OK... RX8 throttle body!?!?
04-03-2011, 05:05 PM
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OK... RX8 throttle body!?!?
IDK if this is the right area to post this but i know ill get some feedback so here it is....
I met a tC owner and he told me that he knew someone who swapped his tC throttle body with an RX8 throttle body with very minor to no conversions.
soooooooo what do yall think about that?
sounds kind of ehh to me but idk
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I met a tC owner and he told me that he knew someone who swapped his tC throttle body with an RX8 throttle body with very minor to no conversions.
soooooooo what do yall think about that?
sounds kind of ehh to me but idk _______
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04-03-2011, 07:41 PM
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Yeah man the Thread right under this one Jimmy is talking about it lol. I would like to know more info myself. I would really like to see a DIY if i get enough info from Jimmy and its possible for me to do it without messing anything up im going to try this and i think ill make a DIY for everyone.
04-03-2011, 11:54 PM
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04-04-2011, 12:12 AM
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Idk Mann I hear and was like whaaaaaaaaaat noo wayy but was thinking about it n seems possible but wouldn't wanna spend the money n FAIL or it mess my engine up its just one of those things u know but a clear DIY with possitives and or negatives would be awesome I think would be worth doing fir that extra gain a kno... But ima look deeper into this for sure
04-04-2011, 09:16 PM
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I'll put it this way, you can do it. You can use a larger throttle body but unless you have a decent intake, tuning, and/or an aftermarket intake manifold, you won't really notice or gain much of anything. You will get better results with a ported throttle body, but the RX8 is just too big for a car with bolt ons. The few who believe in this will argue it. Also, you can find a good amount of info on it if you search, just like I said earlier.
04-04-2011, 11:06 PM
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I'll put it this way, you can do it. You can use a larger throttle body but unless you have a decent intake, tuning, and/or an aftermarket intake manifold, you won't really notice or gain much of anything. You will get better results with a ported throttle body, but the RX8 is just too big for a car with bolt ons. The few who believe in this will argue it. Also, you can find a good amount of info on it if you search, just like I said earlier.
04-05-2011, 12:22 AM
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You can put an intercooler on, but it won't do anything but make your intake piping so long that your car will loose power from trying to breathe. Heck I don't think any of the boosted tC's are even running an RX-8 throttle body, that should tell you something.
04-06-2011, 01:42 AM
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I just bought my RX8 TB and will be doing the swap- i will kepp you all informed and do a DIY (kind of) of the progress stay tuned!
So far i have the adapter with a meth/NOS port hole for future use. RX8 TB, and my world racing IM OTW. Just need to bolt it all up and head out to Secret Service tuning over here in houston to have her tuned. Oh yeah im going for a record (slow process cause of my funding) output on a TRD SC.
So far i have the adapter with a meth/NOS port hole for future use. RX8 TB, and my world racing IM OTW. Just need to bolt it all up and head out to Secret Service tuning over here in houston to have her tuned. Oh yeah im going for a record (slow process cause of my funding) output on a TRD SC.