c'mon man... don't be like that. I try to be a little positive about the rotary making it with the correct maintenance and you just want to nit pick.
Maybe we can agree about something else like hifi?

ha.. LOL If you do it as a job I imagine a lot of posts drive you nuts with poor grammer:) I can't say I have never responded off the cuff, so no problems here man.

That's because they are.

The port configuration is new...a few other advancements here and there...but at its heart - it is a 13B. And the Renesis is manufactured to much tighter tolerances than previous 13Bs...so quality control - in that aspect, has improved.

Through the years I've probably talked just as many out of owning a rotary as I have into owning...I honestly don't believe these engines take much, but they do take a little more than their piston counterpart to keep going and I agree that many aren't willing to do the extras...

Seeing that you you are two peas in a pod, lets address you together.

I understand your point and agree with the statistical guide lines which need to be followed to assure accuracy. But as I said this can't happen with what we have so we will simply have to adjust for a margin of error. You also are making the assumption that the sampling will not be representative of all RX-8 owners. For all you know it could be. The operative word here is you just don't know. So we are left with a survey which may or may not be accurate. True?

Again if you have a better way to gather this data which is realistic I'm all ears. One more thing that makes me wounder is that as you are laying out all this and why it will be inaccurate you presently have a very similar poll exploring engine failure. Of course you were expecting your poll to show there is nothing wrong but when it did the exact opposite you started only then to denounce it statically....... interesting. Kinda makes you look like you're cherry picking what is and is not accurate.



....and yet you stayed clear of the RX-8 04 because of extensive research? Maybe because you had direct access to Mazda's records? No you did it because of a few posts you read here and formulated a buying decision based on it. Yet when we try to collect some hard numbers relating to known issues that can effect engine failure you jump on the statistical band wagon. I know the numbers will not be perfect but they will be better then anything we have or anything you have used to make buying decision in the past.


Now you seem to be a little paranoid in your support of the RX my friend, you feel a view you don't support must be bad for the RX and that the people have a grand agenda as to the this insidious survey. Well I hate to pop your bubble but I'm just out for information to help me maintain my car and hopefully put my mind at ease as to the future of my car.

So unless you can provide a more accurate why of doing this........

You know guys, there are two type of people in the world, those who get things done and those who tell you you can't. Which are you?

True but, we both know that small changes can have large consequence. The clearance are tighter in this engine, apex seals thinner, oiling inadequate???, the side ports are very new. I remember reading that Mazda tested side ports before but had fowling issues with them. So even though it is a 13B it has enough changes that questions still need to be answered and I'll be the first to say I don't have them but would like to help find them.