Piston rx8
09-22-2009, 11:31 PM
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haha the thread title is blasphemous..
but in all seriousness, i've had passing thoughts of doing a mivec turbo swap from an evo IX. i wonder how that would work out.. haha
but in all seriousness, i've had passing thoughts of doing a mivec turbo swap from an evo IX. i wonder how that would work out.. haha
09-22-2009, 11:32 PM
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If this car would have came with 4 cylinders I would have never bought it. Even if it had a turbo.
If this car would have came with 4 cylinders I would have never bought it. Even if it had a turbo.
09-22-2009, 11:38 PM
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I'm just saying theres not a **** ton of stuff you can do to it performance wise....like cai, exhaust, midpipe, headers, underdrive pulley, clutch, cobb accessport, port and polish, tune, then turbocharging...theres probably some little stuff i forgot but im just saying theres really not alot
09-22-2009, 11:40 PM
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Exactly, I bought the eight because of the rotary and the look. It's a win win. It it had pistons, it would lose half of its draw and just be another regular sports car. I love the 8 because it is different and because the difference is advanced technology.
09-22-2009, 11:41 PM
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I'm just saying theres not a **** ton of stuff you can do to it performance wise....like cai, exhaust, midpipe, headers, underdrive pulley, clutch, cobb accessport, port and polish, tune, then turbocharging...theres probably some little stuff i forgot but im just saying theres really not alot
09-23-2009, 08:03 AM
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You know, now that you mention this, ever since I bought my car I have always thought my back doors were a little depressed, but this really opens my eyes to how serious the situation is...
09-23-2009, 08:35 AM
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If the Rx8 did have a 4 cylinder turbo, I don't think it would be standard model. It would probably be a Mazdaspeed version.
You should have asked, "What if the Rx8 came standard with a turbo on the 6 ports except with a 5 speed manual and the high power version was an NA 3 rotor Renesis with a 6 speed manual?"
You should have asked, "What if the Rx8 came standard with a turbo on the 6 ports except with a 5 speed manual and the high power version was an NA 3 rotor Renesis with a 6 speed manual?"
09-23-2009, 11:45 AM
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If the Rx8 did have a 4 cylinder turbo, I don't think it would be standard model. It would probably be a Mazdaspeed version.
You should have asked, "What if the Rx8 came standard with a turbo on the 6 ports except with a 5 speed manual and the high power version was an NA 3 rotor Renesis with a 6 speed manual?"
You should have asked, "What if the Rx8 came standard with a turbo on the 6 ports except with a 5 speed manual and the high power version was an NA 3 rotor Renesis with a 6 speed manual?"
09-23-2009, 12:24 PM
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I dont think adding a turbo to a Renesis engine transforms it into a RE block... IIRC the RE engines had the ports in different locations and teh rotors were shaped differently.
09-24-2009, 11:46 PM
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hm it would kill a long tradition. Mazda makes the only rotary production car in the world...You just expect them to stop? In the future I dont want a rotary as my daily driver...once I decide I want to get rid of my 8 I would like a daily beater and a 93' rx7 for the weekends. Definitely would always like to have a rotary in my garage...it secured its place in my heart =)
09-25-2009, 12:32 AM
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I asked the same question back when I had a CX7. The CX7 is a detuned Mazdaspeed 6 where the turbo spooled up faster just not as much peak power as the 6. It did a fine job moving the 2 ton SUV about. A bit thirsty for a turbo 4.
They 2.3 can make a reliable 325 HP without doing a lot to it. Its not much heavier then the rotary. If I had to install a piston engine I supposes that the way I would go but it does seem to spoil the package.
They 2.3 can make a reliable 325 HP without doing a lot to it. Its not much heavier then the rotary. If I had to install a piston engine I supposes that the way I would go but it does seem to spoil the package.
09-25-2009, 01:45 AM
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^^agree, if they put a piston engine in the 8 it would be so heavy and it would loose that flexibility it has to take corners and so on. only plus is +HP/Torque... I think they should put 20b's in the 8 standard
09-25-2009, 10:41 AM
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No, it wouldn't be the same engine or tranny. The 13b rew was only a 4 port with a couple of turbos. My suggestion was a 6 port 13b msp (Renesis) with one turbo as standard and a Renesis inspired NA 20b (which would be called the 20b msp) as the hi-power model. My suggestion would be like a new episode and yours would be a repeat and not everyone likes repeats.
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