Just received the 3-28 AutoWeek today. It has an article about the 8:

"This is Hard-Core Meet the world's first three-rotor RX-8"

Acosta Motorsports Mazda RX-8
Powertrain: 400-hp :D, 350-lb-ft twin-turbocharged three-rotor: rwd, six-speed manual
Curb Weight: 3279 lbs (est.) 0 to 60 MPH: 3.0 seconds (est.) :p

They used a 20B with a custom built Garrett T78 turbo by Phoenix
Turbo

They haven't posted the article on their site yet. I'll add a link later.

 

uh, autoweek, meet the repost police:

https://www.rx8club.com/search.php?searchid=494162

:D

 

yea first post on this 10/21/03, Brutal repost :p, in fact it is so old I can't fault him for not finding it :D

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...sta+racing+rx8

 

the car is sick...seen it in person several times...acosta is right around the block from me

 

I though I just saw something in Autoweek about Mazda producing the 3rotor renesis? Yes I'm positive I saw it, and it wasn't Acostas frankinstein. I'll post the article if I find it again.

 

I thought they were claiming 900HP or something at high boost.

 

Yah that was Acosta, Big BS flag, cause they couldn't produce a dyno sheet, or track time, or anything for that matter. I spoke with someone who is friends with the father who owns Acosta, and they also work on rotories. He said the friggin thing wouldn't hook up so they couldn't run it, lots of problems from what I heard.

But anyway, I am absolutely sure that I saw an article in reference to Mazdas plans to build a three rotor renesis for their indy car. I'd like to get my hands on that engine.

 

Sounds cool post the link if you find it.

 

sort of- just not an indy car

 

btw - here's the real deal 3rotor RX-8 beast

 

Was that the car at Sevenstock with the monster size turbo?

 

yep!

 

Don't know if this has been posted before but this was what I was talking about. Mazda is putting the 3 rotor renesis engine into the Le Mans

http://rotarynews.com/node/view/564

 

Damm ....sorry for the repost ... didn't think a full page article in the 3-28-05 AutoWeek about this 20B 8 would be about an 8 built in '03. Are they a little behind? oh well it's still interesting.

Enjoy the Drive!