How much would this cost?!!

[Kill4A911]

yea i read the same article but i think its kinda silly to try and classify a rotory by reciprocating engine standards. the guy says that since its not a 2 stroke piston engine you have to count two of its combustion cycles as one oookkkayyy

[Kill4A911]

P.S. a V8 in an RX7? thats blasphemy! go with a 20B, or better yet find a 26B 4 rotor if it would fit

[Steel]

Even if you were not to count it as 1.3, you multiply by 1.8 not 2, making it a 2.3 engine.



But the fact of the matter is, the SAE as well as Mazda says its a 1.3 litre engine, so its 1.3. Deal with it.

On a different note, I heard somewhere that if the RX-8 is popular enough, mazda is gonna make a fourth gen RX-7 with a 1.4 turbo engine. Saweeeeeeeeeeeet.

[dayna240sx]

they had a pic of the 2006 rx-7 in this months popular mechanic's... it was kinda ugly I thought compared to 3rd gens. Here's a pic I found...

[Kill4A911]

i hate to say it but i miss the RX7 , if they could have just updated the chassis and used a side port rotory with a turbo it would kill

[D2daT2daM]

Originally posted by dayna240sx




dude, you know nothing about rotarys... you just read that off a magazine, and now act like you know more than everyone else.

im not acting liek i know everything about them , and i did read it from a mag, all im doing is restating it

[dayna240sx]

Originally posted by D2daT2daM
well everybody thinks its 1.3 litres, when its actually 2.6

Well to me, how you stated "everyone thinks..." is saying you know more than they do. "Perception is 95% of the truth".

[Steel]

Originally posted by Kill4A911
i hate to say it but i miss the RX7 , if they could have just updated the chassis and used a side port rotory with a turbo it would kill

They could of, but sales were shit so Ford pulled the plug.

[Jay!]

Originally posted by dayna240sx
Well to me, how you stated "everyone thinks..." is saying you know more than they do. "Perception is 95% of the truth".

Truth and fact rarely coincide.

[Kill4A911]

hope fully the RENESIS will prove to be durable then maby we'll get another turbocharged one (i hope), the torque could use some help
:bonghitte

[dayna240sx]

Originally posted by Kill4A911
hope fully the RENESIS will prove to be durable then maby we'll get another turbocharged one (i hope), the torque could use some help
:bonghitte

I cannot believe it. You guys read Dave Coleman's article about the rotary engine displacement arguement, then start talking about hope for a turbo....

It is not going to happen on the Renesis...

Face it, No Turbo(s).

Maybe a small supercharger

Concerning the torque issue. If you read on through Mr. Coleman's article he talks about his theory of a "16B" rotary.. outlining the fact that increased displacment will increase torque and horsepower.

That is far closer to what "may" happen with the "new" RX-7 on this "new" platform.

Bumping up the natural displacement is just as easy and changing a few numbers on few drawing of the engine.... To pressure charge this engine...properly.... Ports will need to be changed... (atleast alot more than if you just make the rotors wider) moved, reshaped etc.....

I think some people are under-estimating the Renesis by what they read about a pre-production bug-riddled design engineering model. Wait until they hit the streets. Change the exhaust, open up the intake system...
and 300 hp on tap...

then you have the nut that yanks out the engine, ports it (equivilant of changing cams in a piston engine). re-maps the intake valves to become active sooner, more reactive.... Re-maps the fuel map(s) etc etc

Sorry for the long post... But i can still go on and on,,,

[Kill4A911]

yes i did read the article, and it all sound well enough but i dont think id be satisfied with an NA rotory, 300hp and what a whopping 180 lb-ft? if all the roads where straight... but i guess i shouldnt bitch theirs always aftermarket turbos. and dont take this the wrong way i really do like the RX-8