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Old 09-30-2007, 03:28 PM
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decisions ... help me choose!

so, i love my car, and i have plans to do some stuff, but i've been broke for a while now. i've managed to get exhaust tips, fender vents, and a tein s drop (best thing ever) but that's it. with xmas coming up i thought i could ask for something (relatively cheap). i have a long list of things to buy, but obviously this has to stay within a certain price range. so i have:

-rb intake (i'd have to get the air duct myself)
-clear corners w/ stealth bulbs (i have the stock yellows painted black now)
-rp short shifter
-r magic eyelids
-rb sway bars (i'd probably have to buy one of them myself)
-tein hood damper
-flip key
-start button
-illuminated shift ****
-scuff plates

soooo...if you guys had to pick something, given my current set-up, what would you pick? i know it's a mix of "performance" and cosmetic, but opinions would still be helpful. i'm leaning towards "performance" for now, so that leaves the short shifter, intake, or sway bars. given that i have already tein s, how much would i feel the sway bar addition? everyone raves about the short shifter, but i came from a civic so the rx-8 shifter is damn near perfect already. i really want to get a flywheel and koni's, but they're too much $$ for now.
Old 09-30-2007, 03:34 PM
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Intake and exhaust are always first on my list for performance. Wheels and tires for style.
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In this order:

1.) RB Revi intake
2.) RB Ram air....these don't have to be done at the same time.
3.) RP(AFE) short shifter
Old 09-30-2007, 09:59 PM
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what about a testpipe? I said that because I notice alot of people on this forum said the rx8 stock intake produce more horsepower than many aftermarket intake such as K&N....
I may also pick the clear corner
Old 09-30-2007, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Mazurfer
In this order:

1.) RB Revi intake
2.) RB Ram air....these don't have to be done at the same time.
3.) RP(AFE) short shifter
good call on not getting 1 and 2 at the same time. i can always get the duct later. interesting you put intake before rp short shifter. i think i agree with you, i'm just really curious how much sway bars will help turning, especially considering i already lowered it and could tell a major difference in turns, so i'm wondering how much sway bars could add at this point. anyone that went with stiffer springs and then got sways, let me know what you noticed.

wheels are definitely on the list, already got them picked out. i had to get new tires a while back and went wider, 245's on stock wheels. i'm going to keep the stock wheels until these tires wear down, then get all 4 wheels and tires replaced at the same time.
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Originally Posted by davidwanj
what about a testpipe? I said that because I notice alot of people on this forum said the rx8 stock intake produce more horsepower than many aftermarket intake such as K&N....
I may also pick the clear corner
I heard of it, I think it's a good choice
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I did for my first christmas with the intake rb intake w/ ram air. If you want turbo in the future or don't care about more noise, ask for something else, like the sways and afe short shifter. or even a supercat/midpipe for a good 8-12 hp. intake and exhaust do jack for power...
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Exhaust & CAI for sure. That will be my 1st mods.
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