Anyone modded or had a new one made up instead of having the silly plastic one?

 

i believe racing teams still use the silly plastic one.

 

i had mine painted

 

Look whos silly"er" now ?

Next time, try to understand how it works before you make anymore useless post/thread,

 

Im so gonna void ur warranty !!!! Look at that color & K&N Filter behind !

 

Would not look quite soo good if plastic. And considered the rx8 renesis isnt used for racing and instead all 20b's i dont see how they can use that intake manifold?

 

i guess you've never heard of the koni challenge?

 

that 20b is using one of those silly fan intakes

 

The plastic one is good enough too. If you want to change something you have to grind a bit the metal one in the intake ports and clean it from the castings.
A lot of work for a minimal gain.
It is worth it if you already have your engine pulled down and want to do everything possible while you are at it.

 

you mean that 13b RE motor? :P

pwned

 

oh f**k


i assumed it was a 20b after looking at that huge turbo ....

 

^^^ owned.
c'mon Brettus, didn't you know that when you assume _____________ (you know the rest)

 

I think ill strip it out and just paint it to match the rest of the engine bay. thanks for your help

 

please dont hahaha

 

Rumor has it that RB is working on an Intake Manifold, no details wether its the upper or lower,,,,,,

 

Yeah it's weird the Star Mazda cars are race cars that use a renny...with stock intake manifolds too! Yeah and kersh4w said it too...duh KONI Challenge 8's run rennys also.

 

The stock manifold looks like ****.

Anyway RB aint doing one i emailed them today

 

The stock manifold works fine. It holds all the pressure you need, and the runners are the perfect length.

Why do you need to replace it? Just for looks?

 

Tell that to guys running in the koni challenge.

 

I dont think he knows what he is talking about. Dont even need to tell him anything about the Koni challenge.

 

is the Koni challenge a production car race series ? If so what cars are they competing with and what are they competitive with ?

 

Here is a little info on the series:

Like the Rolex Series, the KONI Challenge Series is made up of two classes of race cars. The big-bore Grand Sport (GS) class features a rules package that allows exotic international machines like the Porsche 996 and 997, Nissan 350Z, BMW M3 and others to go head-to-head with American iron such as the Pontiac GTO and the Ford Mustang GT. The smaller Street Tuner (ST) class is Grand American's offering to the import and compact car crowd, with the Mazda RX-8, Chevrolet Cobalt SS, Dodge SRT4, Mini Cooper S, Acura RSX and TSX, a variety of BMWs and other models eligible.


You can find more info at the Koni Challenge site.

 

aww man, i cant belive i have to put up with somthing perfectly engineered for the application and lightweight, instead of getting some inefficent shiny hunk of metal

 

LOL, I wouldn't call the Nissan 350Z an "International Exotic", (well, perhaps if I owned a Tempo) but I get your point.

 

yep that stock intake stuff is pretty good.. and i am very glad you are posting here..


thanks for that!!!

beers