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plain ole wanker 05-17-2012 04:26 PM

Is this considered amphibious RX8 supercar?
 
http://www.gizmag.com/sea-lion-amphi...0-4&utm_medium

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=TtHH0mkh-I0

Mr. Witt indicates that the water speed is limited to by the Sea Lion's power, and recommends improvements. "The engine should be upgraded to a Renesis RX-8 unit," he suggests. The car is currently powered by a Mazda 13B Rotary engine.

fyrious<> 05-17-2012 05:15 PM

cool beans. but i'm guess its limited to fresh water. sea water would be horrible on the paint, body, metal, etc. i guess you'd wash it really well afterwards.

jasonrxeight 05-17-2012 09:28 PM


Originally Posted by fyrious<> (Post 4266088)
cool beans. but i'm guess its limited to fresh water. sea water would be horrible on the paint, body, metal, etc. i guess you'd wash it really well afterwards.

cept its made of stainless steel.

monchie 05-17-2012 10:55 PM

Interesting...

alnielsen 05-18-2012 04:55 AM

Given the proper alloy of aluminum and stainless, it should hold up. There are boats with hulls that are made of aluminum. There was one in the slip next to mine when I had a boat.

8 Maniac 05-18-2012 06:06 AM

Well, that's pretty awesome! +1 for pulling off a fairly original and fun idea.


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