Hello, Now before I continue this is JUST a idea, no intention of doing it. i've done multiple searches and hope I don't get flamed for this...

Would Nitrous Oxide work with the rx8? Does anyone have it done? I was with a friend at a ricer shop, an employee approached me and asked if I drove a car. I said 'yes a Mazda RX8' he was like let us put nitrous in it, I replied with 'no thank you' because I don't need it.


But just for fun, Would it work with the RX8? anyone have it and used it?

 

search for posts by Charles R. Hill on the subject. There's plenty of info and he's usually more than happy to answer lots of questions.

 

Thanks therm8 all questions answered, my mistake for not posting in the 'major horsepower upgrades' section. surprised it didn't show up on the search. Moderators delete this thread if neccassary

 

This is a good thread to start with...

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-major-horsepower-upgrades-93/n2o-n-flash-why-i-am-idiot-61328/

 

I've heard that if you put nitrous in your car you'll go to jail.

 

 

lol, maybe if your inhaling it and getting high and driving.

 

Trust me, I know this stuff

 

My all-time favorite nitrous video...

Clicky

 

That camera man is completely lucky that a big piece of cobra intake shrapnel didn't bury itself into his head. CRAZY!

 

Nitrous on a daily driven street car is just stupid!

 

I love the slo-mo portion with the giant fireball flying out of the engine bay.

 

How is it stupid? you would only USE it when you need to, The rest of the time your not using Boost, Doesnt sound to stupid to me

 

Stupid. Silly "ricer boy" mod made popular by the Fast and the Furious movies...good way to hurt yourself and blow your motor if you don't know what you are doing. Why would anyone NEED to use Nitrous on the street? And what good is it on an RX-8 anyway...we all already know this car isn't a straight line / quarter mile type car anyway. It makes up for it in the twisties. Not like you can use it on the street either...legally at least.

 

I concur...

Nitrous + RWD + Twisties = (Pizza when you shoulda french fried)

You're gunna have a bad time.

 

I agree with kw1k. Looking back if I had it to do all over again. I might very well have gone the nitrous route. The turbo option has had it's issues. it's not as clean cut as a bolt on should be. I have seen a few Zex installations and they were very clean, easy to use, and gave good hp gains. What you say can be said about every kind of power adder. A sloppy install of a turbo kit can easily blow the engine. No one NEEDS nitrous, just like no one NEEDS a turbo. What it will give you is that extra kick when you want it (a nice 55-75 shot depending on your mods). Just because it is slower than some of it's competitors doesn't mean we can't drive it in a straightline. Does it perform better in the twisties, of course, but it doesn't mean you don't want to dust off the occasional S200 or 350Z with the bottle on, or hit a 1/4 mile track once in a while. Also the legal aspect is a red herring at best, as where I live, the turbo isn't even legal. No way is a turbo kit going to get CARB approval (light off is stunted). Looking back, and after seeing Addictive's setup, I probably would have gone nitrous if I could.