Racing Beat REVi Intake System
04-27-2005, 12:21 PM
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I think Charlie, a.k.a.Marietta 8 has tested it on an AT. He was talking about it at our meet this week. I can not for the life of me remember what he decided, Charlie, are you out there.
04-27-2005, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by GrRx8MaZdA
Maybe the only one with a cel here?????
I installed it in my dealer,drove back to my house and no problem..When after 3hours i get in to drive again,teh cel light hit me!!!I don't know what the f but i ll make a new reset tomorrow and i ll log it in the pc on my dealer...
I installed it in my dealer,drove back to my house and no problem..When after 3hours i get in to drive again,teh cel light hit me!!!I don't know what the f but i ll make a new reset tomorrow and i ll log it in the pc on my dealer...
04-27-2005, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by kwescott
I would highly be interested in red....just the portions that are blue in the existing intake, not the black plastic portions, right?
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04-27-2005, 03:30 PM
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THE CEL WAS GONE...
I went to the garage and filled some oil..I had very little left in my 8...When i filled up and tried to start the car,tjhe cel was gone...I don't know why it was there at first place but no revi issue!!!
THIS INTAKE ROCKS!!!!!
I went to the garage and filled some oil..I had very little left in my 8...When i filled up and tried to start the car,tjhe cel was gone...I don't know why it was there at first place but no revi issue!!!
THIS INTAKE ROCKS!!!!!
04-27-2005, 03:49 PM
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Being that the US dollar is in the tank, we have been recieving a TON of requests for Mazda products from international customers. The main problem that we have is confriming fitment of some of these parts on non-US spec cars. This has always made us approach this rather conservatively and alert a potential customer of a possible fitment issue. The last thing we want is to have someone order a part and pay for international shipment, only to have it not fit or function correctly! (The return freight is just as costly!)
So... it is time to get busy and maybe undertake some homework on this. I will end a few of our new intake units to sources in Japan, Australia, and Europe in order to determine if any fitting issues arise. If you are from a country outside of the US and currently have an RX-8, let me know some general specs of your car. If possible send me a couple of digital photos of the engine bay for reference.
Jim L
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So... it is time to get busy and maybe undertake some homework on this. I will end a few of our new intake units to sources in Japan, Australia, and Europe in order to determine if any fitting issues arise. If you are from a country outside of the US and currently have an RX-8, let me know some general specs of your car. If possible send me a couple of digital photos of the engine bay for reference.
Jim L
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04-27-2005, 06:20 PM
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just ordered my revi last night cant wait till it gets here im a little worried about doing it with my freinds i just got the car 2 weeks ago so im a little weary of doing the swap. will this affected my warranty at all?
04-27-2005, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by pritch
just ordered my revi last night cant wait till it gets here im a little worried about doing it with my freinds i just got the car 2 weeks ago so im a little weary of doing the swap. will this affected my warranty at all?
04-27-2005, 09:34 PM
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I'm wondering about the color question that came up a couple pages ago? I'm waiting to purchase one based on that question. I would love to get the unit in black, with red accents (red on all the existing blue portions of the intake as it is selling now). I know others have expressed interest, and I know that since the interior leather came in red/black in some of our 8's, there are probably more potential buyers waiting on this as well. How far is this from happening? Is it something that Racing Beat will consider at this point?
04-28-2005, 07:38 AM
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Yay, I got my intake today 
... oh crap, no instructions . 
Oh well, I'm impatient and I do hope I'm capable of installing it anway. I guess I'll see how it goes tomorrow.
*edit*
Yay, thanks to Hou-TX-RX-8 now I have instructions! *rushes off to install intake*
... oh crap, no instructions . Oh well, I'm impatient and I do hope I'm capable of installing it anway. I guess I'll see how it goes tomorrow.*edit*
Yay, thanks to Hou-TX-RX-8 now I have instructions! *rushes off to install intake*
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04-28-2005, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Whitehot
Yay, I got my intake today ... oh crap, no instructions . Oh well, I'm impatient and I do hope I'm capable of installing it anway. I guess I'll see how it goes tomorrow.
... oh crap, no instructions . Oh well, I'm impatient and I do hope I'm capable of installing it anway. I guess I'll see how it goes tomorrow.
04-28-2005, 12:00 PM
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Sorry about the instructions, we apparently sent out a few kits (less than 10) without instructions. As soon as they left the building, our shipping guys realized the mistake and quickly pulled the order sheets and dropped a set of instructions in the mail to each customer. It appears that UPS is faster than the USPS and the kits are arriving before the instructions. If you need a set, give us a call and we can make provisions to supply a set.
The ram air duct is well underway, the “plug” has been sent to the tooling shop so that that the production mold can be produced. Now that we have found a more reliable rotational molding shop, things are progressing at a much faster pace than they did with the developmental work with the REVi unit. Once the mold is produced, I would hope to have parts available very shortly thereafter. The timeline still looks like it will be later this spring.
We have produced a couple color samples of the REVi box in both RED and BLUE. They are both pretty bright and bold….. maybe too much for our liking. Since we already have the aluminum pieces already produced and colored with anodized light blue, the color combinations are even bolder. We will probably limit the color options to just a few, maybe red, dark blue, and dark grey.
One of our sales guys is working on a color selector poll that we would like to put up on the site, hopefully we can work out the bugs and get this to display correctly. We would like to obtain your opinion of what YOU prefer. I will try and place a photo of the sample parts up on the site for reference.
Jim Langer
Racing Beat, Inc.
The ram air duct is well underway, the “plug” has been sent to the tooling shop so that that the production mold can be produced. Now that we have found a more reliable rotational molding shop, things are progressing at a much faster pace than they did with the developmental work with the REVi unit. Once the mold is produced, I would hope to have parts available very shortly thereafter. The timeline still looks like it will be later this spring.
We have produced a couple color samples of the REVi box in both RED and BLUE. They are both pretty bright and bold….. maybe too much for our liking. Since we already have the aluminum pieces already produced and colored with anodized light blue, the color combinations are even bolder. We will probably limit the color options to just a few, maybe red, dark blue, and dark grey.
One of our sales guys is working on a color selector poll that we would like to put up on the site, hopefully we can work out the bugs and get this to display correctly. We would like to obtain your opinion of what YOU prefer. I will try and place a photo of the sample parts up on the site for reference.
Jim Langer
Racing Beat, Inc.
04-28-2005, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Racing Beat Inc
Sorry about the instructions, we apparently sent out a few kits (less than 10) without instructions. As soon as they left the building, our shipping guys realized the mistake and quickly pulled the order sheets and dropped a set of instructions in the mail to each customer. It appears that UPS is faster than the USPS and the kits are arriving before the instructions. If you need a set, give us a call and we can make provisions to supply a set.
The ram air duct is well underway, the “plug” has been sent to the tooling shop so that that the production mold can be produced. Now that we have found a more reliable rotational molding shop, things are progressing at a much faster pace than they did with the developmental work with the REVi unit. Once the mold is produced, I would hope to have parts available very shortly thereafter. The timeline still looks like it will be later this spring.
We have produced a couple color samples of the REVi box in both RED and BLUE. They are both pretty bright and bold….. maybe too much for our liking. Since we already have the aluminum pieces already produced and colored with anodized light blue, the color combinations are even bolder. We will probably limit the color options to just a few, maybe red, dark blue, and dark grey.
One of our sales guys is working on a color selector poll that we would like to put up on the site, hopefully we can work out the bugs and get this to display correctly. We would like to obtain your opinion of what YOU prefer. I will try and place a photo of the sample parts up on the site for reference.
Jim Langer
Racing Beat, Inc.
The ram air duct is well underway, the “plug” has been sent to the tooling shop so that that the production mold can be produced. Now that we have found a more reliable rotational molding shop, things are progressing at a much faster pace than they did with the developmental work with the REVi unit. Once the mold is produced, I would hope to have parts available very shortly thereafter. The timeline still looks like it will be later this spring.
We have produced a couple color samples of the REVi box in both RED and BLUE. They are both pretty bright and bold….. maybe too much for our liking. Since we already have the aluminum pieces already produced and colored with anodized light blue, the color combinations are even bolder. We will probably limit the color options to just a few, maybe red, dark blue, and dark grey.
One of our sales guys is working on a color selector poll that we would like to put up on the site, hopefully we can work out the bugs and get this to display correctly. We would like to obtain your opinion of what YOU prefer. I will try and place a photo of the sample parts up on the site for reference.
Jim Langer
Racing Beat, Inc.
Thanks for the update Jim, they're always appreciated. Also, good to hear the ram air duct is moving along nicely. Would it be possible to make the intake all black? Or is it Possible for a normal guy like me to remove the colors somehow? Thanks.
04-28-2005, 12:07 PM
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The ram air duct is well underway... The timeline still looks like it will be later this spring.
We will probably limit the color options to just a few, maybe red, dark blue, and dark grey.
Thanks for the good news about the progress.
04-28-2005, 12:19 PM
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The dark gray does sound interesting, it will provide enough contrast from the black to make it look interesting, while still remaining low key. The other colors are rather bright (think primary red, blue, yellow, etc..) and REALLy make the box standout. If you are looking to make a statement, then you may like these colors. (Sorry, the color is not a surface color and cannot be removed.)
I will have our guys remove our box and install these sample units for color comparisions. Once we place the "poll" on the site I will include them on the page.
Jim Langer
I will have our guys remove our box and install these sample units for color comparisions. Once we place the "poll" on the site I will include them on the page.
Jim Langer
04-28-2005, 12:36 PM
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yeah dark grey sounds like a great Idea!
I'm also waiting(patiently) for the ram kit, so I could install both intake, ram air and rad+oil screens at once.
BTW I am very interested in your body kit if there was some way to buy it pre painted.
I'm also waiting(patiently) for the ram kit, so I could install both intake, ram air and rad+oil screens at once.
BTW I am very interested in your body kit if there was some way to buy it pre painted.
04-28-2005, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Racing Beat Inc
The dark gray does sound interesting, it will provide enough contrast from the black to make it look interesting, while still remaining low key. The other colors are rather bright (think primary red, blue, yellow, etc..) and REALLy make the box standout. If you are looking to make a statement, then you may like these colors. (Sorry, the color is not a surface color and cannot be removed.)
I will have our guys remove our box and install these sample units for color comparisions. Once we place the "poll" on the site I will include them on the page.
Jim Langer
I will have our guys remove our box and install these sample units for color comparisions. Once we place the "poll" on the site I will include them on the page.
Jim Langer
04-28-2005, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Aoshi Shinomori
Would it be possible to make the intake all black? Or is it Possible for a normal guy like me to remove the colors somehow? Thanks.
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04-28-2005, 01:42 PM
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Folks, Racing Beat posted the following on the website:
"Stock vs Racing Beat
REVi Intake Adds An Average 1.95 HP Over The Stock System - 2000-8900 RPM Range
Peak RPM Gains Over Stock - 3.5 HP @ 8300 RPM
Maximum Power Gain Over Stock - 5.8 HP @ 8900 RPM"
What is the difference between Peak RPM gains versus maximum Power Gain?
"Stock vs Racing Beat
REVi Intake Adds An Average 1.95 HP Over The Stock System - 2000-8900 RPM Range
Peak RPM Gains Over Stock - 3.5 HP @ 8300 RPM
Maximum Power Gain Over Stock - 5.8 HP @ 8900 RPM"
What is the difference between Peak RPM gains versus maximum Power Gain?
