I talked took these pictures at the st. louis auto show and talked to the mazda rep there. He guarenteed me that with an aftermarket cat and a chip the rx8 would pull 320 hp. If 70 hp isn't an impressive gain for less than $1000 I don't know what is.
The picture of the engine is particularly good, i convinced him to take off the engine cover for me.

 

 

 

 

It's a good thing that I have DSL... but I pity anyone who is using a dial-up connection here.

 

Ahhhhh Im blind!!! Those pix are sooo huge!

Thats what I'm talking about. :D :D :D

 

I SO hope that is true. When those numbers were previously mentioned, I figured if it was true, then they must have detuned the port timings and/or fuel maps, which would only require either a chip or an aftermarket ECU to "unlock." A chip and a cat? Heck, even my kid's piggy bank could handle that!

 

I mean no disrespect, but you don't honestly believe you'll get 70hp out of a new cat-back exhaust and ECU do you?

 

NO because it takes more than that. Just knowing that you can tune the Renesis to put out 300+ is exciting. :D

 

i bet you can get a lot more than just 300+ hp from it

 

Well, it depends. If they've detuned the ignition and fuel maps that much at the factory, then it stands to reason. Now, whether or not that's true is a different question altogether...we'll just have to wait and see.

 

thejini-

Did he let you sit in it...?

Quick

 

*cough*uhhbullsh!t*/cough*

 

I'd like to have that shirt the rep has on. It's pretty cool.:D