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Called and spoke with them today.. turns out Kay, the lady working the
desk DID still have my order.. tucked away.. its not been started on.
John (Barrett, of Barrett Engineering, the maker of the Racemate) has
been racing a lot, and so the shop really hasnt been producing much.
Kay says there is a race this weekend, then John should be able to
start getting to all his messages on Monday and supposedly get things
started.
I'm figuring it was 4 weeks ago when I left my original message and
preliminary order. Still waiting for a firm quote and ETA.
Dave
David Staten wrote:
I have a 4 port (turbo) block that will be normally aspirated at first,
add on turbo as we get things worked out.
I thought I was very specific that it was a Mazda 2nd generation engine
89-92 year models, they stated they had done a few, and would look for
the pics.. unfortunately the pics weren't located, but they DID return
my call to say so.
I was given a ballpark quote in the $400-500 range but I was not
nailing down details yet.
My understanding is that this would be a direct drive unit, not a belt
driven unit, even though what is seen in the catalogue is primarily
belt driven units. Their web page has changed significantly in the past
month, and their original web page discussed combination alt and wp
units combined into one. Direct drive means that the drive shaft of the
alternator/wp is directly affixed to the front pully hub on the
e-shaft, so a "belt failure" would not result in an electrical and
cooling failure as well (provided any belt fragments were contained).
I have a call in to them as of right now (1320 CDT) to discuss
specifics and make an order. I will share with the group as this
unfolds.
Dave
david mccandless wrote:
Hi David,
we discussed this Racemate Alternator a few months back; when I
enquired they told me they had not done an RX8 but would look at it in
future. Can you confirm that you have a Renesis 6 port, and that is
what Racemate said they would make their alt/w/p to fit? And how much
did they estimate it would cost? Also I notice you refer to a 'direct
drive' pump in an earlier post, what do you mean by 'direct drive'? I
downloaded the catalogue and only see belt drive units.
BR, Dave McC
On 13/09/2005, at 9:38 AM, David Staten wrote:
I was told that "they had done a few" and then they
were
supposed to look through their stuff and send me a pic. They called
back to say they couldnt find a picture... but.. I am willing to give
them first shot at my application.
Dave
cardmarc@charter.net wrote:
interesting, did Racemate agree to make a Mazda
casting? Hope springs eternal...who are you talking with at Racemate?
Marc W.
Why: spec'ing a racemate direct
drive water pump and alternator.. I
intend to order in the next week and want to select the right one.. or
the "most right" one.
Dave
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