Talking to a local tuner, it seems someone has already taken the turbo plunge. I found out a fair bit about the job, but I'll do the polite thing and see if I can contact the owner before I blab any details.

 

Waiting with baited breath for some numbers.

 

MAD!!!! Try get us some pix and more details

 

KEV
We have ways to make you talk , dont keep us in suspense for too long.

 

Well, I suppose if I just say things like Wolf 3D, custom ceramic turbo, rebuilt - not a bolt on job and over $20K ... the reaper probably won't find me.

The vitals - I think he said about "double" stock.

I would like to track down the owner and see the car myself . Find out the satifaction level ... but it wouldn't surprise me if its a sleeper and owned by someone that would prefer to remain private.

The tuner? Alex at Redline in Brookvale (sydney area). He seems to know a lot about rotary engines and has worked on them for 32 years.

http://www.redlinerotary.com (the site doesn't tell you much at all and nothing about 8's)

 

LOL @ the concept of the 8 being a sleeper... it looks like it's doing 120km/h when parked in the garage

Seriously though, would be interesting to see how this job stacked up against the mythical MazdaSpeed 8 that is being talked about.

 

Simon from ProMaz in Melbourne has also got himself a black RX8 and work on its development has already begun.

He said that if he simply could fit a turbo in there it would have been on weeks ago... keep an eye out for a kit once he has it done.