should i get an intake or exhaust first? - Page 2

Jul 11, 2005 | 06:12 PM

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r0tor

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Originally Posted by IZoomZoomI

hyundais and kias got good warranty policies, hmmm they might be better cars b/c of that

for the record, i believe hyundai was actually better then average on the last reliability survey...

Jul 15, 2005 | 11:57 PM

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RX-Hachi

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Originally Posted by Fanman

Revi from Racing Beat right now (though AEM just came out with theirs). K&N makes lots of claims, but dynoes have shown that it is complete crap. Some people were actually LOSING hp. They have a new design coming out (probably because their other one failed so miserably) and in tuner it gave about 3-4 hp, not 9 hp though.

Perhaps so, but that's the old K&N Typhoon. K&N has a brand new intake for the RX-8 with a carbon fibre heat shield. They're running adds in car mags saying 10 hp on the RX-8, guaranteed! But the July Import Tuner did a test with the new K&N intake and also the RB exhaust, the results were marginal. If I recall correctly, around 3 or 4 hp for the K&N intake and only around 1.5 hp for the RB exhaust. The RB exhaust also weighs 10 lbs more than stock, so it's really a wash. The look and sound is what one is mostly paying for.

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Jul 16, 2005 | 12:04 AM

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8 is enough

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I went with the Revi and I just added the ram air today. I would go with the intake for three reasons.

1 you can get a decent sound.
2 I saw an increase of 2 mpg with the intake others are seeing increases as well.
3 the car feels more responsive.

Jul 16, 2005 | 08:15 AM

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Genesis

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Originally Posted by 8 is enough

Interesting...that's exactly what I experienced when I installed the HKS Legamax. Seems it doesn't really matter which you choose to do first....intake or exhaust, but ultimately the right combo of both is the best solution. As soon as the HKS Racing Suction arrives at my local garage, I'm getting it to complete the package