so well i was looking into getting a throttle spacer n well is it actually worth it are there any gains or jus bs..??? any one who has one with any claims??

 

No. At least no one has ever proven any gains.

It's main purpose is to inject Nitrous or Alcohol/Methanol (in Boosted Applications.)

 

http://blackhaloracing.com/products-...dders/nitrous/

 

BHR has a very CLEAN throttle body spacer...

 

you dont "need" one depending on the shot

 

they dont do anything by themselves.

but i hear if you do a throttle body spacer, a tornado fuel saver and some stickers....

 

You won't need any type of "tuning" with the ZEX nitrous kit.
Though it never hurts to tune it up.

But of course you'll need some sort of engine management system.
Cobb is the best right now. I say, right now.

 

or the AP wont be made for much longer

 

BHR have been dropping hints that they will offer a solution themselves once Cobb ceases.

 

We've hired a series of Japanese midgets that will sit under your hood with a laptop adjusting PCM variables in real time.

Just feed them sushi and rice and you'll never need another engine management system again!

 

hmmm sounds good. at least the renny is small to give them a little comfort room

 

I'll preface any possible future changes to the engine management market by saying that the accessPORT is the best tuning product available currently for the RX8. The only thing better being a tuner that tunes itself or Mazda's direct equipment.

Anyone who can afford to order one at this time should do so through Mazdamaniac.com's website considering you'll also be getting his tuning service with it.

 

At this point we are not planning on releasing any new tuning products for the RX8 or any other platform.

 

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Not to flame you or anything but you do realize that the RX-8 is ending its production right...

 

Mazda is more of a Niche type of car company, and is alot smaller than Honda to begin with, not to mention the value of the S2000 is alot more than the RX-8. The RX-8 value is horrible because of the engine reliability. Besides alot more tuner type of companies will flock to Honda because well... its HONDA. You can still make money off of the S2000 because its a solid car and had decent sales, most people dont even know what a rotary is or how to take care of one. The RX family also belongs to a certain niche of consumers inside a niche company (Mazda). All of which makes it even harder to net any profit because there is a substantial drop in consumers compared to other car companies.

 

While I'm not overly familiar with the Honda aftermarket, I'm willing to bet that hondata released equipment for the s2000 based off of previous technology they made for other hondas. That being said, COBB did the same thing in regards to the RX8.

While I don't know the specifics, I do recall hearing that COBB spent very very serious money on the R&D of the accessPORT. The only reason the investment paid off is due to the ability to utilize that technology across multiple platforms.

I am not aware of any company that is developing tuning technology for the RX8 and I honestly don't expect anything new to come about in the near future that isn't somehow based off of COBB's technology or some existing platform. COBB first announced their development of the AP for the RX8 in 2004 and it didn't actually hit the shelves until late 2006, early 2007.

Considering all the variables I don't see anything new on the horizon. So in this case I'd buy one new since nothing at this point is guaranteed except that.