Maybe it depends on the type of supercharger. From the pics of the Blitz unit, it looks like you can use whatever air intake you desire, but the Petit looks like there is piping int he way that would leave it useless. Not sure how the Hymee and Axial Flow would be.

It would be nice to see a dyno run done after it has some time on it also. I'd swear my 8 gained a little more power in the week since I cleared the memory. Whether that would show on a dyno or not I don't know but something changed. Has anyone else experience this?

He drives an auto. The torque converter does some really strange stuff.

All of my orders are sent directly from Racing Beat to the customer. Im not sure why some got instructions and others didnt, but I have a set here if someone wants me to fax them.

Jason
www.rx8store.net

except at constant cruising speed the torque converter is locked up

on a side noe how do you like the super cat from Rp? i'm thinking of getting this to go with my REv8..and Revi (that i am getting next tuesday...damn slow ups).:D

Jason I'm just picking on everyone.

The RP SuperCat is great. All that have heard it say they love the sound. If you wanted to purchase this product, I would say that it would be a great purchase.(politicaly correct). BTW, what is a REv8?

I think it is the Racing Beat exhaust system. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

I just filled up again (4th tank after REVi) 274 miles 13.7 gallons. Once again just a little more than I expected for the same type of driving preREVi. At current gas prices this intake will pay for itself in about 40k miles :)

I went to Las Vegas this last weekend with the REVI intake intalled No AC windows down DSC/TCS turned off and driving 70 MPH I got 306 miles and filled up after with 13.4 gallons, but I can't say I was driving straight 70 all the way with out REV Beeping. I can't resist, cause I can feel more power, This intake is great. I am happy with it. I will have to try testing it out again with out any fast driving, but it is very difficult. I will tell you this, it feels like I just bought the car all over again, and I have to relearn the feel of it.

LOL... thats true, Ya I picked mine up from racingbeat and no instructions, but its cool cause they mailed me some. We did open the box there, but there was all that peenut crap in the box, cause it was ready for shipping (I did not want to make a mess). Note to self when it comes to instructions make a mess. :D

anyone know if this intake can be adapted to a car with the GReddy turbo?

No, it can't. Physically the rear of the box would have to be modded as the air intake goes right into the TB right now, you would have to modify the piping to go down into the lower left to the turbo (which is in the left housing near the passenger front tire) then the piping from the intercooler comes up from the IC on the drivers side. Basically you would have to tear the whole back off the unit & do some major piping re-work.

BTW,

I talked to SR Motorsports & they have not released their air intake for the Greddy (it is on their website). They said there have been some problems with the Greddy system, and until it is all worked out they are not going to be releasing their air intake for the Greddy Turbo system.

Actually, maybe it can. Rick's Rotary is getting a REVi and will try to adapt it to the Greddy kit. At this point my conjecture is you have to lengthen the MAF wire harness, fab some custom pipe from airbox to turbo, and from intercooler to throttle body. Time will tell.
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^hmm time and space will tell:D

you are correct the Rev8 is the cat-back exhaust made by racingbeat.:D

That's what I am saying. right now it can't there will have to be extensive modification, changing the piping to a different angle to go to the turbo, shaving off the back end so that the pipe that comes up from the intercooler will fit. Basically by the time you are done it won't really be the RB Revi system anymore. And for the gains it will be $$$ prohibitive. I'm actually putting parts of my Rotary Extreme system around my Greddy intake, but even that will involve some cutting/fab work.

So what do people with the Greddy turbo use for an intake? Does it come with it's own?

yes teh greddy comes with an intake..i forget teh name f it (it's made by greddy) but i'm sure you can go to any of teh million threads about the greddy turbo and find pics and teh name of it. :D

airinx
cheap plastic with chrome spray on....i would love to turn this thing into a hat for my dog, or better yet, i need a new wheel chuck for my camper.

Everyone except Racing Beat.

What is the actual gain in HP? Anyone know?

Airinx Intake. Essentially looks like a blue foam mushroom at the end of a pipe.

This is from Racing Beat's site-

Our test results are as follows:

Stock vs Racing Beat

REVi Intake Adds An Average 1.95 HP Over The Stock System - 2000-8900 RPM Range

Peak RPM Gains Over Stock - 3.5 HP @ 8300 RPM

Maximum Power Gain Over Stock - 5.8 HP @ 8900 RPM

That's the proper way to advertise power gains. Everyone else only seems to tell what the max gain is in one spot. In this case it would be 5.8 hp but by doing that people just autotatically assume they have 5.8 hp gain everywhere which isn't true. This is truth in advertising.

anouther reason why i went with a racing beat product. they give it to you streight...all the while making a great add-on. :D

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I may have to buy one of these intakes

Mike please don't. You might be as fast as me if you get it.

It's calling your name Mike... what are you waiting for?? :)

Nabil, I told you that you wouldn't be disapointed.

Yes, I almost had mine done before the wife came home. She was freaked out too!

I have a few choise words for those little fog lights :rolleyes:

Some of my skin is still on the bumper I think. :p

I've had the nose off twice now...once for the RB oil cooler screens and now for the intake...I've found the fog light connectors come off much easier if you pull the nose off part way and then reach down and disconnect them, rather than trying to reach up inside and doing it with the nose still seated more or less in place as the RB directions describe.

jds

is anyone here really seeing the mpg increase some are claiming? even if it only helps 1 mpg its a mod that almost pays for itself

I have the same buzz from what i think is the instrument pod. it rattles, and the increased vibration over 5k also rattles my radar detector. But now i have a buzz coming from the intake. I am going to take the nose off again this week,a nd really tighten those threee interior nuts down. Those were a pain in the ass. I had a hell of a time with them. hopefully i can get these little rattles taken care of.

This just does not make sense....
 

My install took a little over 2-1/2 hours, and did not tell the wife. That evening we went to the movies, and under 'normal' driving there is no difference whatsoever, sound-wise or otherwise.

However, when you change your driving style to 'spirited', and give it some throttle, the RENESIS responds faster, and sounds great. The idle is smoother too, just like others reported.

Racing Beat states the HP increase is minimal, but the throttle response tells me they are lying. This mod falls right behind the lightweight flywheel as the most responsive improvement I've made thus far.

I am a realist -- be ready to be impressed.

I had a rattle/buzz from somewhere behind my dash, and this was before I had the RB intake installed. I just took it to the dealer and told them there was a noise coming from somewhere behind the dash and had them check it out. When I came back they told me it that the dash just needed to be tightened which they did under warranty. Noise gone.

k, so what numbers are we expecting of 0-60 and 1/4 mile, the only mods i have on my car are a heavy duty clutch, and sr light flywheel, and the REVi. Anyone????

It seems that our intake has been very well received; I have yet to hear of any serious complaints or fitment issues. (Whew!!!) I have received a great deal of mail from REVi owners with comments and suggestions regarding the installation instructions and we have been continually updating the instructions to reflect your suggestions.

It seems that the fog light connectors pose the biggest challenge, just trying to figure out how they "unsnap" is the hardest part!! Once you figure out the orientation, the second one is easier. I am trying to locate a line drawing of the unplugged connector to include in the instructions. (Any decent graphic artists out there?)

Sorry for the delay in presenting the performance data, we had some internal issues to contend with regarding the release of this data. We have received a couple reports of rather impressive chassis dyno runs from industry sources after the installation of this kit. I am sure that this info will make its way to the forum; this kind of news is great to hear!!

We are considering offering this unit in a couple of different colors; we currently have a "red" and "blue" sample that we are evaluating.

Let me know what you think, and keep your suggestions coming.

Jim Langer
Racing Beat

hey i think you should make a intake/exhaust package like you did with the suspension... just a thought!

I would highly be interested in red....just the portions that are blue in the existing intake, not the black plastic portions, right?

I would reallllly love it if you could make it in Black. Kinda like a stealth black. I personally think it makes the engine bay more of clean look than to add these bright colors to it.

Do you think you can make one, or make the Rev-i in three colors, the piping that is?? Blue, Red, and Black.

Please let me know. Thanks.

Mr. Langer....please, keep up the great work!!!

Work on a high flow cat & ECU...next, that would be great!!!

It seems the more I look at other products the more it looks like my 8 (in time) will become an advertisement for RB...lol.

The different colors is an idea, but if you retain your stock engine cover, almost none of the anodized and colored bits are visible.

Question, the step of hitting the brake pedal 20 times as a couple have mentioned, should that be done right after reconnecting the battery, and before the lock to lock with the steering wheel, or after the steering wheel trick. I did not do this step, and am going to go throught it tonight to see if it makes a difference.

From the TSB, I thought the brake pedal trick was for major engine work (to re-learn the crank position cam profile) and rough idle problems. Other than that, I would think the computer would learn about new airflow characteristics pretty quickly...

Others have mentioned, that the brake pedal trick is for resetting the memory on the ECU. I thought that disconnecting the battery took care of that. I jsut wanted to find out if I need to do this, and the sequencing.

If it is like my other Mazda you disconnect the battery then tap on the brake about 15 - 20 times then reconnect the battery to reset the computer. My understanding is that tapping the brake makes sure all the voltage is gone.

This might not be right. I am not an ASE tech :), but it does work on my Protégé.

Black all the way. My engine cover has been in my closet since July 03. I plan on getting the MS front strut bar and that is black carbonfiber.

All BLACK, please. :)

Maybe the only one with a cel here?????
I installed it in my dealer,drove back to my house and no problem..When after 3hours i get in to drive again,teh cel light hit me!!!I don't know what the f but i ll make a new reset tomorrow and i ll log it in the pc on my dealer...

Jim

is it safe to say this intake will work on a AT rx8