Mazda RX8 performance bolt-on from GReddy

Autoblog’s SEMA embedded journalist, Eric Bryant, just can’t resist a good engine display. Here’s one from GReddy Performance Products that should answer the biggest criticism of Mazda’s nifty RX8 – not enough power and torque. This Turbo kit for the RX8 rotary increases horsepower by more than 29 percent, to 261 hp, and bumps the torque figure from a limp-wristed 125 ft/lbs to a beefier 176 ft/lbs, while flattening the power curve to give more mid-range grunt. Like the sign says: “Add boost, torque and thrills!” It’s all good, and you can install the kit in a day (or so). More after the break.

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Autoblog’s SEMA embedded journalist, Eric Bryant, just can’t resist a good engine display. Here’s one from
GReddy Performance Products that should answer the biggest criticism of Mazda’s
nifty RX8 – not enough power and torque.

This Turbo kit for the RX8 rotary increases horsepower by more than 29 percent, to 261 hp, and bumps the torque figure
from a limp-wristed 125 ft/lbs to a beefier 176 ft/lbs, while flattening the power curve to give more mid-range grunt.
Like the sign says: “Add boost, torque and thrills!”

It’s all good, and you can install the kit in a day (or so). More after the break.

Here?s what you get when you open the box:

  • GReddy/Mitsubishi T618Z turbo
  • front mount intercooler
  • pre-programmed ?e-manage? system, with pressure sensor, adapters and plug-in harness
  • cast-iron manifold and downpipe adapter
  • aluminum piping
  • Airinx air intake
  • a whole lot of hoses, hardware and brackets.

Get all the details from GReddy Performance, on the web at www.greddy.com