Originally Posted by saad84 (Post 3662532)

Have been doing a lot of reading...

Originally Posted by saad84 (Post 3662532)

So who has the most BHP on their 8?
And what did you do to get this?

I have a 2004 192 spec RX-8.
A guy I met at a jap car show told me I can push my BHP to 250???

Just with a new cold air intake, new exhaust system and a remap =$ ??

Now as a NEWBIE, I have no idea what to get and what brands to buy =(

Please, any help would be great =)

Also, my car is at 48,000 miles, what is the average engine rebuild?
When will it blow up =(

Like I said, I AM A NEWBIE, when i bought this car, i had a choice, this or an Audi TT, i fell in love with the 8.

Originally Posted by saad84 (Post 3662532)

Have been doing a lot of reading...

Originally Posted by fuztupnz (Post 3662676)

Can he even get to 200whp with na add-ons since it's a 192 (4 port)?

Start looking at the stickies on this site and doing a lot of reading. Take a closer look at what RIWWP posted and start saving some coin.

Originally Posted by RIWWP (Post 3662548)

No offense intended but....


LIES!

You know how I know? Because of the rest of your post:



Probably the 3rd most asked question. Well, not really. No one asks about BHP, just WHP (Wheel Horsepower).




In short though, you are in over your head if you don't know the basics. From the factory, the 8 is VERY well tuned (mechanically). There are only 2 things you can do for easy power:
- AccessPORT custom tune to remove some of the "safe" parts of the tune (unavailable as of 3 days ago unless you find one used)
- Removing the naturally restrictive catalytic converter.



Doing the rest (intake, exhaust, pulleys, etc...) nets you MAYBE 5hp. MAYBE. Depending on the brand, alot of them are inferior to the OEM stock system, and plenty cause you to lose power.


If you want power, you have to go forced induction, turbo or supercharger. And you need a starting amount of about $8,000 to $10,000 for a complete set up. And if you dont have an AccessPORT, you have very little chance in making it work.


If you don't go that route, then the most you can expect is about 200 whp without a customer engine rebuild. Spend $30k+ like race teams do, and you can get to about 220whp.


This isn't a power car.

Originally Posted by fuztupnz (Post 3662676)

Can he even get to 200whp with na add-ons since it's a 192 (4 port)?

Start looking at the stickies on this site and doing a lot of reading. Take a closer look at what RIWWP posted and start saving some coin.

Originally Posted by jasonrxeight (Post 3662722)

no he'd be lucky to get 180:naughty:

Originally Posted by fuztupnz (Post 3662676)

Can he even get to 200whp with na add-ons since it's a 192 (4 port)?

Start looking at the stickies on this site and doing a lot of reading. Take a closer look at what RIWWP posted and start saving some coin.

Originally Posted by saad84 (Post 3662770)

what do you mean LIES???

Originally Posted by saad84 (Post 3662779)

is this helpful?

Originally Posted by RIWWP (Post 3662782)

I meant that your line about "I've been doing alot of reading" was a plain lie.

I'll tone it down a bit, by acknowledging that you might not know what reading is. Some people this this single post is alot of reading.



But it takes less than ~30 minutes with even a casual look through the after market performance subforum, or the major horsepower upgrades subforum, and it would be pretty obvious that there isn't much you can do. Take a couple hours, and you be near an expert.


I agree, you are a newbie, but I disagree that you did "alot of reading".

Originally Posted by adamwzl (Post 3662787)

The stock rx8 mt is 232 bhp but to the wheels its normally 185. say you get 200whp that will be close to 250bhp.


Now if you have auto 04-05 its 192 so roughly 160whp add in 4k worth of mods you will be lucky if you hit 180whp, which in return will hit 212bhp.

Originally Posted by saad84 (Post 3662813)

okay. cool. i have a 04 manual.

4k LOOOL, man.. i will not finish UNIVERSITY if i do that. Thanks,

Originally Posted by jasonrxeight (Post 3662786)

it is. it means dont bother throwing all these money and be happy about what you have.

Originally Posted by saad84 (Post 3662819)

thanks... i'm still young, so bare with me.

Originally Posted by jasonrxeight (Post 3662818)

your in UK so you guys have the 4 port 192 bhp manual version.

in US all manuals are 232 bhp version.

Originally Posted by adamwzl (Post 3662823)

yeah its no where near cheap to mod this car. Best is to just find an exhaust tone you like and update the suspension add some good tires and call it a day..

Originally Posted by fuztupnz (Post 3662832)

saad84: Start here https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=163824

We have been getting a lot of repeating posts lately so people tend to get a little put off when the same question is asked over and over. Don't take it too personally.

I would look through all of the stickies you can find. They're at the top of each section and marked as such. Spend some time in these two threads as well.
https://www.rx8club.com/forumdisplay.php?f=23
https://www.rx8club.com/forumdisplay.php?f=93

Is your 192 a manual car? We only have the 192 (4 port here) as an automatic, but this forum may be of help.
https://www.rx8club.com/forumdisplay.php?f=97

For more reading, RIWWP has had some great posts covering the basics for new owners. View his profile or do an advanced search to find them.

Search is your friend here. It will keep people from beating on you for asking questions that have been answered countless times.

Happy rotoring