eltoffo

Hi! I was wondering if someone could give me some advice on modifying my RX8
I have now few carbon parts, and going to buy more. Should i go with carbon stickers or real carbon parts?

Is there any more good modifications to the engine that can be done increasing hp and toruqe without spening much money?

These are the specs of my car:

Engine
1,3l wankelmotor 5speed manual (stock 191hp) Lowpower model

Enginemodifications:
Greddy sp2 exhaust and HKS air intake (sounds great and run great !!)
(If you know how much horsepowers and torque this is, please leave a message!)

Body
-Carbon front and back skirts
-side skirts
-Thetrunk is taped with carbon
-Tinted backlights

Wheels
- summerwheels: 20" BACK: 255/35 FRONT: 235/35
- Winterwheels: 18" 225/40

Soundsystem
Original Bose soundsystem

This is how my RX8 looks like now:






This is how I want it to look like:



PLEASE SHARE WHAT YOU THINK OF THIS DESIGN! =)

SayNoToPistons

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eltoffo

what?

Chad D.

iTrader: (19)

Get some CF side skirts.
A midpipe/racepipe will increase hp.
You should also reconsider how the front lip is mounted and get some bracing so you don't lose it at high speeds.

bse50

Since you also care about performance...
Drop those huge 20" rims and put some 18x8 wheels with narrower tyres. 225\40 is more than enough meat for a low powered rx8.

SayNoToPistons

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Get real CF panels if you want CF on your car. CF overlays look cheesy and cheap. 20 inch wheels looks too large and is too heavy for an RX8.

The Greddy Sp2 will give you 1-2hp AT MOST. I am unsure if the HKS intake will even give you any performance benefits. If your intake is anything like the K&N hot air intake, you actually lose power.

You have a 5speed RX8, which I assume is the lower powered model overseas. Throw a catless midpipe on it and call it a day.

eltoffo

This is how my intake is placed, so i suppose thisone breaths hot air? Where can i buy pipes to the filter so it will take in cold air?

bse50

That's not even a full hks intake. It usually comes with an aluminium box that gets very very very very hot.
Dump that filter and put the stock airbox back in!

eltoffo

Don´t have it... I don´t think the previous owner either have it...
My rx8 don´t even get to optimal temperature when I´m driving,

it gets 2bars below the middle on the temperature gauge

Chad D.

iTrader: (19)

that's normal, the only way to really know is to get an actual oil temp gauge.
Original box or ms/aem cold air intake, that one you got there isn't the best by any means.

dezau

iTrader: (3)

but the hks intake sounds awesomeee :D

eltoffo

very awsome :D

SayNoToPistons

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Either go back to stock, get an AEM CAI, or Racing Beat intake... Your set up is worse than a freaking K&N set up.

eltoffo

it´s the previous owners setup, I don´t have the stock parts, But what do I do with the AEM intake when it rains? It´ll be wet. and which Racing beat intake should i go for?

Chad D.

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AEM has a sock

eltoffo

should I go with the carbon design?

eltoffo

what about this one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2008-...#ht_3312wt_835

rodjonathan

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looks good minus the overlay on the trunk and the rims are too good

eltoffo

any ideas?

bse50

Yeah, why don't you buy an electric supercharger to go with it?
People talking about performance should block ebay and the other auction websites lol.

Cole33

That is a universal CAI, so it fits any car. Which pretty much means it is crap for our car.

eltoffo

noway that i´m putting that electric china **** in my car :D

eltoffo

allright, I think i´ll go with aem to bad it´s 450€

Cole33

By putting that intake in your car, is is basically the same thing as putting that electric china **** in there. Except it isn't electric. It is just china ****.

eltoffo

Thanks for the warning! I´ll get that AEM intake as soon as possible. and maybe the catless midpipe, but alot of people are saying that you need to go adjust your engine if you put one of those on your car?