D MENAC 7

Thank God for photo shop. I am thinking seriously about doing this under my hood, just thought I would post it and get a few responses.

Mr.Stalin

i think it looks realy good, i would do it.

HiTMaNN

lots of time and if u eff up ur screwed

but looks spiffy

Omicron

Looks good. Why not? :D

whosyourbaba

go for it!

mmmdowning

Looks good!

Razpewton

Looks great. A couple of those rotary oil and washer caps would set it off too.

weepul

That a clear intake box?

D MENAC 7

Won't be any of that, All Painting will be done outside of the engine bay and I know how to paint.

Got a Rotary Washer cap that should be here any day. The oil cap doesn't show unless the engine cover is off, though underneath it is a Titanium Mazda Speed one already.

Yes, that is a clear intake box lid that I am going to make for it. The K&N CAI is already there, however, it is a blue one.

I also have on order a red Mazda Speed grounding kit which should be here in a week or less.

Here is a pic of what it looks like right not for comparison.

SikRedRX-8

Looks really good. How does that K&N sound when you get on it?

MyRxBad

iTrader: (1)

Sorry but I don't like it... The only thing I would even think about painting red would be the engine cover.

mdawgx24

Nice intake. Where'd you get it? Haha.

Jeff

mikeb

that would be a nice touch IMO

Agent of Chaos

Adds some nice subtle details in there. I would go for it.

D MENAC 7

It roars like a tiger. Normally, when driving less spirited, it doesn't sound much different than stock. However, press the pedal down and it gets really throaty. I have the L flash and there is little lag around 4.5K but it is still a bit noticeable. However, other than that, it runs smooth and looks great.

D MENAC 7

It fell off a truck? LOL No, just kidding. I got this from a guy named Jeff while at the St. Louis Rev it Up. Come to think of it, he said he was on the forum here and his user name was mdawgxx24. :D Thanks!

I promise to take pics after I am through with it all. Going to start masking for painting tonight. The box will take a bit of time for the lid, have to find the materials and do a bit of measuring. I want to do a one piece so I will have to revisit how to heat acrylic sheeting up to bend it to the right size. I want to take a look at some different kind of heat shielding and box, quite possibly. My main concern is also show. I guess what I am most disapointed in is that there is a big gap where the intake box was and I am trying to fill this gap. It might be kind of over the top but if I could find a clear engine cover, I would most likely buy it. One shaped like the stock one but clear acrylic would be sharp, IMO.

RX4+30Years=RX8

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Better Yet, molded lexan. I do like the color scheme, just enough, but not too much. I would leave the vent openings on the cover black or maybe TI Gray. Oops, sorry that's my color.

XcelR8

D MANIC 7... looks good and will go with the rest for your red theme ... does your K&N have a heat sheild?

D MENAC 7

Yes, it is in the picture under the photo shopped clear cover. If you look at the original near the bottom of page 1, that is what it looks like now.

The K&N Typhoon CAI doesn't have a lid for the box (heat shield), is open on the sides and mounts in the original area that the OEM box mounted to. There is still a considerable amount of plastic in that area. I want to tear it down a bit and get a look at what is below it. The intake air vent coming from the front right behind the grille is located there. I want to see how it is designed and see if there is a way to make an improvement to the air supply for the K&N. As is, it is still going to get a bit of warm air from the engine bay. I'm considering using some thin insulation on the back and sides with maybe some kind of mylar reflecting capabilities to keep the heat out. Then again, in the winter I am concerned about getting some heat in. I guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

There have been reports about oil in the stock filter box. Mine had it too. I noticed there is a hose that connects to the oil filler tube that could cause oil to travel down this tube but, that would have to be sucked more so than run on it's own. Could this be a result of the OEM not getting enough air flow from it's other sources?