Hymee gets Supercharged (Part 2)
OK - This is the real deal, and an announcement I have long been wanting to make. I also hope you have been eager to hear it!
In conjunction with GTP (Guru Tuner Phil), we will be developing a "bolt on" Supercharger Kit for the RX-8. I use the terms "us", "we" and "our" losely below. Some things are mine, some things are GTP's - I'm sure you know what I mean. I know this will generate a lot of interest, and a lot of "pics please", "show us the dynos" etc. My pledge to you forum members is to povide regular updates with pictures and data as possible. All I can offer now is a picture of the dummy supercharger unit I fabricated to check for sizes etc with GTP inside the engine bay! I might even post that if you really like. Through this forum, I shall keep you informed as much as possible of the progress. There of course might be some sensitive details that for commercial reasons I will not want to publish, and I hope people will be mature about that. I'm sure you will understand the sort of investment, both in money and time, a project like this requires. Here is the current plan:
When we get the protoype done, I hope it will go into a car I can drive. It will be called install #0. Install #1 is reserved for one of my faithful customers. Kit numbers after that will be reserved on the basis of deposits, I suppose. Let me not get ahead of myself, but at the same time, lets hope it gets that far. I am really excited about this. Find someone who has committed on this public forum to so much. Find someone who is willing to do the expensive testing on an engine dyno. Find someone who is willing to blow up an engine to find the limits. This will be a mod that will really kick some serious arse. I am not going to publish target HP or kW figures, but deep down, I believe this is only worth doing if we can get around 100 more useable HP out of it. And don't forget, with positive displacement superchargers, you get that boost across the whole RPM range :D I hope that wets your collective appetites for now. Note, I have not released the brand names of the components yet. I will. They are the best of breed. I just ordered them :) And most of you know I don't come into this place and make bold promises. A lot of research has gone into this, and it is not a fly-by night pipe dream. This is not a "I saw a...." or "some magazine said....". This is a case of "Hymee is doing this!". Like I said, I just ordered the parts :) Let me know what you all reckon! Just remember where you read about it first. Just to close, I would like to make two quotes from some of my readings...
Originally Posted by Phillip H. Smith - "The Design and Tuning of Competition Engines"
With any positive-displacement, mechanically driven blower, the boost is available immediately, which is important for coming "out of the hole".
Originally Posted by Eldred Norman, Noosa Heads, Queensland Australia. October 1969 "Supercharge!"
As I said at the beginning of this chapter ANY car can be supercharged. If yours seems difficult, just sit down and think. Once you have got it properly supercharged you'll realise that all other forms of 'hotting up' are only a shadow of the real thing
Hymee. (PS - Eldred Norman's quote probably predates the popular use of Turbochargers. But he is a legend, and I liked that sentence. I don't like lag!) |
Do the screws turn the opposite direction down there? :D
This is very exciting!! thanks!! |
It is ABT (about bloody time) and someone creditable to make effort into it and locally!
Exciting. I can sleep now.. thinking there will be a better day. Can I make a routine comment in this thread.... "I can't wait" :D |
Great news...good luck on the project.
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if ever you develop and market one, you'll make lots of $$$.
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I don't believe the "if" is in doubt! But actions will speak louder than postings. :) Thanks for your encouragement.
Cheers, Hymee. |
Hymee
Guess i will be saving my pennies for this one , hmmm lets see . NO big expensive excecutive lunches/dinners for 6 months . NO expensive joy rides using up lots of fuel . Stop buying 6 car magazines monthly. NO more trips to stripp clubs and bordellos :D , This one is the real sacrifice .hmmmm cut down on drinks STOP BUYING EXPENSIVE CLOTHES . NO more speeding fines . === ready to get into a HYMEE / DR PHIL supercharged RX8 . 70 KW EXTRA POWER Possible candidate for install 1 ??? . Definetely interested . cheers michael |
Lock,
#1 is reserved for someone else ;) But after that... First let us get the first one running! Cheers, Hymee. |
Hymee
Do you /Dr. Phil know if you will need to strenghten the gearbox or the clutch just to be on the save side. ? It appears to me that you are going for the higher end of the gain scale with your upgrades ??? cheers michael |
Lock,
Time will tell. I'm not sure about strengthening the clutch as opposed to replacing it. That is not a drama. Plenty of high quality clutches to choose from these days. Of course we are going to the higher end to start with. How else would we know what can be done. That is all what our R&D will be about. If I only got 20kw for the expense and effort, I wouldn't even start trying. Cheers, Hymee. |
Exciting news, mate. We wait with baited breath to see progress reports.
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I've yet to do any mods to my 8, but have been following the progress of various projects very closely. There have been few times that I've actually felt the need to shellout the $$ for any mods.
But everytime I read threads about Hymee's products, I feel myself reaching for my wallet. Good luck Hymee, my CC awaits with baited $$ for the your SC, Exhaust & grill kit. I'd like to do everything in one big hit and launch with a bang... well not literally I hope :p |
i definately be interested in one
i been saving up for other things but i guess i have to blow it on the supercharge... lol |
Hymee, now i have a bit of faith. I like a person that doesnt "think" about it working but "knows" its going to work. With that kind of attitude it puts great confidence in all us members that we are just waiting for the finish product and you have my order without a doubt.
Keep up the good work and remember "when times get tough & they will, success is just around the corner" |
go hymee!!
we all hope for your success,
because we are all interested in more power. once you start with this though, where does it end....clutch,brakes,suspension...carbon fibre roof it could be the rx8 sp model we were waiting for to take on the bathurst 24hr! though, do you think mazda will come out with a sp supercharged model on their own soon? |
I new I would leave out some little details I meant to mention...
That should give you all a little bit more confidence! Cheers, Hymee. |
will this unit be available to the a/t 8
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Mazda will probably bring out their own supercharged RX8 in a few years but as you have seen with the MX5 THEY TURBO CHARGED IT very conservatively compared to the aftermarket Australian turboed one .
iF IT DOES GET HERE The price will probably be around $80,000 +on road , id rather spend between 5-10,000 dollars and do my own car up with a Australian supercharger , with the help of HYMEE AND DR, PHIL . :cool: :D CHEERS MICHAEL |
Initially only for the 6-port. I think a smaller blower would be better on the A/T - it doesn't rev as much, therfore has less air requirements. I would also be worried about the durability of the transmission - but time will tell. There is also the issue with the 4-port v's 6 port intake track we are mating to. There are a number of physical differences.
But if there was enough demand, who knows! Cheers, Hymee. |
The market awaits another proven product from the House of Hymee :) .
Excellent stuff...the quality will not be an issue, the product will be lovingly engineered, the service will be first rate, and the price will be spot-on. Good work. Regards, Gomez. Edit: Note amended sig.... |
This whole thread is nonsense. No one would really quit going to bordellos just to gain 100HP!
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Hey Hymee/Phil, good luck guys! I'm with a previous poster, if I'm gonna make changes, they're gonna be worthwhile major ones :) See you around!
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Hymee,
Great news! I have the utmost faith that you and Phil will come through with the goods on this one. Now I wont be able to sleep for the rest of the night! I'm glad to see that you are going for some significant power gains. If you are going to take the risk and go to the trouble of doing this project, you might as well make it worthwhile! Good luck. Time to start saving! Wildcard |
Hymee
This is exciting stuff. I look forward to following your progress as you take on this project. I am sure there will be long nights and many weekends that will go into this development. A project like this requires balls and just by attempting to take this on you have demonstrated that you will be able to carry this through. Good luck. I look forward to testing the real thing. Regards skc |
Originally Posted by emailists
This whole thread is nonsense. No one would really quit going to bordellos just to gain 100HP!
cheers michael |
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