Not sure if you're aware, the MAF screen is critical to the smooth running and idling of the rx8, it reduces turbulence over the MAF, without it your losing performance, you can get away with just one, ideally fitted in one of your silicone couplers
I saved it, just need to figure out how to get it mounted in there. It was between the MaF and the filter in the airbox. So I need to mount it in my alum pipe somehow
@@RADPotential on the aem intake there is an extra coupler that holds the screen(a cut in your straight section of tube and a straight silicone coupler may work if you fit the screen between the cut sections of tube, although that depends on diameters) ideally the screen needs to be close to the MAF so not sure if you can fit it to the plastic with an epoxy putty or similar
on the Racing Beat site they reckon each MAF screen =1 Bhp, I kept one screen and the idle seems fine. I've heard other people have no issues running no screens, whilst others report poor idle and stalling....
Thank you for another informative and entertaining video! If anyone else enjoys this channel, consider joining his Patrion group! You get a lot of value and answers to your specific build questions if needed. A great source of knowledge for anyone building a rotary powered vehicle.
Have you looked into oil cooler thermostats? They make ones that open sooner and Atkins makes one that is a plug and it's always open.I think they would do more than making some air ducks...
Love your channel. Thank you for putting a grommet on power wire. I just picked up a bad ass 04 rx8 with a greety turbo set up. 30k on car. Dude thought engine was toast. Psi was a little low but some atf bumped it up. Checked spark on it wanted to start. Fresh fuel and I had it running. I will post some videos when I get it sorted.
always a fan of having cold air from "outside" the engine come in ! I piped a 90 * elbow from my Fbs Radiator housing to the carb hat inlet for colder outside the engine ! yeah buddy
Great video, did your car struggle to start since moving the battery to the trunk? I am planning on doing the battery relocation and have come across few rx8 forum's and alot of them said you need to run the positive from battery straight to starter first? Then use a block and run the altetnator, eps seperate? Then they said to run a new negative from the engine block to the chassis? Is all that really necessary.....how did your setup work for you? Thanks
I hooked the battery up exactly to the factory location positive terminal. And then grounded it to the strut tower in the rear. Also grounded the factory location ground wire up front. No extra wires. Works great. As long as you buy a high quality relocation kit. With big thick wire. You will be fine
I recently installed a Mazdaspeed cold air intake I got off a junk yard rx8. It was running fine until it started to jerk during driving and ended up sounding like a chainsaw choking. My code reader says that cylinder 1 is misfiring, my air is too lean, and my MAP sensor circuit is low. I switched out my spark plugs which caused the misfiring in the first rotor but still not idling right. Also cleaned my MAF sensor and ordered a new MAP sensor. My question for you is what did you end up doing with your vacuum line for your intake? I'm considering in putting back my OEM intake in hopes that vacuum line fixes my issues with bad idling but I really don't want to. P.s. I don't believe I blew a seal cause I'm still having compression and the motor only has about 50,000 miles. So what did you do with your vacuum line, should I reinstall the vacuum pump for the air intake, and any other suggestions you can give me to fix this issue?
Status update: New spark plugs New ignition coils New MAP and MAF sensors No vacuum leaks with cold air now Still having idling issues but I am close to fixing it! So with all the new hardware added, some forms say that the ECU has to relearn how to function. I'm doing the process of turning the car on but not start, pump the brakes 20 times, then starting it, while the car is cold. But it seems to stall out still, and when I give it gas for a quick Second it still stalls. I am confused to how to continue resetting the ECU. Do I try to hold the RPMs and bring them down to idle? How long should I hold a specific RPM? How do I get the ECU to reprogram the fuel trims while not stalling out and having to touch the gas pedal?
@@animeotherstuff1189 did you find a solution for your problem? If you removed the stock airbox, did you cap off the vacuum inlet on the throttle body? (Usually has a vacuum line going from there to the airbox & vfad solenoid system).
@james owen I figured out the issue a while ago but yes, it is now resolved! I cap off all the vacuum lines like everyone told me but what I ended finding out is that the mesh that RAD Potential mentioned to me in his comment was loosely fitted and I guess the airflow shifted it out of position. After fixing that, my car started idling correctly again 👌🏼
I hope someone answers: I’m interested in where you got the radiator channeling. I don’t really know what it’s called. But if anyone can point me in the right direction that’d be greatly appreciated
Not sure if you're aware, the MAF screen is critical to the smooth running and idling of the rx8, it reduces turbulence over the MAF, without it your losing performance, you can get away with just one, ideally fitted in one of your silicone couplers
I saved it, just need to figure out how to get it mounted in there. It was between the MaF and the filter in the airbox. So I need to mount it in my alum pipe somehow
@@RADPotential on the aem intake there is an extra coupler that holds the screen(a cut in your straight section of tube and a straight silicone coupler may work if you fit the screen between the cut sections of tube, although that depends on diameters) ideally the screen needs to be close to the MAF so not sure if you can fit it to the plastic with an epoxy putty or similar
I have a CAI and yes i have this problem but cant find the screens that AEM makes
on the Racing Beat site they reckon each MAF screen =1 Bhp, I kept one screen and the idle seems fine. I've heard other people have no issues running no screens, whilst others report poor idle and stalling....
@@RADPotential I run no screen and my idle is fine, runs good at all rpm and no CEL.
Thank you for another informative and entertaining video!
If anyone else enjoys this channel, consider joining his Patrion group! You get a lot of value and answers to your specific build questions if needed. A great source of knowledge for anyone building a rotary powered vehicle.
Highly recommend using the R3 starter for the series one Rx8.
Hey what relocation kit did you use? Could you provide some info on the wires or any extra items that helped you with this?
Have you looked into oil cooler thermostats? They make ones that open sooner and Atkins makes one that is a plug and it's always open.I think they would do more than making some air ducks...
Love your channel. Thank you for putting a grommet on power wire. I just picked up a bad ass 04 rx8 with a greety turbo set up. 30k on car. Dude thought engine was toast. Psi was a little low but some atf bumped it up. Checked spark on it wanted to start. Fresh fuel and I had it running. I will post some videos when I get it sorted.
always a fan of having cold air from "outside" the engine come in ! I piped a 90 * elbow from my Fbs Radiator housing to the carb hat inlet for colder outside the engine ! yeah buddy
*colder temps outside*
Suprised you don’t got a isohn adapter installed to keep the rotary healthy/premixed
Awesome video, I love watching your content! Ive been wanting to do a relocation on my battery as well and wanted to know what kit you used?
Heh. I'm a member of the Facebook group listed on that undertray you don't like. :)
The panel is sweet, The large unnecessary logos are holes irk me haha
I thought lrb speed had the underpanel without the extra logos?!! That's lame if there's no options I want just clean metal I don't mind the lrb logo
Hi
Which air filter did you use, do you have the model number by any chance, I can see it’s a k&n. Was looking to do the same to mine.. thanks
How much wire did you end up using for the battery relocation?
I only cut a few inches off the kit. Nearly 14 feet
Hey brotha! Having a hard time understanding what the purge solenoid does (dealership wants to replace). Could use some help
Great video, did your car struggle to start since moving the battery to the trunk? I am planning on doing the battery relocation and have come across few rx8 forum's and alot of them said you need to run the positive from battery straight to starter first? Then use a block and run the altetnator, eps seperate? Then they said to run a new negative from the engine block to the chassis? Is all that really necessary.....how did your setup work for you? Thanks
I hooked the battery up exactly to the factory location positive terminal. And then grounded it to the strut tower in the rear. Also grounded the factory location ground wire up front. No extra wires. Works great. As long as you buy a high quality relocation kit. With big thick wire. You will be fine
@@RADPotential Top man! Thanks for the reply
You need to also run cable.. ground battery to the engine not just the body it’s needed for eps issues
ground cable *
how do you prevent water from going into the intake ?
That looks fantastic. Does it change the induction noise at all?
We will find out
Yes
I want the Fog Lights and mounting hardware for Ole Blue.
You got it
Fog lights are fantastic I uaee them as running lights.
I recently installed a Mazdaspeed cold air intake I got off a junk yard rx8. It was running fine until it started to jerk during driving and ended up sounding like a chainsaw choking. My code reader says that cylinder 1 is misfiring, my air is too lean, and my MAP sensor circuit is low. I switched out my spark plugs which caused the misfiring in the first rotor but still not idling right. Also cleaned my MAF sensor and ordered a new MAP sensor.
My question for you is what did you end up doing with your vacuum line for your intake? I'm considering in putting back my OEM intake in hopes that vacuum line fixes my issues with bad idling but I really don't want to. P.s. I don't believe I blew a seal cause I'm still having compression and the motor only has about 50,000 miles. So what did you do with your vacuum line, should I reinstall the vacuum pump for the air intake, and any other suggestions you can give me to fix this issue?
Did you install the screen that goes in front of the MAF sensor?
@@RADPotential yes sir, the screens are in-between the long portion of the tubes just before the MAF sensor 👍🏼
Status update:
New spark plugs
New ignition coils
New MAP and MAF sensors
No vacuum leaks with cold air now
Still having idling issues but I am close to fixing it! So with all the new hardware added, some forms say that the ECU has to relearn how to function. I'm doing the process of turning the car on but not start, pump the brakes 20 times, then starting it, while the car is cold. But it seems to stall out still, and when I give it gas for a quick Second it still stalls. I am confused to how to continue resetting the ECU. Do I try to hold the RPMs and bring them down to idle? How long should I hold a specific RPM? How do I get the ECU to reprogram the fuel trims while not stalling out and having to touch the gas pedal?
@@animeotherstuff1189 did you find a solution for your problem? If you removed the stock airbox, did you cap off the vacuum inlet on the throttle body? (Usually has a vacuum line going from there to the airbox & vfad solenoid system).
@james owen I figured out the issue a while ago but yes, it is now resolved! I cap off all the vacuum lines like everyone told me but what I ended finding out is that the mesh that RAD Potential mentioned to me in his comment was loosely fitted and I guess the airflow shifted it out of position. After fixing that, my car started idling correctly again 👌🏼
I hope someone answers:
I’m interested in where you got the radiator channeling.
I don’t really know what it’s called.
But if anyone can point me in the right direction that’d be greatly appreciated
I made all of it myself
Clever, just lost 10 horsepower with the CAI and you have take the front off the car to service the air cleaner 🤙
Do you will do sohn adapter?
I did I really like it!
@@jo-qp7mz 2 stroke oil or clean non-synthetic engine oil?
Off the shelf intakes for the rx8 are so ugly. Good job. Made my own too and looks way better than that aem junk
Too many couplers. It's just not the look for me haha
Stock air box with a k and n in box.
@@jo-qp7mz k&n is garbage. Get that dirt attracting oily mess outta here.