A morning at RE Amemiya
10-31-2009, 03:50 AM
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A morning at RE Amemiya and a Morning at the Mazda Museum
I had the pleasure yesterday of spending the morning at RE Amemiya in Tomisato City, Chiba. As most Mazda rotary enthusiests will know, RE Amemiya is one of the most highly respected rotary tuning and performance shops in the world. There is not a lot that they haven't achieved in Japan over the past 30 odd years. Although it was an impromptu visit, the General Director, Hidehiko Hori, welcomed me with open arms and showed a keen interest in my current automotive projects. Even though I don't speak a word of Japanese, we were able to communicate well enough to "chat" for a couple of hours. Anyway, enough of this banter....here's a bit of a picture summary of the visit. If any of you get the chance to travel to Japan, I highly recommend taking the time to visit RE Amemiya as there passion and enthusiasm for the rotary engine is second to none.
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Danny
There display room.....
20B PP Display
Hidehiko and myself...he has been with Mr Amemiya for over 30 years! Would you believe he is 50!? :shock:
Now a quick look at a few cars at the workshop.....
Red FD with 20B turbo on sale for JPY 7,000,000 and has around 700ps :twisted:
A customers widebody JC Cosmo circuit racer...no idea of hp...20B turbo
There own D1 Drift Car....FD 13B Turbo with 650ps
This is the engine in a blue FC3S that was built by Hidehiko some 20 years ago....approx 400ps
Hidehiko even dropped me back at the train station is their auto RX-8 turbo with 230ps at 0.4 bar....he certainly enjoyed giving it a rev!
Cheers,
Danny
There display room.....
20B PP Display
Hidehiko and myself...he has been with Mr Amemiya for over 30 years! Would you believe he is 50!? :shock:
Now a quick look at a few cars at the workshop.....
Red FD with 20B turbo on sale for JPY 7,000,000 and has around 700ps :twisted:
A customers widebody JC Cosmo circuit racer...no idea of hp...20B turbo
There own D1 Drift Car....FD 13B Turbo with 650ps
This is the engine in a blue FC3S that was built by Hidehiko some 20 years ago....approx 400ps
Hidehiko even dropped me back at the train station is their auto RX-8 turbo with 230ps at 0.4 bar....he certainly enjoyed giving it a rev!
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10-31-2009, 05:26 PM
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wow, that must have been a fun trip!
thanks for sharing the pics.
thanks for sharing the pics.
Good stuff Danny!
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Here's a few piccies from our visit to Mazda HQ and the Mazda Museum. I won't post all the photos as I don't want to spoil it for those who are planning/hoping to get there.
Cheers,
Danny
Mazda HQ Building
In the foyer....
The tour bus....
Entry to the Museum....
The Museum....
An engine I will be getting very familiar with in the not too distant future... :mrgreen:
Cheers,
Danny
Mazda HQ Building
In the foyer....
The tour bus....
Entry to the Museum....
The Museum....
An engine I will be getting very familiar with in the not too distant future... :mrgreen:
11-02-2009, 06:05 PM
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Museum looks amazing!
Did Mazda sell them here in Aus? Can't say l've seen one.. Stock 20B would be nice though!
EDIT: Well, l found out we have some on carsales.com.au, not sure about the price tag though, some are going for +$20 grand.
EDIT: Well, l found out we have some on carsales.com.au, not sure about the price tag though, some are going for +$20 grand.
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11-02-2009, 06:12 PM
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11-02-2009, 06:21 PM
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Sorry for the threadjack, but did you encounter any sort of language barrier while in Japan?
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They are pretty rare here but I love them because of that and a big luxury rotary is such an unusual idea. I think it was mazda's version of an M5 BMW.
An old member that still pops up here Dave(DMRH) has an awesome one with 500+Hp..
An old member that still pops up here Dave(DMRH) has an awesome one with 500+Hp..
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11-03-2009, 12:39 AM
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Info from wiki:
The Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE is a 2003 bi-fuel version of the RX-8 sports car, in which the twin-rotor Wankel engine is configured to run on either hydrogen or gasoline. This is the fifth Mazda vehicle to be fitted with a hydrogen Wankel engine. The hydrogen tank, with a capacity of 110 liters at 350 bar stores up to 2.4 kilograms of hydrogen and is fitted in addition to the 61 liter gasoline tank. In 2005, Mazda got street approval for this vehicle. The following year, the first vehicles were leased to customers (Idemitsu and Iwatani). In November 2007, Mazda announced the delivery of 30 RX-8 HRE to the Norwegian hydrogen project Hynor[1].
EDIT: I just noticed, is that a turbo on that motor?
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