stasis1

Hei guys,
i got a reply from rotary extreme guys in the state. U$325 including delivery cost to Aussie Melbourne . What do you guys thing cant make up my mine ? Its kindda of expensive cos the shipping alone is U$65 which i think its expensive. Should i wait for other manufacturer to come or you guys interested in bulk buying?

RXE16T

I think another guy on the Aus forum HAD one of these fitted to his car and complained about rough idling and excessive noise, so be careful.

As for pricing, if it's US$325 shipped, it's a bit on the pricey side, a Greddy or a HKS unit should set you back around $400 AUD.

The Greddy is available locally whilst the HKS has just been released in the US, so be patient and wait.

Personally, I'm waiting for the HKS myself.

Good luck with it.

stasis1

i dont mind the noise the louder the better :D . cos no other car can do it Is HKS good? i read some where they let of thins through the filter. Wat is the element made off?

RXE16T

The filter element is made of foam.

emack

I heard on the US forum that in some instances you can actually drop power by fitting that particular intake.

RXE16T

Which one, the HKS or the Rotary Extreme?

emack

..................sorry, Rotary Extreme!

stasis1

or just change the air element to an k&n replacement filter. save the moneey and buy hymees exhaust :D

Kain

hey guys I am a yankee (american) just out of curiosity, could you guys post a pic of the greddy one you have available there as I have not even heard of it here>? cheers!!!

RXE16T

The Greddy/Trust CAI setup can be seen on the following link:

http://www.trust-power.com/mazda/rx8.../airinx_b.html

I was originally going to get this but was somewhat sceptical about the filter's location (exposed to the elements) and length of intake (too long, afraid throttle not responsive enough).

Wildcard

Are you guys talking about the Rotary Extreme intake or a replacement filter for the stock airbox? I have the intake (which replaces the airbox) and it goes fine. I payed US$360 (I think), but by the time I paid shipping, GST and Duty, it came to about AUS$600 in total. It's for sale if anyone is interested. Nothing wrong with it, just too loud for where I live.

stasis1

Wildcard,
you should pay less than wat u paid for. Cos i could've less than that shipped to me in melbourne :p . BTW how much u want it for? Wadda u mean too loud? Its the only car can do that :D .

takahashi

The problem arisis stasis1 that it needs a good hear seal around it that rotary extreme can provide. Not to mention it is the only CAI mushroom that comes with a box. IMPO any CAI mushroom without the seal box is defeating the purpose of the intake design of the car - there is a tube running in front of the air box and have a valve in it, which opens at 3750rpm. With no air box meaning it is open all the time.

I think it is worthwhile and I suspect there is not much different in the end.
Because:
1. It is already a good design stock.
2. You can just change the element.
3. Even so people dyno the car without air filter, does not gain power (that is according to Gomez's search, I am right this time? )

So I guess you are after noise, go for RE CAI and R magic straight pipe from manifold to catback. :D

RXE16T

Ehhh.....actually Taka, it's not the only one.
HKS is the same:

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ht=hks+install

stasis1

Taka to tell u the truth i like to make people zealous of the noise . U cannot have this sound nanenane boo boo :D . But the drop in filter 1s will it do the same noise or abit mellow?

Wildcard

Actually, you can still retain normal VFAD operation without the stock airbox. I have. You just need to reconnect the VFAD vacuum tube.

Here are some photos of my intake. The sound proofing is my personal mod. It reduces the sound a little and also seals the heat shield better so that no air is sucked in from the engine bay.

When I say noisy, it is mainly because I have a Hymee exhaust. That thing can also be quite loud when you want it to be. The intake only adds a few extra dB, but it's enough. An intake or exhaust by themselves is acceptable, but both is too loud for me.

stasis1,

Shipping was US$70. The Intake was US$260 back in January. (I re-checked the RE website.) The other costs were GST (10%) and duty (15% of intake+shipping+duty). Like I said, A$600+. I plan on hopefully going FI soon, so I'll sell the intake for A$250. PM me if you're interested.

Sorry for the slow reply, I'm overseas at the moment.

Wildcard

stasis1

Wild card,
i wanna to buy your intake. Cos i want to be loud as possible . So Pm me too, i Pm you already just dont know whether you have received it or not. You are talking about the whole kit rite? Let me know please. I realy want to get this. thanks