chuuuma

hi im getting an rx8 pretty soon n im modding the car for mountain driving, n autotcrossing, i am just curious about people's mod steps. can people post their mod list? just the general idea doesnt have to be too detail
thx!

Skiptomylue

you best bet, Lighter exhaust, Lighter Flywheel, underdriven pulley, Cai, and then the interceptorx with a tune.. make your car lighter and prolly give you 50rwhp.. only real options untill you want to go FI.... lighter rims would help too i suppose

dtorre

50 rwhp off those mods lol? More like 20-30 max

phroztbyt3

yeah seriously... u want 50hp-100... wait for that new supercharger that dude is makin and the new turbocharger released... thatll boost ya up. ... get it.. BOOST!

Skiptomylue

with an interceptorX WITH a tune? id say 50is achieveable..

Razz1

ahh......... I betting on the new Greddy E manage Blue

NgoRX8

iTrader: (1)

50... w/o FI? not achieveable. at least not at this time or anytime soon.

unreal89

im gonna be an *** and say DRIVING SCHOOL!

Just kidding.
If you want to have fun and just enjoy the car, just get some coilovers (or springs+shocks) and sways. If you want to be competative, add a midpipe, emanage + tune and a CAI. (In addition to the suspension mods)

I have no personal experience on this, I'm just stating the basics of wat Ive learned from reading, so if someone with experience tells you otherwise, ignore this post.

Skiptomylue

Why? do you have those mods and interceptorx with a good tune? ive been looking for hp gains but havent been able to find any.. i tink the interx nets like 20 or 30hp just from the stand alone.. with other mods and it gets tuned properly for those mods.. i dont see why 50 would be out there?

flyboi1121

i'd say realistically around 40.. 50 is kinda pushing it... but i wouldn't say it's impossible

Rotorize360

your not being an *** your correct. You can mod the engine and suspension all you want but if you dont have enough seat experience or arent familiar enough with your set up its pointless. the fact that your asking that question shows that you dont have enough seat experience. these guys can tell you all the mods they want but its all a waste of time if you dont know how to use your car. before you waste your money on mods that arent going to do anything for you go look for a local scca event and enter in solo2. You will usually get in 4 runs in a day and you will end up having more experience after 1 event and get better times then if you would have gone ahead and wasted your money on mods. The funny thing is that out of one auto x event you will be spending alot less then the mods these people have listed and you will be running much faster.

Once youve gone through an event and got some seat experience I suggest you look into some racing schools. You dont need to go through the whole thing like skip barbers whole program but youd benefit from a 2 - 3 day program. after you do that then go ahead and go to one or two more auto x events and see how you do. you will notice a conciderable difference in your lap times.

Also the way auto x is set up if you get mods you will put yourself up in a higher class. When you do that your going to be facing much better drivers and your going to be getting owned.

1. Get Seat time
2. Go to a racing school
3. Use that time to research suspension dynamics and how your car works.

This advice comes from a seasoned auto crosser

chuuuma

yeah i understand that all the driving school does help alot and im pretty sure i am going to attend them. my original plan is just exhaust n test pipe. after that only suspansion mods.
can i get some suggestions from ppl?

swoope

iTrader: (5)

no it is not. you might read the thread interceptor x na....

beers

swoope

iTrader: (5)

i did,

and the tuner was scott from mazsport... i dont know of interx, but it is not getting 20 to 30 hp. it is not in the na motor with out porting and other non bolt on mods..

beers

Rotorize360

I bassically told you what you need to do your best bet is racing school. You can invest all the money you want onn an exhaust test pipe and suspension but its all a waste of money if you cant drive. Dont waste your time because a exhaust and test pipe isnt going to make you any faster around the corners and unless you know what your doing (which you dont) the suspension mods can be detrimental to your times depending on what you get. You dont have a good foundation for driving yet and you dont understand the characteristics or physical limitations of your car yet so how can you even concider a suspension setup at this point is beyound me.