My ride in a Greddy turbo'd and Pettit Supercharged 8 (my visit to Pettit Racing)
05-01-2005, 01:35 PM
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how much potential does this s/c have though? We know that the greddy turbo can be tuned and be able to make 400 whp. Does superchargers work the same? Is it what you see is what you get, or is there still a lot of hp potential?
05-01-2005, 04:45 PM
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This is what they told me over the phone too.
Originally Posted by emailists
Hey All-
I'm back home from Florida, and caught up with the comments to my orig post.
I will try and get another ride in the Turbo'd RX8 - maybe this weekend if I can get a hold of Phil- while the Pettit ride is fresh in my mind. I'll also ask him to really show me what it can do off the line.
Also an far as price, Pettit commented "around $3500" (I thought that's what the greddy MSPR was) I'm so used to not quoting prices from being on AVSforum- (they are pretty strict) I just should have mentioned that up front.
I'm back home from Florida, and caught up with the comments to my orig post.
I will try and get another ride in the Turbo'd RX8 - maybe this weekend if I can get a hold of Phil- while the Pettit ride is fresh in my mind. I'll also ask him to really show me what it can do off the line.
Also an far as price, Pettit commented "around $3500" (I thought that's what the greddy MSPR was) I'm so used to not quoting prices from being on AVSforum- (they are pretty strict) I just should have mentioned that up front.
05-01-2005, 04:47 PM
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When I called, they said it was just 1 version.
Originally Posted by Fanman
Interesting, as in the article in MT they said the "low boost" version was $3500, & the "hi-boost" version was $5000. Maybe (hopefully) they figured that to compete with some of the FI kits coming out/out they need to be closer to the $3500 range (not $5000).
05-01-2005, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by TexasKyle
I guess I missed something....who has a 400whp turboed 8? I am assuming you are talking about a 400whp 8.....
05-01-2005, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Fanman
No, the turbo has the potential to push out 400 hp worth of boost, but nobdy has pushed their engine that far. I essentially think that they are saying the engine would blow before the turbo.
05-01-2005, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by TexasKyle
thanks fanman...was starting to think I was WAY behind in my reading.
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