Lock & Load
08-12-2003, 10:59 PM
Reading September's issue of Motor Magazine there is an article called Renovation Renesis.
Here it is:
Rumors about a supercharged Renesis rotary engine for a performance special RX-8 can be confirmed as truth. Hungry for more torque from it's high-spinning rotary, Mazda is tweaking the engine using a small Eaton supercharger, tucked tightly on the engine's right side and an air-to-air intercooler bridging over the top, to boost power by 30kW (to nearly 210kW) and torque by a massive 120Nm (to around 330Nm).
There's no doubt the RX-8 could use more bottom-end urge. More damaging to Mazda's egos in Hiroshima is the blunt fact that Nissan's 350Z compehensively blows away the RX-8 over 400m.
Hopefully this supercharger will be available as an aftermarket part for our RX-8's. An extra 30kW and 120Nm would certainly put an everlasting smile on my face.
Here it is:
Rumors about a supercharged Renesis rotary engine for a performance special RX-8 can be confirmed as truth. Hungry for more torque from it's high-spinning rotary, Mazda is tweaking the engine using a small Eaton supercharger, tucked tightly on the engine's right side and an air-to-air intercooler bridging over the top, to boost power by 30kW (to nearly 210kW) and torque by a massive 120Nm (to around 330Nm).
There's no doubt the RX-8 could use more bottom-end urge. More damaging to Mazda's egos in Hiroshima is the blunt fact that Nissan's 350Z compehensively blows away the RX-8 over 400m.
Hopefully this supercharger will be available as an aftermarket part for our RX-8's. An extra 30kW and 120Nm would certainly put an everlasting smile on my face.