Import Tuner RX8
 

did you guys see the power pages in the new Import Tuner mag. they tested the new K&N intake, Racing Beat exhaust, and i think its called Sun Pro Grounding kit.. the intake made like 3HP @ 5000some RPM's the exhaust made 1HP and the ground kit made 2HP.......

Wow those are some pretty serious gains :p

I bet the mods cost like $1,500

If you wanna go faster get a bike :D

WAs the K&N air filter the OEM kind?

im surprised k and n actually yeild 3hp... not bad

i thought k&n said 9.5 hp garanteed

Yeah was it the drop in filter or the typhoon intake? Grounding yielded 2HP--hmm--those are still suspect numbers.

any update here
what new k&N intake

Devil is very misleading. He needs to explain better.

Which intake got 3 HP.

A ground kit 2 HP.

LOL

Maybe its a special super lightweight titanium grounding kit :rolleyes:

sorry, too busy to check every thread, ummm it was the K&N "new" design intake. with the CF shell and front nose cone. the grounding kit was by sun pro or something........check out the new IM, i just glanced at it on my break...(pep boys)

Icalled k&N and their new intake which is to replace the typhoon will be ready in two montsh.

3hp eh wow (insert sarcasm)

Lemme direct you to this thread.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...2&page=1&pp=15

racign beat exhaust 1?? i would expect 2 to 3 from that one...and im pretty suprised the Typhoon got 3....not bad. expected gains from grounding. also....has anyone gotten NOLOGY's hotwires? ive heard these are good...and how much HP they get(i assume between 1 and 3)

There must be something wrong with IT's dyno, since an S2000 with a comptech exhaust and intake ($1700 total) only yielded 2-3hp total. +1 after they exposed the intake.

Odd. Either it's broke or those are the real results, which I highly doubt.

Not that I disagree with your freedom of choice, but these days....if it is not forced induction, Juice, or something proven for the price...like pulleys, I wouldnt bother. Why would anyone pay $700 for an exhaust that only gets you 3 hp? If you prefer the sound, that would be a sufficient enough reason, but don't tell me its for performance. I am only considering items with their cost vs reward. Anything that cost several hundred dollars, should yield you several hp. If not, then its just not worth it too me.

After a ride with CRH in his NOS 8, and the experience of 3rd gear...I would say that his NOS is worth it. Not including the R&D, trial and error, I'll bet parts alone didn't cost him more than an exhaust and intake combined and for sure it develops far more hp then both combined...obviously.

Just my 2 cents.

i believe the figues given but i am suspect on the grounding /spark system. i dont know enough about that.
olddragger

did anyone see the august issue of import tuner? i just got it today. they have a pretty good article on a greddy turboed 8. its soo nice.