Renesis + Lotus Elise/Exige = HEAVEN?
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I remember seeing 125kg for the Renesis engine (not sure about its accuracy though). What does the Toyota engine actually weigh?
2 advantages the Renesis would have over the Toyota engine is its flatter torque curve and its lower center of gravity and without a pinion it would probably have slightly less drivetrain loss than what it has now.
And again, it would be nice to have a Miata with a Renesis engine. But this has been discussed before many times.
2 advantages the Renesis would have over the Toyota engine is its flatter torque curve and its lower center of gravity and without a pinion it would probably have slightly less drivetrain loss than what it has now.
And again, it would be nice to have a Miata with a Renesis engine. But this has been discussed before many times.
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I think if Mazda could have fixed the aluminum/cast iron thing 100% they would have. So many
people are used to running out, starting their engine and being halfway down the street before any warming has occured. I think it's a miracle Mazda engineers were able to make this thing work at all. There is such a large surface area those side seals sweep on the side housing, I've always assumed that was why break in is so important. And I have been facinated about the stories of cars going 200,000 miles on original engine thinking, "why was this car so long lived"?
Is it just a sweet original build? An exactly proper break in? Perfect maintainence ? Perfect warm up and cool down? or a combination of all these things. Those cast iron housings are sure heavy.
people are used to running out, starting their engine and being halfway down the street before any warming has occured. I think it's a miracle Mazda engineers were able to make this thing work at all. There is such a large surface area those side seals sweep on the side housing, I've always assumed that was why break in is so important. And I have been facinated about the stories of cars going 200,000 miles on original engine thinking, "why was this car so long lived"?
Is it just a sweet original build? An exactly proper break in? Perfect maintainence ? Perfect warm up and cool down? or a combination of all these things. Those cast iron housings are sure heavy.
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