I just finished installing the kit on my '06 RX8. Everything looks good, sounds good and most importantly my car is running really well after the install. My question though are the three hoses connected to the intake tube. I found out that the hoses on my car are color coded to blue, white, and yellow (I hope most, if not all RX8's are the same). I'm pretty sure the blue one is connected to the top portion of the intake tube. But as for the other ones, is the white placed in front of the yellow? Or is it the other way around where the yellow is placed in front of the white? When I say, "in front," that means the hose that closest to the air filter.

Currently I have the white hose in front of the yellow hose and so far I have not detected any problems with the car when I test drove it after the install. Do I even have to worry about the placement of those two hoses?

Thanks.

 

??? color-coded??? You should be able to tell what goes where b/c if a tube is in the wrong place it will be stretched, or will not connect as easily as the 'other' one.
If not sure it really matters, especially if the car is running well. The air is still passing though.

 

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What he said. Just plug 'em in to whatever is close. Doesn't matter which nipple it attaches to.

 

Thanks for the info. Just wanted to make sure everything is okay with my install. So far I'm loving it. This K&N Typhoon intake kit is my second mod. The first was the MazdaSpeed dual exhaust system. I just hope my dealer won't give me crap on the K&N Typhoon and my car's warranty (bought my '06 RX8 on Sept of 2006 and currently has about 17K miles into it).

Next mod are the Tanabe GF210 springs I ordered.

 

if u place a air filter ur engine warranty can get in trouble....

 

Color-coded? Thats Weird, Well They're Vaccum Hoses So It Doesnt Matter Where You Put Them, They'll Do The Same, Just Do What Labdad Said, Plug It To Whatever Nipple Is Closer

 

interesting, just out of curiosity... pics please

and as far as the warranty, your stealership might give you crap about installing an aftermarket performance part. But from what I've hear/read, an intake shouldn't void your warranty but you might wanna double check that.

 

The hoses actually have a small dab of color at the end of it where it meets the intake tube. I noticed them when I disconnected them from the stock intake tube. The "blue" was connected at the top portion of the intake tube while the "white" and "yellow" were connected to the side of it. Anyways, I took Rhythmic & LabDad's suggestion and it was pretty much the same way when I initially installed the K&N kit.

As for my warranty, I can totally understand if my dealer denies my warranty if a problem occurs that is caused directly by the aftermarket intake kit. I can live with that. But I'll be totally pissed if they deny me warranty on problems not related to said part. I got this from the store where I bought my K&N Typhoon intake kit and Tanabe springs:



New Vehicle Warranties And Your Rights

Most properly installed products will not void your original vehicle manufacturers warranty. However, if you experience a problem with an uncooperative dealership point out the provisions of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty - Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act. For more information call your vehicle manufacturer or click on the link above.

It has been established that a dealer may not deny warranties for new vehicles, unless the warranty claim results from the installation of specialty equipment. In fact, warranty-related materials published by the new vehicle manufacturers state that the installation of aftermarket parts have no effect on the warranty unless such equipment causes the warranty claim. Nonetheless, some dealers have improperly denied warranty claims even though the claim had nothing to do with aftermarket parts.

SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) is very interested in hearing about any cases that have gone to court and any opinions that have been issued from courts on this issue. It is their hope that they will be able to use these court opinions to encourage the vehicle manufacturers to properly instruct dealers on the appropriate circumstances for denial of warranty claims. If you are currently having issues with a dealer over a warranty claim, please contact us for SEMA's contact information on this issue.

 

...I see what your talking about now. for some reason, I thought you were saying that you have multi-colored vacuum hoses =)

 

my dealerships tried to pull some nonsense on me when i took my car in for the check engine light.. saying my k&n is the reason my cat failed.. that was the most ridiculous thing i have ever heard.