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xxdevilzeroxx
05-08-2005, 09:46 PM
did you guys see the power pages in the new Import Tuner mag. they tested the new K&N intake, Racing Beat exhaust, and i think its called Sun Pro Grounding kit.. the intake made like 3HP @ 5000some RPM's the exhaust made 1HP and the ground kit made 2HP.......

Audioslave8
05-08-2005, 10:02 PM
Wow those are some pretty serious gains :p

kraeji
05-08-2005, 11:34 PM
I bet the mods cost like $1,500

If you wanna go faster get a bike :D

WAs the K&N air filter the OEM kind?

IZoomZoomI
05-09-2005, 12:18 AM
im surprised k and n actually yeild 3hp... not bad

smrx8
05-09-2005, 07:56 AM
i thought k&n said 9.5 hp garanteed

DreRX8
05-09-2005, 07:58 AM
Yeah was it the drop in filter or the typhoon intake? Grounding yielded 2HP--hmm--those are still suspect numbers.

mikeb
05-09-2005, 02:58 PM
any update here
what new k&N intake

Razz1
05-11-2005, 12:07 AM
Devil is very misleading. He needs to explain better.

Which intake got 3 HP.

A ground kit 2 HP.

LOL

Catspaw
05-11-2005, 12:12 AM
Maybe its a special super lightweight titanium grounding kit :rolleyes:

xxdevilzeroxx
05-11-2005, 03:59 AM
sorry, too busy to check every thread, ummm it was the K&N "new" design intake. with the CF shell and front nose cone. the grounding kit was by sun pro or something........check out the new IM, i just glanced at it on my break...(pep boys)

mikeb
05-11-2005, 03:11 PM
Icalled k&N and their new intake which is to replace the typhoon will be ready in two montsh.

PoLaK
05-11-2005, 05:22 PM
3hp eh wow (insert sarcasm)

Lemme direct you to this thread.
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=58012&page=1&pp=15

StealthFox
05-11-2005, 10:26 PM
racign beat exhaust 1?? i would expect 2 to 3 from that one...and im pretty suprised the Typhoon got 3....not bad. expected gains from grounding. also....has anyone gotten NOLOGY's hotwires? ive heard these are good...and how much HP they get(i assume between 1 and 3)

thebeansoldier
06-08-2005, 01:33 PM
There must be something wrong with IT's dyno, since an S2000 with a comptech exhaust and intake ($1700 total) only yielded 2-3hp total. +1 after they exposed the intake.

Odd. Either it's broke or those are the real results, which I highly doubt.

RotaryIT
06-08-2005, 01:50 PM
Not that I disagree with your freedom of choice, but these days....if it is not forced induction, Juice, or something proven for the price...like pulleys, I wouldnt bother. Why would anyone pay $700 for an exhaust that only gets you 3 hp? If you prefer the sound, that would be a sufficient enough reason, but don't tell me its for performance. I am only considering items with their cost vs reward. Anything that cost several hundred dollars, should yield you several hp. If not, then its just not worth it too me.

After a ride with CRH in his NOS 8, and the experience of 3rd gear...I would say that his NOS is worth it. Not including the R&D, trial and error, I'll bet parts alone didn't cost him more than an exhaust and intake combined and for sure it develops far more hp then both combined...obviously.

Just my 2 cents.

olddragger
06-18-2005, 02:46 PM
i believe the figues given but i am suspect on the grounding /spark system. i dont know enough about that.
olddragger

Helmano
06-20-2005, 09:44 AM
did anyone see the august issue of import tuner? i just got it today. they have a pretty good article on a greddy turboed 8. its soo nice.