HKRX8

Hi, new to the board, read a lot of post about the problem and return blah blah blah.
I really love the rotary engine, even this car is not as fast or better handling than my other cars but I will still buy it becuase I love the face lift and is ROTARY!!
Is there anyone here that satisfied with what they got and planning to do some mod soon? I notice the car can seriously use a turbo kit.

p.s. those 350Z guys no need to post here, your 350Z is just another pos compare to other cars I have.

Spin9k

What are your other cars?

New Yorker

I'm guessing he's thinking of it not so much as a new model but rather as an RX-7 with a facelift.

HKRX8

yes from some angle, I can still see the shadow of a RX-7, or I should rephrase to "I love how it looks from the front".

my other cars (not something really hot, but are ok to drive)
2002 M3
2000 540 6-spd
1 big *** 94 2 dr coupe and a 94 van not worth to mention when tallking about performance.

mikeb

I'm happy with my 8
I've added clear corners, tint, lojack,strakes, two 12inch subs
I'm waiting for performance mods to hit

Hercules

It's amusing... he mentions that his car doesn't handle as well as other cars, yet the only concern he has is that the car 'can seriously use a turbo kit'.

Let's not mention any suspension changes because you know... you might even need to know how to drive to actually make use of them. Any idiot can slam on the gas or drop the clutch, which is why I'm assuming that the turbo kit is of all great importance to the street-racing attitudes thrown around so cavalierly.

Ah well.... c'est la vie. Turbo kit is coming out for the RX-8 so be patient and wait for it.

Psylence

I don't want a damn turbo kit on this car.. However, I would love a ported NA engine that can rev to 12000 and put out 300hp

MSMAMBA

I see the shadow of the 7 when I look at the corvette. Definitely not the 8 though.

Rx8Mango

IMO the Rx8 handles at High Speeds Just as well, if not very very close, to my NSX

mikeb

you see the 7 in what generation vette

HKRX8

"It's amusing... he mentions that his car doesn't handle as well as other cars, yet the only concern he has is that the car 'can seriously use a turbo kit'.

Let's not mention any suspension changes because you know... you might even need to know how to drive to actually make use of them. Any idiot can slam on the gas or drop the clutch, which is why I'm assuming that the turbo kit is of all great importance to the street-racing attitudes thrown around so cavalierly.

Ah well.... c'est la vie. Turbo kit is coming out for the RX-8 so be patient and wait for it."

Is amusing becaue you don't understand. My M3 doing corner pretty well, so is my 540 6sp with 255 front 275 rear and full set of suspension. Why I want RS8? Because I want some thing to mod to play with. Why I am asking a turbo? becuase I have been driving N/A since my 94 Eclipse turbo 10yrs ago and i am looking for something that has high potential to mod and UNIQE. That's why I didn't even consider the 350Z.

WTF no turbo

Christ i hope english is your second language.

IWANTMYRX8

ROFLMAO...Your to much WTF....

VividRacing.com

Well, let me tell you. I traded in my WRX for the 8. I've dealt with trubos, and yes, initially you notice the lack of the turbo around 3500 RPM. Your body and mind are used to the feel of the torque and compression into the back of the seat. But what you notice right away is the way the car handles. The smooth, stable acceleration. The prrrrr of the rotary. Then it hits you that this is truely a dynamic gelling of all its components combined. Refined and redefined. Absolutley a car for the true driving enthusiast.

First things first. TINT. It gets freakin hot here in the desert valley. The plan for us is to start with the wheels and tires. We're thinking 19s. Then move on to the suspension and exhaust. The rest of our dirty little mod list will be revieled soon enough.:D

Red Devil

"You see the RX7 in what generation vette?"


Many say the C5 Corvette took styling cues from the FD.

BlueOakleyz

I'll be buying an automatic next year and it only has around 200 HP at it's peak and under really good conditions.

Of course I'm buying the car for other reasons but I would like to increase the HP even by around 20 HP....

what ways can I do it safely and naturally so it doesn't ruin engine life and/or other things. (By safe and natural I mean like, performance spark plugs or air filters etc.... or maybe even exhaust systems, would this fall under safe and natural? this is what I want to find out by this thread) by unnatural I mean things like NOS or a turbocharger..

so what I'd like to find out is what you would think would improve HP, how much it would cost and how hard it is to install

mikeb

estimates

intake 250
exhaust 700
headers maybe 6 or 7 hundred

in other words its not cheap but those could add around 20hp

BlueOakleyz

I would do an intake.. like that filter discussion goin on in another forum here.

I don't think exhaust right away cuz i don't want a loud whiney rice sound (shudders)

what about things like better parts, oils, plugs, wires, things like that... anything like that helps?

mikeb

those parts help the car run longer and better but you wont get much hp out of them

Ike

Someone tell me if I'm wrong but doean't the AT have less HP because Mazda didn't have a auto tranny at the time that could handle the "250" hp? So it may not be the best idea to get a AT and then mod it. Also it's hard to say how the 8 will react to certain mods some cars don't benefit from headers and intakes, and some will even perform worse. Right now it's wait and see, but MikeB's list will give you a decent idea and you can toss a ECU reflash of piggyback computer on the list for 400-1100. Removing cats will certainly help and you can get exhausts that keep the stock axleback so there change in sound will be minimal.
As far as plugs, wires, fluids, there really isn't much power to be had there maybe a few HP from better plugs, but nothing you will notice..

BlueOakleyz

At the very least, I want my car to at least run at 200 HP like they said it would have (ok, 197..) but I know I will probably never ever get that under normal stock conditions

tagS60

Want more horsepower? Why don't you buy a manual transmission? If you are any bit a car enthuasist, you will regret buying an AT

mikeb

ike
I never heard auto tranny can't hold 250

Kuf

Actually I believe that is the reason it's not 238. The auto only revs to around 7000 rpm (and hp = torq x rpm). If the transmission could handle the 9k rpm then it would produce the same amount of hp.

Last_D8

I think you might have better luck with Ecannaceia or Goldenseal...or maybe just learn to drive a stick.

Sorry but I think this is a lame thread.