Turblown

We are too overloaded with building turbo kits to even consider taking this on at the moment.

tiptoe

3 months.

Anything?

SayNoToPistons

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Doubtful. Seems like a small market to justify tooling/production (correct me if I'm wrong Turboblown). Plus the guys at TB have been busy building 7's and 8's.

X7rotor

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Why not just replicate what works and what doesn't..

kma5783

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LOL....Please tell us what works and what doesn't on the Renesis.

If it was that easy someone would have already made one, there's no way to get the optimal gain without testing multiple designs.

reddozen

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Simple solution is a 100% OEM replica in a more sturdy material.

kma5783

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Would that work?...Yes

Does that equal a performance gain?...No
Which means they would only be making it for aesthetics.
More sturdy is really not necessary...The only failures of the stock plastic one I've heard of is a certain someone blowing up a couple with his Nitrous setup lol

Lastly, making one out of Aluminum without improving flow characteristics would probably result in a decrease in performance due to heat soak.

reddozen

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Regardless of a new design, you're not going to see more than a 3~5 HP gain just by changing the upper intake manifold, and that may be a generous estimate. I agree with heat soak, but I wouldn't use Aluminum to begin with.

Also, yes, aluminum would be more useful for a nitrous setup, and most of the people that want an aluminum upper intake want it for the appearance. That plastic **** looks cheep, and it's hard to keep clean.

TeamRX8

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I'm thinking air horns inside a common plenum, possibly CF material ... but any gains/losses are a wild @ss guess without testing


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bse50

I tried a common big horn on a cut manifold plus 2 smaller ones for the secondaries. Feeding the one in the back is a bit of a pain if you place the TB on the small side of the plenum (forward, facing the bumper).
The biggest problem was routing the intake pipe in that prototype, at least with a standard battery. It comes straight from the manifold ans passes very close to the alternator. The good thing is that it's still a maf friendly setup.
Placing the plenum's opening on the side (where the plastic UIM normally sits) may be another option but may rob you of some power up top since you'd still keep a 90° bend in the intake tract.

This design really kills low rpm driveability anyway, i'd hate to have it on a road car.

TeamRX8

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I don't think you grasped my idea fully. You should be able to duplicate the OE power band, or possibly alter it as may be desired. A 90 deg turn doesn't necessarily hurt airflow. Everything is dependent on proper flow management

bse50

A 90° bend may not hurt flow numbers, that's right but how about intake speed? That's all we have in our little, anemic engine

Aluminium trumpets are easier to weld on the manifold anyway... yet it only makes sense if the runners are rounded as well. The oval main inlet source sucks in that regard.

reddozen

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yea, I was thinking carbon too. It heat soaks less than even the plastic.

Something like this team? (obviously not exactly, and not an ITB setup)
http://horsepowercalculators.net/wp-...ld-Design3.jpg

@italia916

Sorry to wake up a 4 year old thread, but did anything ever happen with this?

Woldy

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Soooo.... Nothin?

RX8Soldier

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Try sending them an email. Don't hold your breath...

09Factor

I don't understand why some threads (like this one) are not locked. Turblown will never come back to this Forum.

TeamRX8

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fixed that for you,I'm sure they'd love to be here talking up the usual bs coulda-woulda-shoulda hype

yomomspimp06

Damn Team! Back at it again with the fresh burns

9krpmrx8

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Turdblown.

NotAPreppie

What the **** was that supposed to be?

9krpmrx8

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That is an engine mount bracket that was shipped from Turdblown with their RX-8 low mount turbo kit.

200.mph

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500whp out of da box mane. ya digz?

TeamRX8

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an engine mount ; that one was a classic. You think they might actually have intended to weld it out fully, but no ...

does anyone know if the RX8 throttle body mounting matches up with any other brand/model? I need an aluminum TB mount flange and am trying to avoid custom making one ...

9krpmrx8

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This was version 2.0