So I got the car last week and I'm planning to do couple things this and next week. I want to do seafoam cleaning and I do have couple questions regarding that , I did research but I never found answers for these. How many miles do I have to make after seafoam in order to change my oil?? I would like to change my oil ASAP so I want to know how soon can I do that after I do the seafoam. I also want to change spark plugs and I think i'll do that same day I'll do the oil. And the last thing is a Air Intake , Im thinkin about Weapon-R Dragon ram intake ($150). Do you guys have any advices? Is it ok to do oil , plugs and intake all the same day? Im asking because I've noticed that RX8 is a special car so I just want to make sure Also anyone running that Weapon-R intake?

Thanks

 

best to stay with OEM with hi flow filter or AEM CAI. i have heard around that short ram intakes decrease your HP

 

It's best if you read this... Congratulations, you got an 8 thread.

 

You can do oil, plugs and air filter at the same time. If you seafoam (are you sure you need to?), do that before you change plugs.

Aftermarket intakes generally don't do anything except change the sound. IMHO, since there's no gain (and possibly a loss) it's best to stick with OEM filters.

By all means do the necessary maintenance, but don't overthink it. Welcome, and enjoy your car.

Ken

 

About the seafoam , i dont know I wanted to clean carbon out of the engine , I just want to take best care of that engine , the car runs good so I dont know if I necessarily need seafoam I just wanted to do it as a maintenance. Does it more harm then good? Please elaborate. Also the Intake.... I was going more for a cool sound than HP gain because that almost 240HP is enough for me , but if does bring engine down then I wouldn't do it, how about AEM CAI? Also I will read Congratulations, you got an 8

 

Most people would say skip the seafoam. Just make sure you redline the engine a couple times a day, and that should clear the carbon out and keep it from building up.
As for your intake... First off, the engine hp is rated 232 at the "crank" for the Highpower engine (manual 6 speed). At the wheels, your looking at around 170-190whp. Stick with OEM intake. For sound, go AEM or Mazdaspeed

 

Ok then , ill skip the seafoam and then do plugs and oil tmrw , ill do more research about intakes as well