Interesting Points Made by Racing Beat Regarding Increasing HP
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First time I checked out their site and found some interesting thoughts from Racing Beat and the RX8. Read the RX-8 Product Development section...
http://www.racingbeat.com/FRmazda4.htm
http://www.racingbeat.com/FRmazda4.htm
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Originally Posted by Fanman
Welcome to last year. No new info there. We have pretty much known this since they stated marketing the exhaust about 9 months ago.
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Originally Posted by salituro64
Thanks, but some of us did not buy our car last year. I purchsed mine the end of October so this is new to me. I posted this because I cannot see all the money people are spending on mods that don't add up to much additional HP or performance. For me, I'll wait for a reliable turbo or supercharger and then spend one big nut.
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I appreciate your post. I had not read that info yet.
Thanks!
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Did not mean to give you a hard time, but pretty much everybody on this board knows Racing beat is the real deal. many of us went to their open house after sevenstock (big RX event in LA). The reason to get a cat back for this car is definitely not hp gain but more for a better sound. A midpipe/hi flow cat unit will give you about 4-8 hp not bad. Overall changes to the exhaust at best will net you about 10 hp. Not super noticeable, but substantial none the less. Also if you are planning to get FI down the line, you may want to mod the exhaust as it will decrease back pressure and increase hp for the FI application.
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Originally Posted by salituro64
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At this point people are trying to buy things that are giving little hps but much driving experience...Like flywheels,coilovers or catbacks...No cirious hp gains can be made,but sure this parts will make your car stand up more to you and to everyone else..Only the smoothness and the feeling of an rx8 with mods like that is avery big gain...
P.S. Everyone is waiting for a reliable turbo!!!
P.S. Everyone is waiting for a reliable turbo!!!
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