I might get creamed for this, but please be gentle. :D

I'm pretty determined to buy the 8 next summer. I test-drove the 8 this summer just to have some fun while test driving cars with a buddy of mine who was actually looking for a new car.... and I was hooked.

Anyway, I love the car, I think the power is fine. But of course, who wouldn't want more power?

My question is, do you have to be a rotorhead to be able to have a supercharger in your 8? I don't know that much about the inner workings of a car... what I do know about the rotary engine is from reading this forum for the past several months and surfing the web and reading/watching all the illustrations and animations of the rotary.

I would most likely just have the supercharger installed by a professional, but do i have to fiddle around in there to maintain it? Can it just be installed and then forgotten? I don't think I should be touching things I don't understand. Maybe I already answered my own question?

 

THis must have been a really dumb question...

 

Well first off there isn't a single supercharger kit currently available for the RX-8 yet. They are all still in the developmental stages.

There is nothing wrong with wanting more power. A properly desinged supercharger kit will be an install it and forget it type of product. As with anything, it is negligence and not boost that kills a car. If you maintain you vehicle and don't always drive it like you stole it, it should still remain reliable.

You just need to give it a little more time. There are others working out the bugs so you can have a reliable kit but yes it will be an option one day.

 

Excellent. Thanks for the answer!