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Old 04-08-2007, 12:59 AM
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ChrisRX8PR talked about it some when I was over at his shop.

I remember Swift21 saying it can handle twice the stock horsepower.
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700HP. lol.

It is a fine looking car, but whoever owns it went a lil too gungho with the whole widebody kit. A fine car, but honestly, not one i'd pay near the money to own.
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Originally Posted by paulmasoner
BUT as far as this thread and the FS thread for this vehicle goes, we dont know whats been done in the engine bay since purchase of said blown motor
replaced with another 2 rotor engine. So it still can't make 700 hp.




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I remember Swift21 saying it can handle twice the stock horsepower.
I think that was an estimated guess. It blew up on the dyno - I wonder if they got at least one run out of it. I'd bet somewhere around 280-330 like everyone else gets.
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just like the topic says, very sick looking 8!
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lucky purchase
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Originally Posted by mysql101
I think that was an estimated guess. It blew up on the dyno - I wonder if they got at least one run out of it. I'd bet somewhere around 280-330 like everyone else gets.
ok 700 is probably not true, but just from looking at that pic, it's a 13b-REW with a garret turbo with a external waste gate, and the turbo doesn't look that small, i think it might of pulled so more power than low 300s with that set up.
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With that cute little snail it's not getting anywhere near those numbers.
Get a clue, those HKS T04Z's are bad *** ... 600 at the wheels has been done quite a few times with them on a REW. This car looks like a RENESIS, at least the upper intake does, so I doubt he's running high boost at all. Still that setup looks super clean, nicely done and certainly not deserving of any downtalk from people without a clue.
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It is a Renesis with a custom intake manifold, running 7 lbs of boost when it was sold.


I have been in an 8 with over 300 at the wheels and can't imagine how much faster it would drive having over 450.

A person would be shifting very fast and probably wouldn't be using 1st gear much.
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I thought the the guy who bought the 8 is on this forum, his username is 904tuner. Maybe he can give us a little more specs about the car, and some real HP #'s.. Also, post some more pictures of the engine compartment, as well the relocation of the battery.
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Originally Posted by BOOSTD 7
Get a clue, those HKS T04Z's are bad *** ... 600 at the wheels has been done quite a few times with them on a REW. This car looks like a RENESIS, at least the upper intake does, so I doubt he's running high boost at all. Still that setup looks super clean, nicely done and certainly not deserving of any downtalk from people without a clue.
I know exactly what that turbo is and what it's capable of. 700whp in a Renesis is one of those things it's not capable of, well, at least not any time soon. I will admit though that first shot of the engine bay is deceptive and it sure didn't look like a T04Z to me which is why I made that comment. So great, it's got a bigger turbo than it looked like it did, what good does it do? It looks nice when you open the hood at the car show... It may look pretty but it's all for show, sorry I'm not impressed.

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Not really my style whether it has 700HP or 70HP.
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if it is 700hp.....its probably tested on Mars or something..........
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Originally Posted by Ike
I know exactly what that turbo is and what it's capable of. 700whp in a Renesis is one of those things it's not capable of, well, at least not any time soon. I will admit though that first shot of the engine bay is deceptive and it sure didn't look like a T04Z to me which is why I made that comment. So great, it's got a bigger turbo than it looked like it did, what good does it do? It looks nice when you open the hood at the car show... It may look pretty but it's all for show, sorry I'm not impressed.
So what is it Chief, is it the turbo or the motor that's not capable of 700hp ... please, educate me.

Oh wait, maybe it's just that you're grasping at straws.
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^^ HEHHE Pretty funny..
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you guys sure it's a renisis? i remember reading about it when the original owner was trying to sell it and i could of sworen that it had a 13b-REW in it. but... hmmmmm i just looked at a pic of my greddy-turbo/renisis, maybe i am wrong, maybe it is a renisis. well either way that's not a small turbo and it's capable of putting out some power... too bad a renisis wouldn't get that turbo's full potential.
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Originally Posted by paulmasoner
everyone with questions about the power this cars makes...

go back and read the FS thread that was linked, the car HAD a custom turbo renesis 13b according to the original seller. which makes it UBER-unlikely that it had 700 ponies anywhere

BUT as far as this thread and the FS thread for this vehicle goes, we dont know whats been done in the engine bay since purchase of said blown motor

sooo, all the comments about the power this thing cant be making cause the pixies arent of a 20B, or the snail is too tiny, and all are invalid arguments, as those pics are of the turbo renesis that got blown before sale.... but if someone knows something about its status now, i'm sure there are choke more people that would like to hear
pauls onto it here.
that is the car from the for sale section
the owner admitted selling it with a blown motor

the new owner is clearly a liar - saying he bought a 700hp RX8.

Boosted 7. The engine maybe capable of 700hp (i have yet to see anyone do it though). The Turbo maybe capable of 700hp as well (i havent bothered looking up the specs on the max power rating of that turbo)... but noneheless common sense points this to being total horse sh*t. Anyone claiming to have a 700hp Renesis RX8 - would have a dyno sheet (otherwise how would they even know its power).

when all signs point to bull sh*t.. then its probably bull sh*t.

the owner is more than welcome to put the car on a dyno and prove us all wrong. i'll be willing to bet that that will never happen.

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Originally Posted by BOOSTD 7
So what is it Chief, is it the turbo or the motor that's not capable of 700hp ... please, educate me.

Oh wait, maybe it's just that you're grasping at straws.
you seem to be posting on here more lately
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I've seen some **** from rotaries most of you guys would call bullshit on, but it's real. **** man, there are guys up in NY making well over 800 at the wheels on a GT45 and streetport REW's. Capable ... how about imaginable. See what I've seen, and a lot more possible in your mind.
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Originally Posted by N rider89
you seem to be posting on here more lately
I work 3 jobs, but am trying to post more everywhere lately. I'm touched that you noticed, wipe away that tear.

** edit ** Oh, and my next car IS going to be a boosted 8. Might have to change the username
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thats tight for 20k
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Originally Posted by BOOSTD 7
I work 3 jobs, but am trying to post more everywhere lately. I'm touched that you noticed, wipe away that tear.

** edit ** Oh, and my next car IS going to be a boosted 8. Might have to change the username
nice another Rx-8 member. i guess i dont need to tell you to search now do i?
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ask him for info, he bought the car:

https://www.rx8club.com/members/904tuner-32066/
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nice another Rx-8 member. i guess i dont need to tell you to search now do i?
Haha, I like you *big nuggie*
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Originally Posted by N rider89
ask him for info, he bought the car:

https://www.rx8club.com/members/904tuner-32066/
Thanks, but I plan on creating something new ... no re-creating.
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Originally Posted by BOOSTD 7
So what is it Chief, is it the turbo or the motor that's not capable of 700hp ... please, educate me.

Oh wait, maybe it's just that you're grasping at straws.
Why it's both my Grand Poobah. That turbo is going to reach max efficiency before it hits 700whp even if the Renesis could handle that kind of boost. Then there's the problem that tuners and rotary shops are having a hard enough time hitting half that horsepower with modded Renesis engines. Those straws you thought you saw were just the pink stuff from the bottom of my easter basket


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