mysql101

^ As has already been said, water in your engine doesn't damage it.

Trekk

Yes, I know this, but out of the small amount of people with a turbo system, most have it out of the box. The real people serious about turbos, wouldnt bolt a greddy kit to their car.

I see no point in going on anymore. I have a K&Nv2 I've put my car on the dyno with it and other mods and made great numbers. We could fight for days about air temp, Alt,stock Vs K&N and so on so I'm not going to post number. It worked for me, I didnt lose power, I didnt, "not make power". So whats left for it to do?

I will no longer talk about my car, because people that dont have parts or have tested them are going to tell me I'm wrong some how. Like always someone will come and try to discredit my proof, cause of what they think or heard.

StealthTL

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There is just no telling this guy.

He can be our forum expert on driving in the rain - he obviously knows WAY more than anyone else.

I had no idea water could accumulate along the road.......

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Trekk

It not uncommon to find knee deep water on the sides of the roads in South Fl

rotorocks

+1
Especially this time of the year. But it sure don't destroy engines, nor it gets sucked into my intake, even having it where it is.

Vasichko

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This is more of an issue for piston engines.

Vasichko

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I wouldnt say serious turbo people skip the Greddy. Things play are part in this like finances, some dont feel the need to have 1 billion whp for a daily driver and just an extra little boost.

RPM666

I had the K&N Typhoon short ram intake for one day. Turns your car into a pissed off 150db weedeater. Way too loud, no power gain or throttle response gain. Easy install though, even easier to take off and put your stock Intake back on while waiting for your RB REVi intake to arrive

305WANKEL

i dont know more than anybody else but i know that in summer - rains almost everyday in south fl , and water is a big issue with cai's - at least with piston engines. im not going to take the risk with my 8 - i already blew my 350's engine like that

RazzyBRX-8

I have the Mazdaspeed. I drive in the rain. My engine runs equally as strong in the rain as it does when it's a nice not humid day, or any day for that matter.

Trekk

HAHAHA So your butt dyno told you to spend more money on an intake that offers less gains? Even RB will confirm that.

edit, and your talking about "Way to loud" so your getting a Borla?

Rhythmic

Where are your dyno results? What about your temp. readings? Link to post? I've also got the K&N v.2 with RB duct, and I'm interested in seeing what you achieved with your setup.

mysql101

We've got ourselves a comedian here

As it currently stands, the greddy kit makes roughly 35-25 whp less than even the most expensive turbo kit available for the RX-8. It also makes much more torque and whp than any supercharger kit available for the RX-8, AND it costs half as much as anything else out there.

Do you know what a turbo kit consists of? Slap on a slightly larger garrett turbo and the power levels are the same (plus you can lower the boost levels). There's nothing wrong with the greddy kit. It's not like the alumnium pipes are sub par. Just replace the hoses ($100) and you're done. It's also the *only* kit for the RX-8 that has no CELs. Add to it that it's the most widely used kit on our car, so there's a lot of support available by other members.

I'd like to hear more on your theory as to why Greddy equates to being not serious.

RPM666

Actually my wife bought the intake for me for my birthday a few days ago and I had just been shopping the Borla because I was very happy with them on my WS-6 but at the time of my signature I had not heard a sound byte of a borla on an 8. So since then yes I have changed my mind and the MS exhaust system goes on tomorrow.

Thank you though for your positive input, I will be sure to change my signature for you also so there is no other confusion.

Trekk

Naw I'm no comedian, you have just tried to 1 up me on everything I have said in thread with something off topic so i keep going back at it with you. Trust me I know how turbos work, I had a 4g63 AWD eclipse running low 12's about 10 years ago and a mustang under a tarp in the back yard that puts down over 900whp (little over 1100ish HP back when my dad was racing it).
Yes I know what a turbo kit consist of and it's not worth posting anymore cause we will just go back and forth. You have a greddy kit and you got a good amount of power out of it for a good amount of money. You could put more money into to it to get into the area of the Mazsport kits, that seem to only be limited by the motor.

I've seen your Dyno comparison for the RX-8 (turbo, supercharger, etc) thread. How many many dynos do you have from each kit to make that chart?

Trekk

You said "Turns your car into a pissed off 150db weedeater" then you have the ***** to say "Thank you though for your positive input" because I read your Sig?

You also said "no power gain or throttle response gain" based off NO facts. Then you try to call me out? "Thank you though for your positive input"? You flat out told everyone in this thread the K&N offers "no power gain or throttle response gain" you can't prove that.

Hell the K&N would of given you more whp then the dual can easy. What do I know right? People are always telling me they love the sound of my car, they must just be saying that for positive support.

RPM666

The only proof I needed was driving it with the K&N on.