NASA HPDE - Road Atlanta March 19 & 20
02-08-2005, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
Denny will be able to give all of you a first-hand description of what it is like to drive an 11 second RX-8 because he will be behind the wheel for a while due to his hospitality.
brown-noser....
Whoever chooses to have me do a nitrous install should plan on new tires, as well. You will get absolutely no traction in first and maybe even some spin going into second.
Hell, I just installed new tires.....pm'd you on some questions...on the fence still on this one.....
Doing the swaps/installs in the hotel parking lot may be a bit risky due to local ordinances. We may be better off doing them in the R/A lot or pit area Saturday morning or early evening. I'll bring the tools necessary and even the power cords, if need be. My tool box is not huge but I seem to have put together a box that covers 99% of the situations I have encountered and it still fits in my trunk. I would like to have those whose cars I'll be working on p.m. me so I can begin direct dialogue to ensure that all of the incidentals are covered and we have all of the parts that will be needed.
Denny,
You see Charlie tomorrow (for about four hours), can you ask about using his lifts after hours Friday and maybe Saturday night as well?.........
CRH
brown-noser....
Whoever chooses to have me do a nitrous install should plan on new tires, as well. You will get absolutely no traction in first and maybe even some spin going into second.
Hell, I just installed new tires.....pm'd you on some questions...on the fence still on this one.....
Doing the swaps/installs in the hotel parking lot may be a bit risky due to local ordinances. We may be better off doing them in the R/A lot or pit area Saturday morning or early evening. I'll bring the tools necessary and even the power cords, if need be. My tool box is not huge but I seem to have put together a box that covers 99% of the situations I have encountered and it still fits in my trunk. I would like to have those whose cars I'll be working on p.m. me so I can begin direct dialogue to ensure that all of the incidentals are covered and we have all of the parts that will be needed.
Denny,
You see Charlie tomorrow (for about four hours), can you ask about using his lifts after hours Friday and maybe Saturday night as well?.........
CRH
02-08-2005, 05:06 PM
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Damn, I was going through withdrawal. Glad this is back up! You're right Nabil, I've spent much less time on the internet the last few days.
"Hello, my name is Levent, and I'm addicted to this forum."
"Hello, my name is Levent, and I'm addicted to this forum."
02-08-2005, 06:55 PM
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Got it. Thanks!
Originally Posted by Tim Benton
I tried to PM this info to silvereight but it's sortof like the forum is right now, fubar'd.
RX8Club Screen Name: Tim Benton
Real Name: umm, Tim Benton, yeah that's the ticket...
... My identity was changed to protect the scantity of my marriage since my wife won't claim me otherwise
Tim
RX8Club Screen Name: Tim Benton
Real Name: umm, Tim Benton, yeah that's the ticket...
... My identity was changed to protect the scantity of my marriage since my wife won't claim me otherwise
Tim
02-08-2005, 07:05 PM
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LMAO... When I get my car back from the shop, I'll change it to a pic of my car and leave it alone for a few minutes.
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02-08-2005, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
I would like to have those whose cars I'll be working on p.m. me so I can begin direct dialogue to ensure that all of the incidentals are covered and we have all of the parts that will be needed.CRH
02-08-2005, 08:34 PM
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Charles,
I get to drive "the Beast!" Whooo Hooo It's Christmas In March! Don't worry Mr Hill I will drive very respectfully. I have driven cars with that much power before(not the 8!) and believe you me you treat the thottle like an eggshell. You know Charles 8 may be putting out more power than any street 8 in the USA. Guys we are in for a hell of a time here.
I will be at Mazcare tomorrow. Charles didnt get to go to his race(he got a virus) so I may have the oppitunity to ask about using his place for the swaps Friday evening/night. I know at Road Atlanta we can use the pit area but we would have to wait on the car to cool etc.
Gotta go guys, I'll write later.
olddragger(Denny)
I get to drive "the Beast!" Whooo Hooo It's Christmas In March! Don't worry Mr Hill I will drive very respectfully. I have driven cars with that much power before(not the 8!) and believe you me you treat the thottle like an eggshell. You know Charles 8 may be putting out more power than any street 8 in the USA. Guys we are in for a hell of a time here.
I will be at Mazcare tomorrow. Charles didnt get to go to his race(he got a virus) so I may have the oppitunity to ask about using his place for the swaps Friday evening/night. I know at Road Atlanta we can use the pit area but we would have to wait on the car to cool etc.
Gotta go guys, I'll write later.
olddragger(Denny)
02-08-2005, 08:35 PM
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I was going to work yesterday and saw a silver 8 with dark tint with a UGA tag. Hung with it for a little bit but had to speed up b/c of all the slower drivers in the right lane going up GA 400. I guess he headed up to the toll booth, I got off at the Financial Center. Anybody know who this is?
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02-08-2005, 09:23 PM
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Nope, not me. Mine's not on the road these days and I travel in the Buford/Lawrenceville area.
Hey, did you guys see East Moon's map with all the updates of our screen names on the US Map?
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...2&page=1&pp=15
Hey, did you guys see East Moon's map with all the updates of our screen names on the US Map?
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...2&page=1&pp=15
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02-09-2005, 08:28 PM
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Here's the question of the day and a major selling point with the wife if we buy an 8. I'm not sure if we could fit a medium size suitcase in the trunk due to the small opening. it would fit once it was in there, but how many harry houdini people have been able to do it?
Tim
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02-09-2005, 09:23 PM
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Well,
it's done. ACT prolite with the auto rx7 counterweight has been installed! TOTAL weight little over 13lbs! ABSOULUTELY no driveability issues! I really couldn't tell any differance in getting started etc. Smooth, clutch petal release is the same. It took Charlie about 2-3 hrs to do once on the rack and I left him alone to work.
The differance in performance? I can honestly say that what all you have heard is true. In 1st gear once it gets past 5k you dont have time to think before the tach redlines. 2nd is almost just as strong. 3nd, and the rest still a big differance but it is less than 1st and 2nd.
Its a great mod.
By the way while i was free reving a little we noticed something. I have placed heavyweight plexiglass on the top of my airbox now(great bling factor) and placed a cone filter in it etc. Well when you rev her you can actually see the plexiglass get sucked in a bit from the engine pulling so much air. Makes you think doesnt it.
Allen was out today and charlie and crew where really busy. He and all the crew did say that they are looking forward to all of us coming there on that Friday. I didnt get a chance to ask about the lifts. I dont think it would be a problem. He did register today for the event(said as soon as he got a chance) but said that he would only be able to do Saturday.
For those of you that dont have a light wheel ---you have got to get one !
olddragger
it's done. ACT prolite with the auto rx7 counterweight has been installed! TOTAL weight little over 13lbs! ABSOULUTELY no driveability issues! I really couldn't tell any differance in getting started etc. Smooth, clutch petal release is the same. It took Charlie about 2-3 hrs to do once on the rack and I left him alone to work.
The differance in performance? I can honestly say that what all you have heard is true. In 1st gear once it gets past 5k you dont have time to think before the tach redlines. 2nd is almost just as strong. 3nd, and the rest still a big differance but it is less than 1st and 2nd.
Its a great mod.
By the way while i was free reving a little we noticed something. I have placed heavyweight plexiglass on the top of my airbox now(great bling factor) and placed a cone filter in it etc. Well when you rev her you can actually see the plexiglass get sucked in a bit from the engine pulling so much air. Makes you think doesnt it.
Allen was out today and charlie and crew where really busy. He and all the crew did say that they are looking forward to all of us coming there on that Friday. I didnt get a chance to ask about the lifts. I dont think it would be a problem. He did register today for the event(said as soon as he got a chance) but said that he would only be able to do Saturday.
For those of you that dont have a light wheel ---you have got to get one !
olddragger
02-10-2005, 07:57 AM
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Still need info from a few of you guys. Copy, and past the info between the dashed lines into a PM and type the info after the colons.
Thanks
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02-10-2005, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Tim Benton
Here's the question of the day and a major selling point with the wife if we buy an 8. I'm not sure if we could fit a medium size suitcase in the trunk due to the small opening. it would fit once it was in there, but how many harry houdini people have been able to do it?
Tim
Tim
02-10-2005, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by olddragger
Well,
it's done. ACT prolite with the auto rx7 counterweight has been installed! TOTAL weight little over 13lbs! ABSOULUTELY no driveability issues! I really couldn't tell any differance in getting started etc. Smooth, clutch petal release is the same. It took Charlie about 2-3 hrs to do once on the rack and I left him alone to work.
The differance in performance? I can honestly say that what all you have heard is true. In 1st gear once it gets past 5k you dont have time to think before the tach redlines. 2nd is almost just as strong. 3nd, and the rest still a big differance but it is less than 1st and 2nd.
Its a great mod.
By the way while i was free reving a little we noticed something. I have placed heavyweight plexiglass on the top of my airbox now(great bling factor) and placed a cone filter in it etc. Well when you rev her you can actually see the plexiglass get sucked in a bit from the engine pulling so much air. Makes you think doesnt it.
Allen was out today and charlie and crew where really busy. He and all the crew did say that they are looking forward to all of us coming there on that Friday. I didnt get a chance to ask about the lifts. I dont think it would be a problem. He did register today for the event(said as soon as he got a chance) but said that he would only be able to do Saturday.
For those of you that dont have a light wheel ---you have got to get one !
olddragger
it's done. ACT prolite with the auto rx7 counterweight has been installed! TOTAL weight little over 13lbs! ABSOULUTELY no driveability issues! I really couldn't tell any differance in getting started etc. Smooth, clutch petal release is the same. It took Charlie about 2-3 hrs to do once on the rack and I left him alone to work.
The differance in performance? I can honestly say that what all you have heard is true. In 1st gear once it gets past 5k you dont have time to think before the tach redlines. 2nd is almost just as strong. 3nd, and the rest still a big differance but it is less than 1st and 2nd.
Its a great mod.
By the way while i was free reving a little we noticed something. I have placed heavyweight plexiglass on the top of my airbox now(great bling factor) and placed a cone filter in it etc. Well when you rev her you can actually see the plexiglass get sucked in a bit from the engine pulling so much air. Makes you think doesnt it.
Allen was out today and charlie and crew where really busy. He and all the crew did say that they are looking forward to all of us coming there on that Friday. I didnt get a chance to ask about the lifts. I dont think it would be a problem. He did register today for the event(said as soon as he got a chance) but said that he would only be able to do Saturday.
For those of you that dont have a light wheel ---you have got to get one !
olddragger
Where did you get the flywheel from?
02-11-2005, 08:12 AM
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I have been doing pretty well fighting back flywheel urges. You guys are not making this very easy. I had planned to do the Racing Beat intake as my next mod. But, if I am able to successfully duplicate the olddragger intake, that may free up some cash for a prolite flywheel. Decisions, decisions...
Anyone else getting excited about March 19th yet? I am driving myself nuts waiting. Maybe CRH after installing his turbo can take us back to the future in his car...
Anyone else getting excited about March 19th yet? I am driving myself nuts waiting. Maybe CRH after installing his turbo can take us back to the future in his car...
02-11-2005, 09:34 AM
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Saw Charlie and company yesterday. Got the TEINS and the EDFC installed...........OH MY GAWD...SWEET!!! Almost a 2" drop in front and .7 in the back. Dead even gap all the way around now. Tight as a friggin' drum. Softest setting feel is close to stock on the road (well, untill you jerk the wheel and feel like an F18 fighter pilot). The Hardest setting lets you figure out if a coin is on heads or tails.....the car is truly on rails with the set up. I'm having to learn to drive it all over again. Can't wait until March!! Charlie says "Hi".
Dennis, thrilled to hear the upgrade is all you hoped for. I drove Chalie's with your setup and then mine with the MS setup, and well, I really need to drive a stock unit again....real damn hard to "feel" the difference between the two unlike when I moved from stock to the light weight unit. I've been thrilled with the upgrade.....now if the friggin' RB intake would just hurry up.......
Dennis, thrilled to hear the upgrade is all you hoped for. I drove Chalie's with your setup and then mine with the MS setup, and well, I really need to drive a stock unit again....real damn hard to "feel" the difference between the two unlike when I moved from stock to the light weight unit. I've been thrilled with the upgrade.....now if the friggin' RB intake would just hurry up.......
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02-11-2005, 10:22 AM
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Yall "might" want to save your money on the rb intake. Only a 2 hp gain and mine has that at least and much more "bling" factor! I can post the way to do it now if yall want to go ahead.
here we go:
To do the complete mod it is as follows:
1- Remove front bumper(not hard, check the diy thread)
2- take the oem intake pipe off
3-take your airbox out of the car( again easy to do)
4- open airbox, remove all the guts(filter, baffles, cone, screens) ,remove maf from airbox and put in SAFE place.
5- save all the parts!
6- buy an open front cone type filter with a 3 1/2" fitting (you can make a 3" fit but it is much more involved.)
7- cut out the top part of your airbox to the size of the opening you want.
8- buy heavy plexaglass and automotive insulated foam strips(got mine at lowes)
9- buy 1" self tapping crome screws(lowes)
10- buy 4" to 3" adapter from the home heating and cooling section at lowes,home depot etc .
11- buy section from pepboys of 3" automotive heating flextube(lowes didnt have it lol)
12- cut your plexaglass to fit and then mount
13- mount your cone filter to the stock airbox pipe that remains after you remove the velocity stack looking thing from it.
14- replace one mesh screen in its place in the airbox
15- remount your cone filter into the airbox
16- reroute your airintake pipe to whereever you want it(mine is behind the rotory symbol)
17-install the 4"to 3" adapter to the newly rerouted intake pipe.
18 -install the velocity stack looking piece from the airbox to the 4-3 adapter and mount it with a screw to the location you want,
19 put it all back together
sounds much harder than it is!
olddragger
here we go:
To do the complete mod it is as follows:
1- Remove front bumper(not hard, check the diy thread)
2- take the oem intake pipe off
3-take your airbox out of the car( again easy to do)
4- open airbox, remove all the guts(filter, baffles, cone, screens) ,remove maf from airbox and put in SAFE place.
5- save all the parts!
6- buy an open front cone type filter with a 3 1/2" fitting (you can make a 3" fit but it is much more involved.)
7- cut out the top part of your airbox to the size of the opening you want.
8- buy heavy plexaglass and automotive insulated foam strips(got mine at lowes)
9- buy 1" self tapping crome screws(lowes)
10- buy 4" to 3" adapter from the home heating and cooling section at lowes,home depot etc .
11- buy section from pepboys of 3" automotive heating flextube(lowes didnt have it lol)
12- cut your plexaglass to fit and then mount
13- mount your cone filter to the stock airbox pipe that remains after you remove the velocity stack looking thing from it.
14- replace one mesh screen in its place in the airbox
15- remount your cone filter into the airbox
16- reroute your airintake pipe to whereever you want it(mine is behind the rotory symbol)
17-install the 4"to 3" adapter to the newly rerouted intake pipe.
18 -install the velocity stack looking piece from the airbox to the 4-3 adapter and mount it with a screw to the location you want,
19 put it all back together
sounds much harder than it is!
olddragger
02-11-2005, 12:04 PM
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I've succumbed to peer pressure
Alright I did it, I am officially registered for the NASA event! You guys are like a bunch of drug dealers giving out free crack samples! You are all invited to the shop on Friday afternoon/evening for the usual bolt on/ B...sh.. sessions. I'll try to have some video from the old ITS days for you this time. I'll look forward to seeing you all soon.
I may have stretched the truth a little when I said did some testing for the Williams F1 team on the experience part of the registration! They seemed real impressed anyway.
Charlie
I may have stretched the truth a little when I said did some testing for the Williams F1 team on the experience part of the registration! They seemed real impressed anyway.
Charlie
02-11-2005, 12:15 PM
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Well, Charlie, you've really raised the level of expectation we have from you with that F1 story, haven't you?
I hate to brag or boast but with that Tein/EDFC story I'll have to check and see if they or JIC are on my new sponsor list. I know I have GReddy, HKS, Volk, Sparco, Turbonetics, APEXi, and a few others helping out. If a part is out there, I'll try it.
CRH
I hate to brag or boast but with that Tein/EDFC story I'll have to check and see if they or JIC are on my new sponsor list. I know I have GReddy, HKS, Volk, Sparco, Turbonetics, APEXi, and a few others helping out. If a part is out there, I'll try it.
CRH
02-11-2005, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Marietta 8
Alright I did it, I am officially registered for the NASA event! You guys are like a bunch of drug dealers giving out free crack samples! You are all invited to the shop on Friday afternoon/evening for the usual bolt on/ B...sh.. sessions. I'll try to have some video from the old ITS days for you this time. I'll look forward to seeing you all soon.
I may have stretched the truth a little when I said did some testing for the Williams F1 team on the experience part of the registration! They seemed real impressed anyway.
Charlie
I may have stretched the truth a little when I said did some testing for the Williams F1 team on the experience part of the registration! They seemed real impressed anyway.
Charlie
02-11-2005, 04:20 PM
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Alright, I've talked to my connection with RXTuner and we've got a go for an article if we can compare track day 1 with track day 2. Need the same car/driver for before and after the NOS install or light flywheel install. They prefer to have the NOS. Day 1 without NOS, look as top speed and lap times. Then day 2 with the NOS top speed and lap times. If we can chronical the NOS install, it's gravy. Any takers??? Someone get's their car and person featured in RXTuner and Mr. Hill get's featured for the technical experience. Also, our group gets to be recognized for the awsome bunch of people we are. With some pictures of Mazcare, we should all be able to have a great time and contribute. I'll be happy to write it up. What do you all think??? We need a NOS committment and an install on Sat, or not use it on Sat and use it on Sunday.
Please let me know so I can get back in touch with them ASAP.
Please let me know so I can get back in touch with them ASAP.