Vrimmick

All of you rx8 owners,
Since rx tuner magazine partners with mazda now, than I think we should start lobbying mazda to manufacture a turbo kit for rx8 that would be installed at the dealership (or any other store authorized by mazda) and would not void the warranty. Since there are so many unresolved issues with the fuel mapping systems I bet nobody anytime soon will have it cracked down. So IMHO the best solution is to make mazda come up with a kit. They would definitely achieve economies of scale (hence low selling price) and imagine the demand for a kit that doesn't void the warranty. And obviously we would have a turbo we could trust.
What ya think???

jonnyb

thats a good idea. they owe us some extra hp anyway.

Omicron

I'm totally up for factory-warrantied forced induction, of ANY flavor... :D

zoom44

i just dont think they'll go turbo.....

NAVILESRX8

iTrader: (1)

I don't want a turbo......

Sanguine_Dark

I do!!! ME ME ME....pick me!!! :D

CjsfastSS

A Mazda installed turbo would be really sweet. I mean the car is already pretty quick, but a nice single turbo setup would be nice too. So I totally agree, hey Mazda sign me up for a Turbo.

Senseny

Just please give a single turbo. I love to drive my sequential, but living with the rats nest and the issues kills the fun of twins.

greene76

This car is amazing. I have never smiled so much just from driving an a car! I am really starting to enjoy swinging the *** end out, it handles like a dream, love, I have found love!!!

JSE RX-8

Mazda is working on a S/C kit to come out around the end of spring, beginning of the summer with a 40% increase in HP

EstonRX

Yeah, from most of the research in the private sector it seems like supercharging will be more efficient, or at least easier, than turboing on the Renesis. I'm no pro in the matter, just regurgitating.

Heck, any performance modification that we can convince Mazda to produce with warranty I'm down for! As far as I know, the only stuff performance related they've put out so far is aero and suspension (Mazdaspeed body kit and strut tower bars?). I'd love to see some drivetrain options that I don't have to fear voiding warranty with.

Omicron

Oh? And where did you get this information?

Astor

I think I'd rather have a supercharger, the compression in the engine is really high.

h0rde

i'd rather have a bolt-on third rotor.

Dookie_Rx-8

so all of you saying a super charger is safer than a turbo

WTF no turbo

Yea sure mazdaspeed f/i for the low low price of 2345234523452345 dollars.Please drive thru thankyou.

cgrx

no ****

Psylence

If Mazda decides to release some power adding device, be it Supercharger, Turbocharger, 3rd rotor, elf with a straw blowing into the intake, whatever.. No preference from me as long as it's factory supported!

It will sure make it less costly to silence the STi drivin' fool at my workplace.

MP3Guy

Why would you want a turbo when the Mazdaspeed 8 is coming out this fall with a supercharger? I've owned three turbo cars, and while they certainly do the job, they're not much use off the line- and that's where the rotary needs the most help.

therm8

Found this on rotarynews.com


Rumors: Supercharged MazdaSpeed RX-8 in MotorTrend
Motor Trend
Posted: Feb 13, 2004







Motor Trend is exactly a year behind the times. But thanks to all those who wrote in about the article. In MT's March 2004 issue, they report that there will be a supercharged RENESIS in the Mazdaspeed version of the RX-8. We, at RotaryNews.com first speculated about a boosted version of the RX-8 a year ago... exactly, In our popular "Predictions and Speculation" story!

We also revisited the issue again just before the Tokyo Autoshow... Giving the idea of a Supercharged Mazdaspeed RX-8 a 3 out of 5 star chance of appearing at the show. We wonder if Motor Trend reads this site?

But, what it means when it is printed in Motor Trend is that the program is fairly far along, far enough along that they allowed them to print it... Given past history as a guide, I'd say we are looking for it a debut in 8-12 months (SEMA?), and 14-18 months from now before it is available at your local Mazdaspeed dealer.

Japan8

That would be my thoughts on the issue. Try and look at the info and rumors objectively... do you really think it'll be a turbo?

The C&D article said exhaust was too cold for the cats (startup time?)... Canzoomer has seen EXTREMELY hot exhaust temps during his testing. What I get out of this is that we have an emissions and cat problem which the turbo isn't going to help.

So if Mazda can't release a turbo because of emissions/cat life, then instead of continuing to clamor for specifically a turbo that can't happen, energy should be directed towards getting Mazda to bring forth a supercharger, or just any kind of significant performance upgrade at a low cost.

Just some things to meditate on...

Charles R. Hill

iTrader: (7)

It looks like the aftermarket will be ahead of the game on supercharging. There is a reasonably expected level of boost that the 8 can take, so the only question is how do we do it with the fewest parts/simplest set-up possible? To a certain degree, aesthetics come into play. Who wants to open their hood only to see a bunch of ugly nonsense?

C

Kas

i'll use ANY FI that dont void warrranty. great idea. doubt it, but great idea!

Vrimmick

This is exactly what I had on my mind. I meant some kind of a significant (at least 50-60hp) performance upgrade, whether it is a super or turbo charger or perhaps something else is less relevant. Since now we have a group of our representatives (rx tuner magazine) talking to mazda on a partner level we should use that relationship to lobby and make mazda come up with some performance upgrade. That would be great ha? And like somebody said they owe us some hp...

10000RPM

WOW a F/I system that doesn't void the warrenty!!! Hey sense were all dreaming, lets ask them to add a N.O.S system on top of that "under warrenty". Man Mr. Rogers wasn't lying, it's fun to play in the land of make believe!!!