Increasing Throttle Response
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Increasing Throttle Response
Hey, it's me again, with more odd questions. I've got $1000 initial budget I've set myself for the car. If I don't set one, I'll buy my self out of house and home. :P Annnyway, I was thinking about getting the COBB Acessport and the Racing Beat intake. In staying withing that 1k, I can't get the intake duct. Do you think that combination will increase my throttle response and overall feel of the car? Or can someone suggest a different combination of parts for around 1k? Is the intake going to suffer without the duct?
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Hey, it's me again, with more odd questions. I've got $1000 initial budget I've set myself for the car. If I don't set one, I'll buy my self out of house and home. :P Annnyway, I was thinking about getting the COBB Acessport and the Racing Beat intake. In staying withing that 1k, I can't get the intake duct. Do you think that combination will increase my throttle response and overall feel of the car? Or can someone suggest a different combination of parts for around 1k? Is the intake going to suffer without the duct?
Thanks again.
Jon
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If you really WANT to spend all of your $1000, I would say get a cold air intake & a Borla exhaust for your $1k. This will allow more cold air into your engine & the Borla exhaust is less restrictive than stock. Otherwise just get the Racing Beat intake.
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I plan on going FI later on, I guess I should wait until then to get the AccessPort until then, if there's no real difference. The intake duct doesn't make much difference? I would imagine it would, but then again, I really wouldn't know, this car is such a different beast. :P I was thinking the RB Intake and the RB Exhaust, since I want less restriction but not a tone of noise, just a nice tone. Can anyone else back up the duct piece for the intake? If it's really not worth it, I'd be glad to save my 150 bucks.
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Stock air intake is fine, once you go CAI or even upgrade it to RB intake, there's not anything else you can do. I wish I had an analogy but you get the picture. $150 will not be with the unnoticeable claimed gain. But $150 will buy you 3 tanks of gas.
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the MM AP also has the benefit of upping the oil metering unit, more oil = happy rotary. Fans come on sooner, map is tuned to your car, etc etc. If you have the 700 it isnt the worst first thing to buy.
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lol I know, I know. But since all I do nowadays is research and look up cars, I need something to take my mind off it. I get fidgety and antsy when I find one and then my mind wanders for days at a time thinking about it. I don't generally get obsessive over a car, but when I sat it in and drove it, it screamed me. Don't ask, I'm weird. Thanks though.
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Nemesis, what do you think of your accessport? A flywheel would def do the trick, in my old car I couldn't believe the difference when I got one. Thanks for the ideas.
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lol Inside joke, I assume? :P And I found a great way to increase throttle response, check this out. Every APC sticker you put on your car gains you 10 HP and increases response!! You can put like 10 stickers on your car and gain 100 horses!! I'm headin to Autozone ya'll!!
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Short shifter and a set of Falken RT615's in a 245/40/18 will make a huge difference in the overall feel of the car. The 615's make the 8 feel SO much more confident in the corners over the stock 225/45 potenzas
Never underestimate the power of a good set of tires. They're the only part of your car that touches the road after all.
Also, **** throttle response. It's fine just the way it is.
Never underestimate the power of a good set of tires. They're the only part of your car that touches the road after all.
Also, **** throttle response. It's fine just the way it is.
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I don't disagree, but I think you're about to be lynched by half of the forum members
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I was a skeptic on the short shifter for a long time, but I recently got one and it is fantastic. Highly recommended... all the other recommendations in this thread are also reasonable low cost (relatively) upgrades.
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I don't disagree, but I think you're about to be lynched by half of the forum members
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I was a skeptic on the short shifter for a long time, but I recently got one and it is fantastic. Highly recommended... all the other recommendations in this thread are also reasonable low cost (relatively) upgrades.
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When I first got my 8, I was just like you Jon. Couldn't wait to mod it. Not that it really needed it, but because of all the reading I was doing on this forum. It really influences you....hence the reason why I bought a turbo kit. ![Lol2](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/lol2.gif)
Seriously though....I bought a K&N intake first. I didn't notice any difference except an annoying loud, ricey noise coming from under the hood. I quickly sold it. Then I bought full exhaust. Again, didn't notice any difference at all. Just sound. I did keep the exhaust because it helps when going FI and it sounds awesome.
As far as the AP, I would get it from MazdaManiac if you do decide to get it. I think it is a worthwhile mod. Pricey? Yes. But you will get your money's worth def if you do get a turbo in the future. Plus you will make the most out of your mods, like if you do get an intake and full exhaust, by using the AP.
BHR ignition coil upgrade seems like a good idea as well as the OEM coils are very weak and need to be replaced every 30k. Contact Charles R. Hill for info.
AFE short shifter is a must like mentioned before. You will feel like you are truly driving a sports car if you get it. It's fantastic.
You could also change out all the interior lighting to LEDs. Easy inexpensive mod that really enhances the interior IMO.
Exterior lighting you could do as well along with clear corner markers. From the factory all the lights in the front are not the same color and to me looks stupid. I got all super white LEDS in the side markers and parking lights and switched the HIDs to 6000K. Now they all match pretty well.
So those are some of my ideas for beginner mods. Hope this helps. Have fun and buy an 8 already!
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Seriously though....I bought a K&N intake first. I didn't notice any difference except an annoying loud, ricey noise coming from under the hood. I quickly sold it. Then I bought full exhaust. Again, didn't notice any difference at all. Just sound. I did keep the exhaust because it helps when going FI and it sounds awesome.
As far as the AP, I would get it from MazdaManiac if you do decide to get it. I think it is a worthwhile mod. Pricey? Yes. But you will get your money's worth def if you do get a turbo in the future. Plus you will make the most out of your mods, like if you do get an intake and full exhaust, by using the AP.
BHR ignition coil upgrade seems like a good idea as well as the OEM coils are very weak and need to be replaced every 30k. Contact Charles R. Hill for info.
AFE short shifter is a must like mentioned before. You will feel like you are truly driving a sports car if you get it. It's fantastic.
You could also change out all the interior lighting to LEDs. Easy inexpensive mod that really enhances the interior IMO.
Exterior lighting you could do as well along with clear corner markers. From the factory all the lights in the front are not the same color and to me looks stupid. I got all super white LEDS in the side markers and parking lights and switched the HIDs to 6000K. Now they all match pretty well.
So those are some of my ideas for beginner mods. Hope this helps. Have fun and buy an 8 already!
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Craptastic, I love it. :P Tires are a big deal to me, you're only as good as your rubber, right?
Annnyway, Tires are a given, sorry I didn't mention that, but other then tires is my personal topic. Is the AFE short throw working well for you?
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I am, I'm now just looking for one in a decent price range and someone who will finance me. You'd think putting 3k down would influence them, but I'm self employed and that scares them. ><
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I have the Mazdaspped flywheel in, and at first I could tell the throttle response was better, but you get used to that feeling pretty quick. The biggest jump was going to the dual resonated catless midpipe I run on the track leaving town.
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