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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 01:19 PM
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ive been looking around for a air intake for the the rx 8 whats the best kind to get with the best air flow and actually feel a little bit of a diffrence?
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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I have the Racing Beat REVi and ram air. I love it!
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 10:08 PM
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AEM unit looks like the way to go...
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 1Revvin7' post='813805' date='Apr 13 2006, 08:08 PM

AEM unit looks like the way to go...


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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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RB or AEM. IMO the RB is tuned bettor.
Old May 7, 2006 | 07:56 PM
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HKS has one of the highest power gains and it sounds really nice. Also, the way it is designed it does well in the rain. Many intakes such as the AEM tend to get clogged up with water from rain.



But the Umnitza intake sounds much better and it brings you 8whp, which isn't much lower than the others.



WATCH THE VIDEO
Old Jun 5, 2006 | 07:07 AM
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RB intake is probably the best, but all big names are going to be decient.
Old Jun 5, 2006 | 07:18 AM
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the one in the video does look really good, and yeah it sounds cool, but neither of those things really matter. You want something that widens the powerband on top of maybe adding a few hp up top. Area under the curve is more important than a few peak numbers. Someone find dyno charts for some different intakes and compare.
Old Jun 5, 2006 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by blue_mazdaspeed_rx8' post='817869' date='May 7 2006, 08:56 PM

HKS has one of the highest power gains and it sounds really nice. Also, the way it is designed it does well in the rain. Many intakes such as the AEM tend to get clogged up with water from rain.



But the Umnitza intake sounds much better and it brings you 8whp, which isn't much lower than the others.



WATCH THE VIDEO
It frees up HP, not add's. And WHP? are you sure is isnt FWHP?



O and personally, i like the REVi Ram air intake.
Old Jun 5, 2006 | 10:02 AM
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don't waste your money on an intake for the 8. an ecu will give you the best gains, next to forced induction.



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