well I even ran a cone filter in that position rather than a straight cylinder filter like yours and decided it was too restrictive there WRT peak air flow demand. Once the bumper and top plate are in place it is a highly pinched off area. The air flow needs to come in from each end, which is being blocked by both the top and tube entry/bottom plates on the filter. Not ideal IMO.

 

I see no maf screen either. Not 100% required, but......

 

I never use a screen for NA and don't have any issues

 

I noted that already, and like I said, it has been completely fine.

Team, did you actually notice a loss of power due to the confined location of the filter? I thought about this, but used the everybody-else-does-it logic to justify it to myself...

 

Another concern I have about this setup (which I also use) is the filter getting wet from rainfall. If you open the hood after the car has been sitting in the rain, you can see water accumulated on the plastic shield which is directly on top of the filter. It seems likely that some of that water makes it's way onto the filter as well.

I'm not worried about water getting into the intake, but rather how well a (partially) soaked filter flows & filters.

 

oiled filters won't soak water

 

Duh. Thanks.

 

'm bout to do y next set of suspension mods, and I was wondering is it worth getting polyurethane bushings, and if so which bushings do I need exactly there are so many what main links should I replace all of them or just a few? Any one good with suspension and set-up I currently have stance GR+ and they go really low, I was going to go a little lower but get polyurethane bushings first I'm running 1.8- negative camber up front and 2.1 in the rear car handles grrreat!(not a typo.) and does anyone know of some good quality rear links JIC cost to much and not sure about megan racings quality.

 

Happy Thanksgiving guys, hope you all have a good one. :D

 

No, the RX8 has special deflection-limiting bushings and IMO poly is a step backwards. A few bushings can be replaced with delrin, but the bushings that are multi-motion need to either stay Oe or heim bearing type (not STX legal)

Happy Thanksgiving

 

Had not heard that before. Good info. I have the Energy Susp bushings but had not replaced them yet due to the PIA job of pressing them in and out.

I will probably just go with the Front Lower Control Arm Delrin for increased Negative camber but leave the rest OE.

 

Delrin on the upper front and rear toe arms

The lower front arm is multi-motion and requires spherical heim bearings


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Anybody make the rear toe arm bushing in delrin? I see the Megan arms for about $200, Mazdatrix sells the complete rear kit with heim joints for $1500 and whitened sells the bushing but for $35 I'm thinking there not delrin.

 

custom only as far as I know

 

Looks like news on another East Coast Tour will be announced this weekend...Stay tuned

 

I will show up just so you can run a different car/class

 

You make me laugh Mark

I'll stick in STX for this one...Unless you want to play in BSP

 

Looks like it may be something I'll have to attend too... :P

 

If I can find a set of 17x10.5+45 SSR Type C-RS wheels then maybe ....

 

any reason why you want to opt for 17's?

 

To everyone that helped answer my questions about bushings I appreciate the help and the non sardonic replies thanks guys, I'm ordering my bushings soon.wish me luck at willow hopefully will see some of you guys there.

 

They probably aren't derlin is pretty expensive.

 

it's fairly cheap compared to heim bearing joints, the poly bushing was addressed earlier above, not the best choice IMO regardless of cost.

 

Does anybody have any insights into Drop Engineering? They list delrin bushings for front upper arms, as well as front lower arms, although I'm not sure which bushing they are referring to on the front lower arms.

 

the lower ones are copies of the Speedsource/Mazdaspeed ones and not STX legal, aluminum carrrier with metal heim bearing

I have a NITB set of the Speedsource/Motorsport upper arm delrin bushings FS