K&N Typhoon Intake OR Rotary Extreme Cold Air Intake???
 

K&N Typhoon Intake OR Rotary Extreme Cold Air Intake???
This question keeps spinning in my mind the last few weeks...
I am going to change the stock intake and i am considering of buying one of the 2...

I have read many good things about the both of them but people keep saying that the K&N has many more problems and no gain in tq and hp at all.I ahve also read that K&N 'eats' some tq....

The price is 260 and 360 i think...I don't care about the price...
The K&N also takes air from the motor unless u make a custom job and place a cover...The RE intake has a polished cover in tha package and it takes air only from the outside...

RE also gives some tq in high and very low rpms and gives some lost hp back on the weels...

I think that the most of u have seen some pics from both intakes...If u want tell me to post..I think that in look the K&N is better but not much better than RE..

I am also suspicious about the quality of the K&N intake cause it was the first company that produces an intake and i believe very soon...I don't think they have the time to learn the rx-8 motor...

Please Vote!!!
Thanks at all.And PLEASEEEEEEE HELP ME MAKE A DESICION...

Rotary Extreme hands down! I bought the K/N first, then took it off because it is worthless as soon as it gets heat soaked. The RE doesn't lose any torque and gains both.

It is $260.

TroyJ.

Actually, the RE intake was first to market too. :D

If price isn't an issue, you might want to consider/ research into SR Motorsports intake. IMO it's the best looking (albeit the most expensive @ $460.00) aftermarket intake available, although as with the K&N and the RE intake, you probably won't get much hp or torque increase. The general mentality floating around the forum seems to be that mazda did a great job designing the stock intake system, and an aftermarket one is more for aesthetics and sound than anything else.

http://www.srmotorsports.com/RX8_Per...ake_Parts.html

*I'm not afilliated with SR motorsports in anyway; I'm just stating my opinion.

Davis had the K&N and sold it. didn't your woman say it was too loud???

Yeah, I had the K&N Intake; it was definitely much louder than stock! I didn't have a problem with it - actually thought it sounded great - but my girlfriend thought it was embarrassingly loud and took away from the quiet smoothness of the rotary engine's acceleration. Althought the K&N made my Rx8 sound more aggresive, my butt dyno didn't notice any performance gains. Unlike some other members on the forum, however, I never noticed a rough idle or throttle hesitation when I had it installed.

My girlfriend has learned to like it, and my full- Greddy and BB exhaust system. It's my dad that doesn't like it. :)


TroyJ.

It seems the RE intake was much more thought out and purposeful for the RX8. One of the RE reps. has been on the board and has explained the "quirks" of the RX8, and why RE designed the intake the way they did. The K&N just seems like they modified one of the other SRI's into the RX8 kit and are now selling it without thinking about some of the issues and doing their homework. So the noise is excessive, and there is an idling issue with the new K&N intake.

i am thinking about getting a cold air intake with my existing borla exhaust for my 04 MT RX-8. ive read what both rotary extreme and K & N have to offer. most people see problems with the k & n but there is not much on RE exhaust and i would like to learn more. plus the RE website says some RX8 models have diferent intake sensory so no matter what intake you get, extra power will not be seen. is this true and does ther RE website "test" really check if you have the "bs" RX -8? ? ? ? ?? ? ?

http://www.rotaryextreme.com/rx8intake.html

there the website to check RE test

i messed around with these intakes already, you guys wanna know what i end up with?? nothing!!!!!, these kits dont do anything for the car, so im just going to buy my self a GREEN drop in filter and call it a day =)

i've got a green filter in the mail too.

I say neither one but that's just me.

I had the SR, it rocked. Had to sell for some needed money. Miss it, and Lacroft3 loves it. Found more money stashed at the house, bought the AFE drop in from RB. I'm going to wait and see what they come up with. My $.02

I'd say if price is not a problem get the HKS

if not... do what im doing... wait for the AEM and see what they come up with first

rotary extreme all the way :)
no problems

no problems sounds great, but what did you gain from it?

I love the sound, but I don't like how it idles. It drops to about 650-750 rpm at stops. Anyone else have this problem. I've had the M flash too.

is it worth getting the K&N. I need my car reflashed to is there a certain flash thats the best

the search flash is awesome.

and to me no, it's not worth getting the K&N. Get a drop in filter and don't resurrect 4 year old threads lol

I didnt even remember opening this 4 years ago...Ancient..

noobs bring back memories :)

haha lol.

2004 ...

can I vote for Weapon-R ? :lol:

I have the RE and love it I have an air dam in the front as well so I feel extra power from that as well....hands down im happy.

I wannna see RE pic.
I think the shop and website closed down already.... before I got my 8.