Rotr8

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OK so at 8pm last night we got her up and running, after about a half hour of it flooding and not turning, we had to swith the order of the plugwires, and whalla she started right up...
We diceded to call it quits and button it all up this mourning,,,
Moon swears he wired the coil connectors correctly but now he suspects he didnt... He is asking you guys if anyone would help by posting a wiring diagram so he can double check everything ,,,, hes picking me up at 8 but the shop has internet access so we can check the forum,,,
Thanks all...
Ohhh and there are several hurdles we had to get over I'll let Moon get into it if he chooses so I dont sound like Im whining,,,,
Hopefully we'll have her on the road in an hour or two...

marsredr100

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Enjoy

Rotr8

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thanks Juan,,,
Well my 8 just got a blow job and it felt good......

Rotr8

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I do have to thank Moon a ton fro everything hes done, he had some big hurdles to jump no thanks to the lack of support from Pettit , but in the end everything is running good,,,, Its so smooooooooooooooth !!!

Anyway Im gonna be logging tomorrow to get Dian some new maps so he can give an appropiate flash...

Thanks Pat for the ride in your 8 back in June that convinced me to get it...

olddragger

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it takes a little time to settle it down.you gonna like it man.
i ran the entire track today in Savannah in 5th gear--people couldnt believe it.
OD

13bturbofc

congrats man now drive that bitch up here to lanc and gimmie a ride...lol

shinka213

im glad everything worked out well....
kudos to you and Moon!!!

job well done...now go out and enjoy it....you deserve it!!

shinka213

if you really want a ride...im a little more local!!!....
bout an hr away..

13bturbofc

sweet.. yeah id love a ride in one of these pettit cars, ive already started my install of suporting mods for the pettit kit ill be putting on early spring, id like to get an adicting taste of wats to come..lol. are you located sort of near exton mall? i make trips out there a few times a month.

shinka213

im actually a hop-ski-and a jump from I95 15min south of the airport....
3min from 322E as it approaches 95

olddragger

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track temps never over 180 this w/e.
intake air temps at 105.
my set up now consist of the oem thermostat/housing, upgraded water pump, secondary rad up front and a 70/30 blend.
temps never below 165 in daily driving.
albeit was 75 with approx 50-60 humidity.
other cars (rx8) did get to 231F.


I now have to explore and troubleshoot fuel pump/fuel delivery issues.
OD

Rotr8

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Well just got some info back from Dian, apparently he addvises against a more aggressive tune with the mileage I have on my car,,, I payed full price for the stage II CS, it would have been nice if I knew this before Cam took all my money,,, Im really starting to have grips against the way information was presented and pitched to me when I talked to Cam about the kit....
If there were going to be hold back on what Im getting versus everyone else then I would have like to known.....
Along with the **** poor support Moon recieved when trouble shooting the install it seems Pettit has some organizational issues that until now were pretty well masked to me...

Bastage

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So Dian tuned yours down? By how much?

Also, what kind of mileage do you have?

Rote8

Uh, you should be glad for the sane tune, a FI setup is not something to tweak to the edge.
Cam is only concerned that you don't break your new toy.
What amount of boost are you running? (5-8 PSI?)
Is your RX8 a daily drive?

These blowers are capable of making more boost than the stock fuel and coils can take.
Methanol injection can allow you to tune closer to the edge, just don't fall off.

Rotr8

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-Yeah, not quite sure yet he said to do a couple third gear pulls on it and he'd have a pretty good idea where i was,,,,

- just hit 80,000 miles, and yeah its my DD so Im really happy for now but when I get my MR2 up and running Im gonna go back to Dian for more....

-and yes the Snow kit is a mod that will be going on this spring along with Moons undertray heat exchangers.... Since its already winter up here tonites drive home was 42degrees...

-I was just venting alittle sine none of this was brought up before I bought it in the discussions with Cam... thats all...

Rotr8

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Ohh yeah by the way on tonites ride home ,,, dusted a 350Z on the highway he had that WTF? look on his face....

olddragger

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rotr8---maybe your car is having more fuel trims and they are trying to nail that down. there is some variation in trims at times. most are about the same.
once again it takes a little time and driving to settle it down. dont push it.
my car this w/e was pulling 303 g/sec airflow at 7.8K in 6th gear going down the straightaway (approx 135mph
OD

Bastage

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Or maybe he didn't like what he saw from the MAF and didn't want to push it too much until he saw more data. If you smoked a Z, sounds like you definitely have some good power. I had the same reaction on Sunday when I smoked a NO2ed Civic. He was also like "WTF."

What's your MAF peaking out at in 3rd gear? Post some efi dude logs.

morkusyambo

Why is 3rd gear so important?

morkusyambo

Rotr8, I installed the kit myself and was a little frustrated at first with the lack of instructions. This was over a year ago before they published the new installation manual. However, the kit(to my knowledge) was never advertised as an everyman installation.

Also, what kind of support would Moon need from Pettit besides parts. If parts were missing that would be frustrating. Other than that, Moon shouldn't have had any problems since he has installed several of these kits.

As to the tuning aspect, every car is slightly different, which is why you were given a "slightly" conservative tune. I know from experience that Dian is very easy to work with. Just do what he and Cam say and you will have your own personal map within a week or so.

Finally, welcome to the world of blowers. I hope you still love it a year from now. I know I do.

Rotr8

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Yeah thanks morkus, Moon and I were more than capable of handling the install if it werent for someone going trough tthe boxes Moon packed the day before his departure. When he got up to the shop we were at an we started unpacking the boxes several things were missing including the correct length plug wires from Magnecore, we had to go out and buy the generic universal do-it-yourself kit and make our own. when Moon called Cam up to ask him about it Cam hung up on him and didn't bother calling back the entire four days we did the install. Alot of the small hardware was missing too including most of the hose clamps, which we also had to run out and buy all the time having to pay for shop time. That along with Cam making an escuse that the flash wasnt ready because thier email had been down for three weeks, when I sent my logs to Jr. and talked to him over the phone as he opened them up twom months prior to the install just put a sour tasted in ours mouths, having to scramble around at the last minute, ultimately cost me an extra day's worth of shop cost that could have easily been avoided.
Dian has been more than understanding and helpful and I can really appreciate his efforts to write the flash while I waited on the last day of install...

So thats pretty much it... Now thats all in the past, Im not quite so bitter, and the SC is great,,,
Thats being said Im really enjoying it and am not really in a rush to jump into more aggressive flashes yet , it just was never pitched to me that way when I asked Pettit about it, thats all.....

olddragger

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understand the fustration. Glad it has all worked out and you are enjoying your car. I did my own install in my backyard and I had a hell of a time trying to get the vacuum hoses right. But i did learn a lot in the process. The brotherhood was very supportive and if had not been for Juan I think i would have sold the damn thing(car that is)
ENjoy that torque and welcome to the brotherhood!
I think I am the only one with this kit that is tracking their car. Let me tell you--it makes a profound difference in every aspect.
OD

Rotr8

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yeah the track season is all but over up here, but next year I plan on going to every HPDE and track event I can sign up for....

Rotr8

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Got a quick question for yall..
Im thinking about switching the filter to one that has a 70mm outlet on the MAF side would anyone see a problem other than me having to build the appropriate reducer,,, this is what im thinking... as long as I can squeeze it under the hood....

zoom44

make sure the reducer ends at least 4 inches before the maf and you might want a screen there- you'd have to try with and without to be sure