Had an Email from Jim M today. Prototype was all complete today the Flange is CAST stainless.

aside: I remember just 5 years ago when people were telling me you couldnt cast stainless. a year later i was holding a cast stainless burner. now its everywhere.

now hes got to make the disassembled pieces for the bender and cutting jigs and then production can start.

2months

 

no more hp than the others. slight sound increase from stock

 

I was at RB a few months ago picking up my gauge pod and Jim mentioned it would be ready 'soon'. Sounds like they tried SEVERAL different variations of the headers and wanted to do some more testing before releasing.

The price I heard while I was there sounded REALLY good. Stay tuned guys...

 

Your question was forwarded to Jim Mederer, Racing Beat's co-founder and chief engineer, for review. The following is his reply to your inquiry:

As I write this, I am working on the final prototype of our stainless RX8 header. The cast stainless flange is complete (and looks great). I hope to have this prototype finished today. I must also make a set of "disassembled" pipes for the tube bender and cutting jig maker. Sadly, this will take time - probably another 6 to 8 weeks. As for power increase, I cannot expect more than the 4+/- hp we have seen in the past, though we will test the final result to verify. Sound increase should be slight.

Jim Mederer

 

thanks for sharing

 

been looking forward for some headers from RB...nice!!

 

So any pics of what this header looks like yet? Or we have to wait till a month or two???

 

Good stuff

 

What was the price you heard?

 

Mucho ?

 

Thanks a boatload for the praiseworthy answer. Amazingly enlightening I might add.

 

though i already have the re-amemiya header, i'd really like to see rb get a header out. their parts are fantastic.

jedi, in a few months we should see this thing on your car!

 

Why hold out on us? This ain't James Bond this **** aint top secret spit it out

 

The dark force is making him hold back.

He listens to his father.

 

Razz be his father and make him tell!

 

cast stainless has been around longer than any of us ....

 

I don't want to get everyone's hopes up in case Jim had to change the price. Lets just say, this will be on my car VERY soon.

 

Pics, we must have pics,, then a price would be good.

 

may the wax on, wax off force be with you ....

 

Don't you need a carb certification for this?

 

it will probably be for "off road use."

 

Cool... I take mine off road all the time.. NOT!

 

Razz: don't you need a Carb certification for that Racing Beat intake you got on your car?

 

will there be a CEL?

 

Razz, you have the rb intake, and this is what it says:
it'll most likely say the same thing for the header.

other companies often put, "off road use only"