which intake you prefer?
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Shock and Awe
None of the intakes that currently exist are gving out any substantial gains, the only one I would recommend staying away from is the typhoon. I personally have the SR intake installed and like it very much.
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HKS unit is very nice. I have seen a few in person, top quality, solid build, but $$$. I would wait & take a look at the Racing Beat unit coming out. I had the Rotary Extreme unit before I went FI (& the Greddy Airinx replaced the RE unit as it is angled differently). Good piece too.
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RX8 HA HA
I've had my hks intake since it first came out and never ran into any problems...
Here is a link to my installation:
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...racing+suction
No idling issues, or bogging...and it has a really nice tone. The quality is top notch, no broken brackets. If you have any questions just pm me..
Here is a link to my installation:
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...racing+suction
No idling issues, or bogging...and it has a really nice tone. The quality is top notch, no broken brackets. If you have any questions just pm me..
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SR Motorsports has an intake variant designed for use with the Greddy turbo. Unfortunately Racing Beat's intake won't work with the turbo kit.
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Originally Posted by PUR NRG
SR Motorsports has an intake variant designed for use with the Greddy turbo. Unfortunately Racing Beat's intake won't work with the turbo kit.
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I had a K&N on my old 8. Traded it in with the car when I got my new 8. I did not have any problems with it, but decided I would try something else with the new car.
I am waiting to see the Racing Beat.
I am waiting to see the Racing Beat.
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Originally Posted by rx8fanatic
I had a K&N on my old 8. Traded it in with the car when I got my new 8. I did not have any problems with it, but decided I would try something else with the new car.
I am waiting to see the Racing Beat.
I am waiting to see the Racing Beat.
something happend to ur old 8??
wut made u trade in another 8??
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Originally Posted by xSxxKxxYx
something happend to ur old 8??
wut made u trade in another 8??
wut made u trade in another 8??
There was a 2004 silver GT on the lot. At the time, Mazda had the $1,500 rebate and I qualified for the "college" rebate since I am in graduate school. They discounted the GT to $50 above invoice (Edmunds.com) . . . I got the rebates . . . they gave me what I owed on the old 8 . . . driveout was less that what it was on the old car so I bought it.
Granted, my note is now full term, but I have a better package on my car and it cost less money. Overall I am happy .
The only thing that pisses me off is my center console cover is loose . They put new clip things on it, but it did not fix it. They are supposed to be ordering the "whole thing" to replace it. I do not know what the "whole thing" is, but I will see. My console is usually open so I do not notice the problem, nevertheless, it is still there.
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What Do You Guys Think About Our Intake. We Just Finished It. The Runners Are 1/4" Larger For Air/flow And Of Course It's All Aluminum. Would Like To Know What U Guys Think?
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Can someone tell me what type of effect you get from either the Green or AFE drop-in filter other than not having to replace it? Just wondering if there is any difference felt when driving the car.
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I installed a *gasp* Typhoon, & the noise was horrific. It definitely needs an enclosure to cut down on the noise & eliminate sucking in hot air from the engine compartment.
To tide me over till I get the time + tools to fabricate something seamless & professional looking, I cut a piece of sheet metal, bent it, & duct-taped the whole enclosure shut...looks like what it is, a bit of 'hillbilly engineering'...hideous looking, really...
...but it cut down the noise and I immediately saw a 3 mpg increase in gas mileage as well as eliminating the flat spot at 7-8k rpm.
Maybe the really knowledgeable folks in the group (like RotaryGod) can tell me why my gas mileage went up? Could it be tricking the MAF & leaning out the intake mix?
To tide me over till I get the time + tools to fabricate something seamless & professional looking, I cut a piece of sheet metal, bent it, & duct-taped the whole enclosure shut...looks like what it is, a bit of 'hillbilly engineering'...hideous looking, really...
...but it cut down the noise and I immediately saw a 3 mpg increase in gas mileage as well as eliminating the flat spot at 7-8k rpm.
Maybe the really knowledgeable folks in the group (like RotaryGod) can tell me why my gas mileage went up? Could it be tricking the MAF & leaning out the intake mix?