, now I want a turbo.

 

Good luck! Keep everyone informed.....

 

I just wanted to make a few comments on the Esmeril Kit as I unpacked it. First impression is wow. I've never seen such a complete turbo kit in my experience of working on cars, they truly have every aspect covered. Their solution to my main concern, fitting an oil return line, which usually necessitates drilling into the oil pan, is truly elegant. Esmeril supplies a new oil drain plug that has an integrated fitting for the oil drain line. Also, heat shielding is provided to protect lines an hoses under the hood, the exhaust components are incredibly stout and come heat-wrapped already, all lines and fittings are of the highest quality, the list goes on!
I recall hearing quite a bit of concern over the origins of the turbo as well and I must admit, I was a bit worried about buying a turbocharger that could not have the manufacturer's name disclosed. I checked the turbocharger thoroughly and I must say that the quality is definitely there! There is no shaftplay, the CHRA spins freely, there are no casting defects, again - Esmeril did their homework and it shows! I can't wait to get this kit installed so I can have some real power!

 

Shout out the west lafayette. Purdue what what. Alumini in the house.

BTFU

 

Alec, I hate you. Subscribed!

Can't wait to see this in person -- make sure you come out next weekend to Putnam.

 

Awesomeness! Getting accepted into the USCC would be an amazing feat alone. Best of luck

 

Subscribing to this, awesome stuff man.

 

I called Jeremy to see if I could instruct, hopefully I can get out there again! Putnam is such a fun track!

Thanks for all of the comments from all my loyal subscribers! haha
I'm going to go start the install now... there will be pictures!

 

thats a nice turbo i want one!

 

have fun removing your stock manifold

 

i wanna see this happen
i dont know much about renisis
but this sounds fun

good luck

 

Cant wait to see this done. Im putting a turbo kit togethor now, just waiting for the parts to come in.

 

Just as a quick update, the turbo is all installed! I think we may have had the classic case of "too many chefs in the kitchen" with the install though... I need to go back and fix some mistakes before I pull it out of the garage... Then, it's time for 500 miles of mundane break-in style driving! Following the boring part, there shall be boost!

 

yeah its always hard to resist...