before i get this in.... i'll take recommendations on if i should remove the VFAD or not? please let me know before i dive in on monday!

 

here are the changes:

 

that kinda looks exactly like the stock one ir is that lil cone thing different

 

I was planning to use an RB air inlet with a custom plate that seals the front of the CF air box to it, pulled the factory air box insulator out ....

 

I really didn't understand what you said TeamRX8. Are you saying that you are going to sort of make a hybrid RB/Simota intake which would make the Simota intake a Sealed air box intake?

If that is so, can you elaborate on what you are exactly going to do?

Thanks

 

better to wait & see if I deliver first, talk is cheap ...

 

true.... but i am also interested in what you might have up your sleeve!

 

it's on the truck! man i can't wait to hear that sound again! and i REALLY hope that this thing works correctly this time around!

 

the new intake is here, installed, and.............

 

YES! Hehe.. Give us the verdict sstricker ASAP.

 

ok... intake arrived around 1:30 pm my time (central). i had already taken the stocker out, so all i had to do was put the simota in. i filled up with gas this morning, so that i had a full tank to thrash my 8! installed the simota and made sure everything was aligned and tight. fired up the 8 and just listened to her purr for a minute before taking off. i took the long way out to the country roads to let my baby warm up. once that needle was front and center, i let her rip! 1st and second gears pull harder than i've ever felt. the only other addition to my 8 is the newest mazdaspeed exhaust and this intake. i drove like a bat outta hell down those nice and flat country roads, hitting about 120mph at one point. drove through town, stop and go traffic, then took her out on the interstate to see how it did at cruise. PERFECTION! the sound of this intake and exhaust.... ****..... who needs a radio! NO CEL, yet! i drove around 25-30 miles, so i'll drive at least a tank and let you know for sure... the last one threw a CEL after about 65-75 miles driven. if i'm not mistaken, i actually think that this new design pulls harder through 1-3 gears. with the traction control ON, i could easily manage to break the tires free in 2nd gear!

overall... so far... i am 100% satisfied with the new design! i will let you know for sure by the end of the week, for i am sure that i will need to fill up again...

congrats on this one! like i said, one word, PERFECTION!

 

umnitza is releasing them as of today!

 

so whats different from the pic i couldn't see anything different

 

Awesome, I can't wait.

 

I'm a bit cautious of getting this new simota intake because when I took out the older simota intake and reinstalled the stock intake, one of the screws on the maf did not seem to want to tighten up right (it never really stopped tightening, seems a bit stripped). I'm not sure if I want to risk stripping the maf sensor screw holes and having to buy a whole new maf sensor.

Ah decisions decisions...

 

So stricker, have you tried holding the rpms around 5-6k?

No more sputtering/stuttering rpms? Not even at high speeds?

How is the sound now? Is it different than the older one at all?

 

what do you figure the whole thing weighs?

 

How's the idle? Did the new one have room for a MAF screen?

 

I can post Scott's email to us if you wish

 

How about just answering the question?

 

about 4lbs.

 

thanks

 

does anybody know when these intakes will be shipping out?

 

ok so can someone post a old intake pic than a pic of the new intake piece?

 

ok ok..... there is no more sputtering. idle is spot on. after letting the engine warm, i redlined 1-3 gears with NO problems.

the difference is the MAF housing itself. the old one bottle-necked and the new one is same diameter all the way through.