Low (civic like) power when its hot outside... WTF?
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Low (civic like) power when its hot outside... WTF?
When its really hot outside 92-100 my car has very low power... Anybody experience anything like this?
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There have been a few who have posted similar problems. In fact there was one pretty lengthy thread on the subject. I don't remember the specifics, but the info is out there and the problem isn't unique. I guess thats good news then. Just do a search and it should pop right up near the top.
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i know a few people that have problems with heat in there rx's, i dont thank god, but they all went to the dealer and have all recieved the same answer, nothings wrong. . .
I think that b/c the rx8 runs very hot already, throw in 100 degree days, and i guess the car would run a bit sluggish.
i do not have any first hand knowledge but i have heard of the Cryo system for the car, where it uses liquid co2 and it gets run threw a metal ball in your air inake, and it cools down the incoming air
also it can be shot on the fuel line to cool the fuel going to the engine.
its sounds like a turbonator, but superstreet, and import tuner say it can get some good results.
I think that b/c the rx8 runs very hot already, throw in 100 degree days, and i guess the car would run a bit sluggish.
i do not have any first hand knowledge but i have heard of the Cryo system for the car, where it uses liquid co2 and it gets run threw a metal ball in your air inake, and it cools down the incoming air
also it can be shot on the fuel line to cool the fuel going to the engine.
its sounds like a turbonator, but superstreet, and import tuner say it can get some good results.
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it just has low power period!... its all across the board 500rpm to redline... if i let it idle when its really hot it will sometimes die... and the only mod I have is the Revi intake and I was hoping it would have fixed my problem...
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There are too many dealers that are just quite simply lazy and ignorant. There are FAR more of them than there are actually knowlegable ones which is why the ONLY reason to EVER go to a dealership (aside from buying the car) is for warranty work. The unfortunate side is that they almost always find an excuse not to do any work which makes them completely worthless. I'd be blunt and ask them to PROVE your intake is causing the problem. Legally they have to in order to deny a warranty claim. Make this point known and if you can find that in writing (someone here knows where it is), take it to them. They have to work on it.
I can tell you that they'll probably remove the intake and your problem will go away as they'll reset the ecu at the same time. They'll say that the intake was in fact the cause and they just proved it even though it was a reflash or reset that took care of it. Go home an install the intake again. It'll be fine. The intake is not causing any issues. It never has and never will. Something very similar happened to Brillo. Service techs are complete idiots. Tell them RG said so! I'd love to see a public rebuttal from one sometime!