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Old 12-07-2008, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Fluid Motorsports
Looks Beautiful!

- Very Interesting how you have the TEIN Hood Dampers Mounted backwards, does it make it easier to close the hood for you?

- Ditch The rad tank and get an AST!

- How do you keep the Alternator so shiny? I love it!
1 hahah I noticed that too, I dont think the function is restricted either way
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3 mabe because its Photoshopped? , if he bumped the contrast up alittle you can pull that look off easily
Old 12-07-2008, 09:33 AM
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I wondered that also but he doesn't have the Teins installed they are the NRG's
Old 12-07-2008, 10:49 AM
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"Brown Soil"?
I don't get it.

Lookin good, CW!
Old 12-07-2008, 11:12 AM
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Where is the battery?
Old 12-07-2008, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by R8xing
Where is the battery?
The Trunk.......

And to the OP. Car looks damn good! Congrats on such a clean build.
Old 12-07-2008, 12:05 PM
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Looking good, I look forward to seeing it the next time I'm at a AZMC meet!
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awesome car looks good
Old 12-07-2008, 12:35 PM
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looks great man!
Old 12-07-2008, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
"Brown Soil"?
haha, i like that interpretation a lot better than burns oil.
Old 12-07-2008, 03:05 PM
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I love what you did with your bay!
Old 12-07-2008, 03:39 PM
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Got the looks, and the speed! You have one very sexy car my friend.
Old 12-07-2008, 05:10 PM
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Very clean man.
Old 12-07-2008, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
I don't remember seeing this little beast at SevenStock....
Just messin' with ya Dave, car looks awesome
Haha, come on now!

Originally Posted by RxDoogone
BEAUTIFUL!... lol, Is the exhaust tip painted black by the way? kinda
looks like it.
Exhaust tip is burnt titanium, it's prolly just dirty, LOL

Originally Posted by nuke0907
nice car. i think i'm just gonna buy the turbo from Jeff. do you not have to recirc the BOV with the COBB? i was under the impression it needed to be to work right together.
You should recuirc the BOV with any MAF based setup, but call me a ricer, I love the sound. And it only makes shotgun-style backfires.

Originally Posted by mysql
looks very clean. I like.

You'll have to give me some hints on how to clean up the battery lines. I relocated mine to the trunk, but I have all the OEM wires in the usual spot and it looks messy.
No problem, man. I just stuck the battery connections under the front brace so they are hidden, and routed the main 1/0g power wire under the PCM case and hidden in loom. I hate seeing wires.

Originally Posted by Fluid Motorsports
Looks Beautiful!

- Very Interesting how you have the TEIN Hood Dampers Mounted backwards, does it make it easier to close the hood for you?

- Ditch The rad tank and get an AST!

- How do you keep the Alternator so shiny? I love it!
Not Tein, NRG dampers. I found that installing them like I did prevents the hood brackets some trying to swivel to the side as much.

Carbing AST, Blue silicone Samco hoses, and MazMart water pump are next on the list!

Powerball mini, works wonder for the Alt and other small places.

Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
"Brown Soil"?
I don't get it.

Lookin good, CW!
Rofl, thanks buddy! Now lets schedule some dyno time, beotch!

Originally Posted by snipaz2420
looks great man!
Thanks! Told ya the parts would be put to good use! Thanks again for the hook up


Thanks to everyone else for the kind werds, I really appreciate it!!

Better pics including interior shots and video are in the werkz, hopefully soon!
Old 12-07-2008, 06:06 PM
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can you get some more pics of the intake setup? more specifically what components you are using and how its routed into the bumper. i'm talking to CRH about fabricating my MAF tube.
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very clean setup. looks great.
Old 12-07-2008, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by nuke0907
can you get some more pics of the intake setup? more specifically what components you are using and how its routed into the bumper. i'm talking to CRH about fabricating my MAF tube.
Yeah, I think I might have some pics. It's just a 3.5" ID Vibrant aluminum 90-degree pipe connected to the K&N First Gen intake pipe (Part that holds the MAF), with a silicone 3.5-3.5" coupler (nothing fancy, doesn't see any boost).

I had to oval-out the Vibrant 3.5" pipe because the BHR rad so huge it takes up some space in the pass-thru. I just wrapped the piece in a shop towel, put a brick on top of the pipe, and used a hammer to give it some good whacks. The brick applies weight to the pipe and keeps you from denting it.

On the other end of the Vibrant pipe is a 3.5"-3" reducing coupler connected to a 2" long 3"-3" aluminum straight pipe with a K&N Ru5111 air filter on the end. This was the only filter I could find that fit behind the bumper. My intercooler is too large and too far back to drop a filter behind it, like the AEM setup requires.

PM me if you have any more questions, Nuke

Also added a quick-n-dirty interior picture.
Old 12-07-2008, 06:28 PM
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Amazing 8 bro!!!!
Old 12-07-2008, 11:14 PM
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looks great!
Old 12-08-2008, 12:40 AM
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Very nice!
Old 12-08-2008, 08:08 AM
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pics are nice, Dave. They heed a bum to finish out the gettoness of them.
Old 12-08-2008, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by chickenwafer
Rofl, thanks buddy! Now lets schedule some dyno time, beotch!
Car looks looks great. What kind of power numbers do you expect with this kit? How much boost are you presently running?
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Not really feeling it, it's an 8 so it's okay.


















Yeah right, that thing is gorgeous, man. Beautiful ride. I salute you sir.
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Cool! I was unaware that SAMCO made hoses for the RX-8....I only see they are made for the RX-7.
Old 12-08-2008, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by 09Factor
pics are nice, Dave. They heed a bum to finish out the gettoness of them.
Thanks man! You can dress up next time!

Originally Posted by chiketkd
Car looks looks great. What kind of power numbers do you expect with this kit? How much boost are you presently running?
Thanks. Looking at right around 300-rwhp with 9~9.5 psi (what I currently run on the street). I have tried 12psi and it's kinda scary fast, and makes it hard to watch gauges and the road.

I did 202-rwhp NA and my motor has amazing compression so I'm hoping to be a little above-average with the turbo as well.
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looks great man.


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