i got ym red RX-8 3 months ago its 6 speed and i love it i have to be the luckies 17 year old around. Unfortuently though you know how us young ones are we wont more power and cooler looks so can some of you more knowledgable people tell me where i can find some good performance parts and GOOD body accessories? and also has anyone else heard that Jackson is developing a supercharger for the 8? let me know something thx

 

use the SEARCH button up top, lucky boy.

 

I'm sure there are some luckier 17 year olds but congratulations -- as far as the accessories--this may help...

 

Hmm jelousy.... nice animation Dr.Dre, Have alot of free time do we?

 

welcome and congrats

I havent heard of jackson making a sc for us

 

Based on their track record with SC's for the Miata, I'd be interested if they were doing development work on the '8.

 

How about be a good driver first? Learn to extract full potential out of ur car before u upgrade it?

 

sorry but im new to the forum didnt know about the search feature....and to be young as i am i can drive my car havnt lost a race yet true i have plenty of room for improvement but its gonna be a new ball game regardless of who the driver is with decent power upgrades

 

Here's a link that will help you get started, and welcome.

www.rotaryengineillustrated.com

 

Yeah disregard Dr.Dre. He has an impacted stole.

 

Let's see...you are 17, just got the car for 3 months, and u race ppl already? I hope you are not doing that on the street~

And to answer your question, there is nothing in the market right now that will give you "decent" power except N2O. Maybe focus on suspension/appearance upgrade first?

 

I am curious and do not wish to try to read all the technical threads, when will there be (will there be) an easily installed turbo or supercharge available? and what kind of cost are we talking?

 

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...267#post553267

 

Tell dad and mom that you intend to race a new car on the streets to show your friends you really can. Nice that a 17 yr old can have such a fine car and want to race it. Why didn't you just get a GTO and get all the cash deductions and get over with it? You certainly could beat most folks in drag races with a GTO. You might be more safe to try the race stuff on a legal track in your area however. Geesh I never had a car until I was 22 but hey! your really doing great to have a new car like an RX-8. Treat it good then and perhaps stop thinking about buying race equipment for the car or trade it in for that GTO. By all means you should for safety purposes and the increased chance you could hurt someone or yourself and not race on public streets. Geesh.

 

LOL at Brian1f--just kiddin with ole buddy--but I actually got that gif from somewhere on this board. Congratulations on the RX8 at 17 kid--I actually got my 3rd gen at 17.

 

If you don't have the patience to do a little research, you're not going to get too far here. The answers are out there... and I agree with others- there a lot better ways to improve your driving than more HP. If my kids want to drive a 240hp car at age 17, they're going to be sent to a performance driving school, not get a turbo to go even faster.

 

Oh man... and here I was going to give you some links until you mentioned they had to be "good".

Doesn't anyone care for mediocre anymore??? :D

j/k with ya.

Congrats on the new ride... take care of her... and the best way is to learn what you can and can't do with it... everyone should take a few classes on driving. Not driver's ed, high perf driving.

 

thx all except Tayninh, first of all ive been a firefighter 4 years ive taker 5 driver safety courses and driver operater courses second i dont "street" race thats stupid we have a drag strip near here i race with not my friends but adults and im sorry you didnt get a car till you were 22 but if i work to pay for my car then ill do what the hell i want with it, if you worked 3 jobs when you were younger you may of had a car.

 

Then take it easy with your new car and enjoy.

 

Huh? They let you become a firefighter at the age of 13 (17 - 4 = 13 )

Anyway you seem to be racing responsibly so enjoy...

 

yah voluteer FF i took my classes for 2 years and when i turned 15 i was able to run calls

 

Hahaha, if my house was burning and a 15 yo kid came to rescue me, I'd just sit and burn in the fire.

 

well not exactly..im younger than you and i respect this car in and out. Personally the rx8 is more than enough car for anyone. To afford my rx8 i spent my savings so i rightly deserve it. I should post pics of my velocity red with a few hundred bucks of mods spent on it, but there's more to come. Anyways congrats yo, it's a great ride

 

How come I got more flames than he's getting, that's just not fair...BTW I'm 17 too so your not the "Luckiest".

 

You got more flames cuz in your post you talked about ricing out your car and street racing.