Help With Upgrading RX8
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Help With Upgrading RX8
I have a 04 rx8 and i need help on wat to do with it. i was goin to try to swap a 3 rotary engine but the price was over 10 to 15 grand. but im willing to spend 6000 on anything i can do to it. Wat turbo?? wat exhaust? i need help thanks and how much of an increase would it be?
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greddy turbo kit. Will require a few fixes out of the box but you can get them for around $3K new and $4K used with Mazdamaniac's upgrades (still without boost controller or gauges)
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for 6k you can try to find a used greddy kit, upgrade the components and you'll have a bad *** ride. for a 3 rotor swap, 15k is barely enough for just parts alone, nevermind labor.
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Just because you spent nearly $6k on a barebones and I've spent just over $4k on a complete setup doesn't mean it's the only way to go.
Add another $1600 or so and I'll be at $5,766 making a metric crap-ton of rear-wheel horsepower.
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I have a 04 rx8 and i need help on wat to do with it. i was goin to try to swap a 3 rotary engine but the price was over 10 to 15 grand. but im willing to spend 6000 on anything i can do to it. Wat turbo?? wat exhaust? i need help thanks and how much of an increase would it be?
Then spend the remaining on some track days, and have fun
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My turbo kit is for sale.
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-parts-sale-wanted-44/fs-esmeril-racing-turbo-kit-134830/
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-parts-sale-wanted-44/fs-esmeril-racing-turbo-kit-134830/
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That's a nice price for all that stuff. Did you buy alot of the components used?
OP- 6k for a turbo is definitely doable, but you need to do alot more research... The other point is that once you have turbo you will have to spend more money for maintenance, and you will want to put in more and more mods...
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That's a nice price for all that stuff. Did you buy alot of the components used?
OP- 6k for a turbo is definitely doable, but you need to do alot more research... The other point is that once you have turbo you will have to spend more money for maintenance, and you will want to put in more and more mods...
That's a nice price for all that stuff. Did you buy alot of the components used?
OP- 6k for a turbo is definitely doable, but you need to do alot more research... The other point is that once you have turbo you will have to spend more money for maintenance, and you will want to put in more and more mods...
There isn't any extra maintenance with the turbo. Once it's in it's pretty much in, and unless the bearings go bad, the only other cost is changing the oil (which you do to the N/A car anyways).
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Just check out the thread, I believe he is selling a nice setup for a price close to what you want to spend.....
Last edited by angeljoelv; 02-02-2008 at 01:25 AM.
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There is probably no kit out there that includes install, gauges, boost controllers, tunning, etc..... So it really doesnt matter what you get you need all of those.
And by couple of friends experience... Greddy Kit sucks.... ( i wouldnt know, I havent had it)
Last edited by angeljoelv; 02-02-2008 at 01:49 AM.
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^ just making sure the OP realizes that the price of the kit itself is not the only thing he has to take into account. since his cap is at 6k the esmeril kit is over his limit..
Fxgandara - for the price you're looking to spend pretty much your only option is a greddy kit (or a used greddy with MM's upgrade), or nitrous...
Fxgandara - for the price you're looking to spend pretty much your only option is a greddy kit (or a used greddy with MM's upgrade), or nitrous...
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