which way should i go..hmm
 

driven to perform is coming up this june, was thinking about N/A tuning it, intake, grounding race pipes etc and other carbon stuff on the outside for the show, calculated to around 4000 dollars, talked to my dad about it, he said I might as well go turbo since im going to use 4000 bux, what do you guys think? and is $4000 even enough to get a turbo in the 8? thanks guys

I agree with your dad but $4k is not enough to do it properly. There are so many added costs involved that people dont ever think about. (gauges, blow-off valve, clutch/flywheel, tuning etc..)

You could possibly afford it by getting a used greddy turbo kit.

i wouldnt start messing with a turbo unless you had $6,000 to play with at least

this is NOT a recipe for a build, at all... but look at my thread concerning a project just to get an idea of possible costs incurred... check first and last posts by me for updates

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-aftermarket-performance-modifications-23/turbo-parts-list-wishlist-133808/

wow....just saw ur post and realized this is going to cost me more than i thought, since i am a student on a part time job, i think this is going to take a while....i might as well stay N/A for now.....but in the meantime, i saw the 08 rx8 facelift...and damn......that means my car is no longer the new one..it's the old one =(

Here is a rough list of my performance mods with retial prices. No labor costs are calculated.

GReddy turbo kit (TD06-18G turbo) - $3400
GReddy aluminum oil pan - $280
GReddy SP2 catback exhaust - $700
GReddy Type-RS 40mm BOV - $225
Spec Stage 3+ clutch/flywheel (680ft/lbs capacity) - $1300
Mazsport Interceptor-X EMS - $1500
Mazsport Interceptor-X wideband kit - $450
Mazsport ignition solution - $600
AEM Tru-Boost controller gauge - $345
AEM UEGO wideband o2 gauge - $350
Sohn oil metering pump adapter - $100

Total: $9250

unbelievable...that will take me.....ages.....just a question where would I be able to get a mazdaspeed cai for the cheapest price? i look around i dun realli see much of a difference on the sites, the cheapest i've seen is 330 so far and i heard the aem is exactly the same with all the same parts too, thanks turborx8

The AEM version sells for $265 brand new on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AEM-C...2em118Q2el1247

Dont expect to find it much cheaper unless you buy a used one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/COLD-...spagenameZWDVW

hmm, thanks for the answers, i guess i gotta save up and eat instant noodles for months haha, will keep an update on my car as dtp draws closer and provide pics as soon as weather gets better over here, thanks buddy =]

For around 6K you can have a drop in supercharger that requires none of the addons a turbo does.

Nitrous. For about a $1000 you can get a nice 55 shot Zex kit. Do have to pay for the refills, but everytime you go to the track you can refilll it and with $4000 you are not close to the money needed for a turbo job.

thought about nitrous before, always have this thing that i think that it will blow my engine somehow...hmm...was thinking about improving drivetrain and flow to the car to utilize the 232 hp that it has and have a realli good handling car with substantial hp, what do u guys think?

A good nitrous setup won't blow your engine anymore than a good turbo/SC setup (and consequently bad ones will blow your engine the same). Not sure what you mean by drivetrain & flow ? In terms of clutch or transmission the RX8 stock setup is just fine. If your are talking about suspension setup, then yes, it is probably the best thing you can do to the car.

This isnt what you want to hear but my advice is to just keep building your savings man. N/A tuning would be a waste IMO. I would wait and keep building up savings. There will always be a time when someone decides they want to revert back to NA or have already purchased SC/TC and decide they wanna sell it instead of installing it. Then you have the piece of mind and the bargaining power of knowing you have 4-6k sitting in the bank. People run into desperate times thats when you can profit from a great deal. KEEP SAVING. FI and 8 is still pretty young and you could benefit greatly from waiting just bit longer.

^^^thats the resoan y i went nitrous...CHEAP

FI and 8 is still pretty young and you could benefit greatly from waiting just bit longer.

Suspension first, lightweight wheels and tires, and then nitrous. Also look into lightening up your car a lil. 200 lbs weight savings is possible in the rx8 and will make a difference.

got tein s tech springs, a carbon wing and alot of audio stuff, so i guess my car is pretty heavy, but i do haf blitz type 03 wheels on, which i think are pretty light, the wheelare 18x9 in front and 18x10 in the back 3 piece wheels. anybody know more about them? my dad got them for me and he didn't tell me much about them