Kevin, didn't Jim Langer respond to you in an e-mail that there will be the VFAD system on the intake? He told me out there that this wasn't verified yet and that they needed to do some testing to determine what works best. He did say that there probably wouldn't be though but wasn't entirely sure yet.

 

Not that I can find or remember, hummm. Are you thinking of this post?

https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...5&postcount=32

 

he did tell me saturday that it would incorporate the vfad. but like you said RG, on sunday he didnt seem so sure. but that email in the post above was sent out today so it seems like they have decided to incorporate it.

 

Yeah that's the one.

 

hmm... no one has brought this up but how much improvement do you think there will be in MPG department :D

 

Just like everything else to this point, little to no improvement in gas mileage.

 

if fact you may lose mpg because you would have your foot in it more often to hear the new sound

 

Any photos?

 

Photos are on page 3, post #33.

 

i think he means pics of jeup's intake setup

 

oops.. I didn't even notice he quoted jeup. sorry, that was an insulting attempt to help.

 

BUMP

Anyone know when the kit is coming out for sale yet? It's not listed on their site yet.

 

oh yeah sorry i forgot to make this post-

i got an email from jim langer the otehr day. seems they are still working on some of the small parts and the production shop for the plastic housing up and sold their equiptment to a another company. so now they are working on securing another supplier. no eta yet

 

Thanks for the update! You always amaze me with your inside information ch

 

Any pics, or more details? I'm looking into this myself. I fitted a K&N and it seems like intake temp has gone up to me, because there's no roof on the "box". I might try and fab something up but I think the main problem is the lack of air into the engine bay in the first place.

 

any speculation on the price, $400-$500?

 

See if Zoom44 knows...

 

no price yet since they are still workign on finding a production place. wont know until they hammer out those details.

 

no problem. and you know what? it amazes me too!! serious here- i ask people questions and they answer me. ME! im amazed every time someone trusts me with info or is willing to talk with me about things like this. i wonder every time "why are they willing to trust me?" and "how did i get so lucky?". but i dont question it too much- i dont want to jinx it and im very honored by their willingness to do so.

 

If you guys need pics of the intake that I made for my rx-8 when I had it (now a '04 M3 6-speed manual). I will look for my pictures in my computer. This was by far my biggest increase of HP from any mod on my car and I had full exhaust and rotary extreme intake. The only problem is that I was getting so much air that if I wasn't full throttle; the car would surge. I positioned the tubes behind the black front grille below the bumper pad and it was fine. I still had the ability to change back to the lower air intake position when I was at the track and @ full throttle.


Troy J.


BTW: I used to be Jeuprx-8

 

Yes, pics please - how's the M3??? :p

 

The M3 is great. I have 1,100 miles and am now past the break-in. I think I am going to go through tires pretty frequently with this car. I didn't get the 19" wheeks, so mine are only 18 x 9 rear; 255's. I will probably stay stock for about 2 years becuase I am dead *** broke. The only thing my dad is letting me put on my car is winter tires, other than that I am stayin' stock. I just got the pictures downloaded onto my computer and I will make a new post in the aftermarket performance section so more people see it. I truly think that every RX-8 owner should do this mod to their car because it is inexpensive and it has such solid gains.

Troy J.

 

Man you dontneed to even touch your M3 anyway. I knowyou like to tune but the stock M3 isalready an amazing vehicle. Even w/SMG it isbad *** (I have driven both versions of it) and trust me youre one lucky punk! Iam glad you decided to come back here though b/c so far noone has tuned their automatic to the extent that you had. Ohand just so you knowI still never got to see the rest of those gtech results that you were going to post a while back