soup up options ??
 

sup all, just testing.
hey, does anyone know if the renesis has turbo or supercharger options.. ?? or how many horses it can pump out when fully souped.. :confused: i've been lookin, but no luck

Another thing. i dont see too many bodykit options either, but i'm guessing they'll come later

It is too early still. Their will be plenty, hopefully no stillen style kits please. They might be developing on a prototype now but come on, give them a little time. As far as how much HP, it depends on if it is a daily driver or a track car. If abel ibarra makes 800 whp with his 1.3l It should be very doable with the right amount of $$. Expect about 300 BHP(flywheel) with intake, header, exhaust, ecu. I will be doing those and have a 60-75 shot of nos to take care of pesky v8's. I have a shop that is going to prototype the MS kit when they get a chance.

Kyle Lancaster--Double Agent Salesman

performance enhancement!
 

looking for aftermarket performance enhancing goods for auto tranny.

not that the auto is bad but ugh...... If you want to feel connected to the car, get the manual. City driving doesnt suk in a manual, you just need to get used to the motions. Moral of the story, autos are for grannies....hahaha j/k.

back to the subject.....you should be able to do anything (except anything like clutch, flywheel work) to the auto you can to the manual. Exhaust, intake, body kits, guages. Keep in mind that things like engine management or ecu piggybacks can be made for the auto as well, but the demand is always sooo pour for automatic parts such as this that they may not be made.

When ya pick out the car ask yourself what you want out of it. If you want to go mod crazy, then the manual will have many more mods availible. If you just want to be different and bolt on a few aftermarket parts, then manual or auto shouldnt make a difference, except in fun factor.

The problem you run into is no real high RPM's which is what makes a rotary fun. The torque converter can only hold so many RPM's and then it lets go. Just change your order, look at the FD rx7, the autos are worth 2-4k less in the same condition because nobody wants them.

Kyle Lancaster--Double Agent Salesman

campbell makes a nice set...

HKS already has a turbo kit for it and Mazdaspeed is currently making a supercharger for it which may make its way over here as the Mazdaspeed version.

Sez who?

---jps

I read on Mazdaspeed's website. I'll find it and post it.

Lancaster... Kyle Lancaster...
 

Kyle Lancaster shall now be referred to as 'friend of the rotary masses, double-agent extraordinaire, and secret weapon of the Brain's (His Royal Mousiness') plot to take over the world!'

Thanks for the info. Good work, Bond... uh, I mean Lancaster. Good work.

Now, let us all sing 'Secret Agent Man'


:D :D :D :D :D

LOL Kyle

I want some "results".....
 

Hey people on the "top" of the world.

As you lot are getting your cars a good 6 weeks before us I'd be "really" interested in hearing your exploits regarding improving things like:
- intake
- exhaust

and any other changes like fiddling the fuel / air map with an aftermarket chip.

We only get 177kw (was supposed to be 184kw) so I'm super keen to be able to get and stay in front of the everyday Australian family cars (GMH Commodore powered by 5.7 chev).

Anyone in Japan "fiddled" their car yet?

Dyno charts obviously an advantage...

performance mods?
 

hey everyone i'm supposed to be getting my 8 on monday 8/11 and was ondering what kind of performance mods can be made. Keep in mind that mine is an auto. Is there better exaust excetera.

there isn't much yet, as this car is so new.

if you want to know about mods, search through the Tech Section and learn more about your car, and how power is made (if that's the kind of performance you're after).

educate yourself first, then figure out what you want to do.

btw: remember that seldom there is a universally "better" solution, and that comprimise is often the order of the day.

Dave, you're going to get yourself in trouble...

Why?

advertising isn't allowed, my friend, unless you ante up. get in contact with member BOOSTD7 or member Jason for further details.

Sorry about that. This is the first of maybe 10 forums that has ever had a problem with my presence. Usually, so long as I don't mention price or a place of purchase it's not considered "advertising". However, I'd be more than happy to advertise with you guys anyway.

I just sent an email to JASON regarding advertising. Sorry if I offended anyone. This site has different rules than most of the others.

:D awesome, thanks a lot Dave. no harm done.

Thanks Dave,

I tried to send you a pm at first, but you aren't accepting them (hint, hint:)), and I can't send email from work, so I was stuck just removing your posts until I got home just now. We appreciate your understanding.

I enabled my private messaging. Please let me know about advertising. Thanks.

mods
 

If you find anywhere in the Kansas City area taht has any mods - please notify me. I am looking to make some mods myself.

Performance Mod Help
 

hi i am not a current owner of a rx-8
i actually havee a BMW 330ci hooked up...if you would like to see pictures let me know but i have about 10k in the car including performance mods

my car is a lease and when its up i am looking at a few cars
RIGHT NOW my choices are rx-8, m3, and r33 skyline gtr.

i not sure if i want the skyline becausee for a daily driver its not practical

the m3 is not completetly a tuners car

i want to get my car in the 12's in the 1/4

i like the styling of the rx-8 and would love to have 1 but as i have scanned there isnt much you can do to it
i want to know if there is or will be a turbo or sc kit coming out with a little more than 5.5 psi i am intrested in seeing close to 400 hp or close to it atleast are there gonna be any turbos or sc kits coming out within the next year or so and i also heard something about a rx-7 coming out also, is this true please inform me about this car it catches my eye alot and i would like to know more about it

the rx8 will have tons of mods but its brand new and it will take time before sc, turbos, bodykits

If I was you I'd get the skyline

Amen, brother. I am a VERY happy RX-8 owner, but would give it up TODAY (okay, maybe tomorrow) for a quality Skyline R34 GT-R (my personal favorite).

yes but its not practical
i get a dented fender because some jerk opened his door on my car i have to pay like $2000 to get it fixxed and order parts from japan or if it gets stuck in ahail storm
but also i like the rx-8 because its different
but like you said there will be a sc or turbo kit coming out?
and what about the rx-7 i heard?

the rx7 is meant to be released in 2006(correct me if im wrong!), but its just a concept right now, which means that all could change.... but it would be turbo, rotary, two seats etc... again..

aftermarket for the rx8 is going to be very very good, but the car has only been out a few months max, but hopefully by january febuary time aftermarket will be starting to break through, i think the car has a lot of potential to be in the 12 second range given the right time, parts, and love :D




andrew

Mazda hasn't even committed itself to anything yet, and noone but rumour mongers said anything about a turbo.

---jps

is the mazdaspeed kit a popular kit for the rx-8
if i was to get one and put it on would i be just another 1 around that everyone has.

speakin of turbo, do you think that there will be a turbo model available?

Skylines are not "ALL that", trust me. I lived on the little island of Okinawa for a couple years. Skylines are a dime a dozen. Yes the GT-Rs are rare, but you can get better performance for the money.


I may be biased but the 8 is a better looking car by far. It's not in the same performance catagory, but for the money you'll get an incredible car.

For ex-Supra guys... or anyone I guess
 

What makes a BPU a BPU? Like what is the definition, and did the definition just evolve among the tuner community out of nowhere?

also, just to gratify my curiosity... what modifications were included in a BPU, and what performance increase was typical?

bpu=basic power upgrade, bpu's are basically, i/e/h

they are available for any car im thinking but most ppl say "a supra with bpu's will beat ..........(place car here)

im pretty sure thats what bpu means, unless im thinking of a completley different thing:)



andrew

Actually, BPU was coined by the Supra twin-turbo world. People discovered that some very reasonably priced and simple mods resulted in an astounding amount of horsepower.

On a Supra, BPU consists of a cat-back, downpipe, boost controller, and a boost cut controller of some type (to keep the ecu from cutting fuel due to higher boost). That's it. With that combo, 400-420 RWHP is EASY to obtain, and is still very solid, reliable, and easy to drive.

The twin turbo Supra is definitely a solid platform to build a LOT of power on - that engine is one strong bastard.

BTW, this is kind of off-topic...

Dale

that basic power increase list also includes turbocharged rx-7's.

i've done the same thing, 3" exhaust, intake, FCD, and gotten some great gains from it.

There will be a few turbo kits out soon (Single turbo and Twin Turbo) ;)

Along with exhaust systems, including turbo exhaust systems (3'') and NA 2.5''

Combined intake and exhaust mods
 

The thing I anticipate the most are the results of the performance impact for combined intake and exhaust upgrades...

ie; gross improvement with K&N intake and a Borla exhaust, etc

I'd imagine there's potential for 20~25 rwhp gains if this is done right - but the impact on the cars everyday lower rev driving nature will be a big issue too. (You've got to live with the car!)

Any facts or theories out there on this and how it will impact or enhance the cars character?

Re: Combined intake and exhaust mods
 

...these are mild modifications. the impact on drivability and fuel economy should be very small, but noise on both ends will surely increase.

there is really no point having one without the other.
I want headers too
there are some headers on rotaryextreme.com but no price yet

I want headers too! How the heck can you mount them without tearing the eninge out??? Hmmmm

Yes, I think the installation of headers would be like building a ship in a bottle.

It'll be interesting to see what headers do to the low end of the torque curve too. I want the best of both worlds, more power up top and no loss of torque down low ... with the only cost being a little induction noise and a slightly louder exhaust. (oh, I want world peace too! )

:D

A header should be able to be installed from the bottom no problem.

yeah, noooooooo problem :rolleyes:

hahaha... :)

yea, im guna be interested in how much the headers are for one and secondly, what kinda performance gains they will give, i am going to try to get some when the price is released, i think they should be able to be installed from underneath??


andrew

Some good products here :

http://www.corksport.com/main.php3?p...3Fcat%3D260821

intake and exhaust will actually help your fuel economy by presenting less of a restriction.
As long as you drive the same and don't use your extra power anyways.

your avatar makes me dizzy

Re: Combined intake and exhaust mods
 

I want to know how he came to the conclusion that 20-25rwhp is waiting with an exhaust and an intake.

Oh yea, intake (15hp) and exhaust (10hp) = 25, rigght?

riiiiiight.

10 for intake and 10 for exhaust.

20 hp max.

I could see another 10hp for header and high flow cat.