Turbo on RX-8

[mazdamaniac]

Air = Power.
That is pretty much all there is to it.
Folks will go on about "lag" (which it usually isn't) and "boost" (which is a symptom, not an effect) and sometimes "flow" will be mentioned in the same breath as "restriction" or "loss", which isn't strictly possible.
You move air mass through an engine. It makes power. That is all there is to it.
You need to select the proper device for the job and then give it a place to live and breathe.
The problem is, superstition, tradition and secrecy abound in all levels of this hobby/industry - mostly fostered by a fear of being wrong or being "found out". Often, its just plain sloth.

For the most part, if someone claims to "know the secret" but won't talk about it, its because they don't "know the secret". Mainly, because there isn't one.

I tend to go the other way. When I've figured something out, I lay it all out there. I've got nothing to protect. Those that already know how to do this stuff already know what I know.
Those that don't, won't learn a damn thing to save their life, so who cares what they see.

The only good reason to hold your cards close is to protect your mental health.
I keep most of my "tuning secrets" to myself just because I don't want to answer the million questions from people that are striving to misapply my data. If you know this stuff, there is nothing I can say to improve your hand.