Well, their design looks the same as Greddy and HKS.

 

Guys,

The hard part is done... the internal design has been designed! We are now awaiting the arrival of the subcomponents from our suppliers so that we can assemble the units. Once we recieve the parts, we can start to produce these units very quickly. As usual, updates will be posted to the site.

Jim Langer
Racing Beat

 

Hey Jim!

Will you be posting audio of your exhaust? I am very interested in hearing it (plus I don't buy an exhaust without hearing it first). Will you also post dyno charts? Peak HP isn't as important to me as seeing effect over the entire rev range.

Thanks.

 

I am working on obtaining both the dyno charts and sound clips for the RX-8 system.

My main concern with offering sound clips is the sound quality that is produced by a simple speaker in the computer! Now, I am sure you have a full gaming system with 5.1 surround sound on your computer (or at least a set of decent speakers), but what about the guy that doesn’t? I have listened to sound clips on different sets of speakers, and the results can vary greatly. These clips can actually work against us!!!

I have been working on various methods to record and save these clips, but I suggest you use these types of recordings a rough “guide”. The limited dynamic range of the recording and playback has limited usefulness in replicating the sound of the actual exhaust. (For example, have you ever heard a recording of a rotary engine, a Ferrari, or a Porsche, that REALLY sounded like the real thing?)

Jim Langer
Racing Beat

 

Looking forward to hear it nontheless. CJ

 

Send us a sound clip in 5.1! I want to hear the car drive around me first!

 

Anything yet?

 

Has anyone heard of any updates on the Racing Beat exhaust? Theire website said that they would be ready by the middle of March. Also which vendors are going to be selling the exhuast?

 

They sure aren't in a hurry to get their products on the market..

 

Ok just talked to RB about 5 min ago, they said that the first 15 exhausts will be coming out on friday but that all 15 are already spoken for, he did say that mazdatrix preordered 8 of the 15 so get a hold of them. And the second batch of exhaust will be in mid april and will definately be alot larger than the first 15. I think the wait is well worth it.

 

i'm glad you got farther than i did, i emailed them on thurs and never got a reply. What kinda other companies will be released in April, arent most of the big ones out already? man that sucks i reeeally wanted exhaust, i just don't wanna but one and have a really hott one come out the next day.

 

Racing Beat will get the second batch of exhausts in mid april

 

I will be carrying them at www.rx8store.com
You can preorder if you like.

Jason

 

carrying them from the first shipment (friday)? or in the future...?

 

I might have 2 on this first batch, but wont know until later this week. They also dont have a price yet, so I will post that as soon as I know.

Jason

 

i order mines from mazda trix from there first batch. next is my high flow cat. :D

 

what is the price on rb exhaust?

 

It has not been decided yet, but the guys at RB said that it would be today or tomorrow that they decided on a price.

By the way he also said to stay tuned for their intake that has tubing to expand on the stock lower right hand bumber intake opening.

 

This is kind of ironic. On one hand people are clamoring for dyno charts, sound files, pictures, etc of every exhaust out there, and in this thread we have people pre-ordering an exhaust with no pics (other than prototypes) no sound files and no dynos.

jds

PS: Of course if I missed something and there's a "RB exhaust dyno!" thread right below this one I'll feel like an ***...

 

I think it boils down to RB has built trust in the rotary community by building great exhaust systems with excellent sound for the last 20+ years. I like the honest HP claims.

 

Where's the *bumber* on the car???

:p

 

Sorry 310guy i meant lower right hand side of the bumper!

where the stock air intake opening is. they are replacing the stock and adding a larger diameter air duct that will feed the air box.

 

I just visited the RB website. I tried to click on the exhaust link for the RX8 on the pulldown list, it gave me an error. Maybe they're updating!

 

It worked for me. Nothing new yet

 

Looks like they updated their site and the first production run is ready. $595 from their website, I'm sure resellers will be able to go a little cheaper...

http://www.racingbeat.com/resultset....rtnumber=16397