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Rotorhead John
10-18-2008, 02:25 AM
I made a DIY a while back and posted it up on the 8club and it quickly became a very popular mod so I'm going to post up the same DIY here for those of you that haven't seen it. The original thread that I created is here: http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=130332

Now, people are buying the Racing Beat REVi Intake for an astonishing $336 dollars! You can create your own high flow air intake box with just a simple tool: A Philips screwdriver. Now, there's a lot more discussion on the Air Intake Box itself in this thread: http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=129827

How to remove the airbox you ask? GO HERE (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=144789)
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=144789

EDIT: REMEMBER TO RESET YOUR ECU! Some people claim that the idle somehow dropped or is rough. It will go away after about a hundred miles because the ECU needs to adjust to it. If you don't want to drive around like that for a hundred miles, do the ECU reset. This is recommended if you remove both the screens (what most people do).
Resetting procedure can be found HERE (http://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php?p=349432&postcount=3)
http://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php?p=349432&postcount=3

Tools:
A Phillips Screw Driver
http://rotarycarclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2905&stc=1&d=1224314775


Well, the first step is to pull up the airbox (does not have to be detached from all the intake hoses, clamps, and wires).
http://rotarycarclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2906&stc=1&d=1224314775


Then you open it, if you look towards the end of the air intake box, you'll notice two flaps. They look like this:
http://rotarycarclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2907&stc=1&d=1224314775

You'll notice 2 screws holding in 2 walls:
http://rotarycarclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2908&stc=1&d=1224314775
http://rotarycarclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2909&stc=1&d=1224314775

Rotorhead John
10-18-2008, 02:27 AM
You then take out the screw.
http://rotarycarclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2910&stc=1&d=1224315016
http://rotarycarclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2911&stc=1&d=1224315016


Pull on the wall.
http://rotarycarclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2912&stc=1&d=1224315016
http://rotarycarclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2913&stc=1&d=1224315016


And then you get this.
http://rotarycarclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2914&stc=1&d=1224315016


Now, all you have to do is repeat the steps on the other side, close up the box, stuff it back into your car, and done :)

Happy modding!