why no mazdaspeed rx8!?
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No. You can see from the thread that people here are more realistic than you are.
What your brother did says: "Subaru is really terrible at getting power from their cars. They just kinda half-*** it, and it's REALLY easy to find improvement points."
Unlike Mazda, who milked the hell out of this 1.3 liter engine, dialed the ECU back very slightly, and added a cat to meet emissions compliance. If Subaru had milked the STI's engine for all it had, then improvements on the STI would be crazy expensive too mod as well.
You obviously haven't actually investigated how the turbo'ing of the other Mazdas turned out. Numbers on paper, not much more. The Speed3 and Speed6 have significant oil seal and surge problems (did you know you can take a brand new stock Speed3, put it in 6th gear @ ~40mph, and punch the gas and listen to the turbo seal blow out?). The Mazdaspeed Miata was by far the heaviest Miata ever made, and the turbo system was remarkably underpowered and underefficient.
Mazda should generally stay away from turbocharging IMO Their track record is worse than it appears on the surface (contrary to rotary, which appears worse than it is)
My Mom's 4th cousin (5 times removed) told his cow something about my Dad's brother's neighbor's co-worker's mistress's hooker friend that made my boss's son's classmate decide to change the color of his boxer shorts.
Unlike Mazda, who milked the hell out of this 1.3 liter engine, dialed the ECU back very slightly, and added a cat to meet emissions compliance. If Subaru had milked the STI's engine for all it had, then improvements on the STI would be crazy expensive too mod as well.
ALSO: the way every performance shop is around here, i think that a factory turbo/sc would really be safer and more cost effective than an aftermarket. there are so many things that go into installing a turbo/sc that can go wrong and do we really trust with our touchy rotaries? so the bills for install, tunes and fixing everything that might go wrong has to be more expensive than a few more grand(my guess is 5k) from the factory.
Mazda should generally stay away from turbocharging IMO Their track record is worse than it appears on the surface (contrary to rotary, which appears worse than it is)
My Mom's 4th cousin (5 times removed) told his cow something about my Dad's brother's neighbor's co-worker's mistress's hooker friend that made my boss's son's classmate decide to change the color of his boxer shorts.
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[QUOTE=RIWWP;4116177]No. You can see from the thread that people here are more realistic than you are.
What your brother did says: "Subaru is really terrible at getting power from their cars. They just kinda half-*** it, and it's REALLY easy to find improvement points."
Unlike Mazda, who milked the hell out of this 1.3 liter engine, dialed the ECU back very slightly, and added a cat to meet emissions compliance. If Subaru had milked the STI's engine for all it had, then improvements on the STI would be crazy expensive too mod as well.
You obviously haven't actually investigated how the turbo'ing of the other Mazdas turned out. Numbers on paper, not much more. The Speed3 and Speed6 have significant oil seal and surge problems (did you know you can take a brand new stock Speed3, put it in 6th gear @ ~40mph, and punch the gas and listen to the turbo seal blow out?). The Mazdaspeed Miata was by far the heaviest Miata ever made, and the turbo system was remarkably underpowered and underefficient.
Mazda should generally stay away from turbocharging IMO Their track record is worse than it appears on the surface (contrary to rotary, which appears worse than it is)
i mean you make some good points but i really dont think that subaru is "terrible at getting power from their cars" i think that a stock 365hp/tq might scare people away or put that car in a new relm. and had they "milked everything out of their engine" it would be a 500hp death machine and who would seriously need to add any power to that? i love my 8 but it's really nowhere near that sti. sure the 8 handles beautifully and looks amazing and is a nice comfy ride, but the sti handles just as good, embarrasses people it should embarrass due to its "sports car" class and sounds as good as a rotary although theyre very dif. i just wish that Mazda could have taken the extra step in making the 8 go from great to incredible. also im an extremely realistic person. i really just wanted to see if anyone had any ideas as to why mazda never made one and i found more than one answer.
What your brother did says: "Subaru is really terrible at getting power from their cars. They just kinda half-*** it, and it's REALLY easy to find improvement points."
Unlike Mazda, who milked the hell out of this 1.3 liter engine, dialed the ECU back very slightly, and added a cat to meet emissions compliance. If Subaru had milked the STI's engine for all it had, then improvements on the STI would be crazy expensive too mod as well.
You obviously haven't actually investigated how the turbo'ing of the other Mazdas turned out. Numbers on paper, not much more. The Speed3 and Speed6 have significant oil seal and surge problems (did you know you can take a brand new stock Speed3, put it in 6th gear @ ~40mph, and punch the gas and listen to the turbo seal blow out?). The Mazdaspeed Miata was by far the heaviest Miata ever made, and the turbo system was remarkably underpowered and underefficient.
Mazda should generally stay away from turbocharging IMO Their track record is worse than it appears on the surface (contrary to rotary, which appears worse than it is)
i mean you make some good points but i really dont think that subaru is "terrible at getting power from their cars" i think that a stock 365hp/tq might scare people away or put that car in a new relm. and had they "milked everything out of their engine" it would be a 500hp death machine and who would seriously need to add any power to that? i love my 8 but it's really nowhere near that sti. sure the 8 handles beautifully and looks amazing and is a nice comfy ride, but the sti handles just as good, embarrasses people it should embarrass due to its "sports car" class and sounds as good as a rotary although theyre very dif. i just wish that Mazda could have taken the extra step in making the 8 go from great to incredible. also im an extremely realistic person. i really just wanted to see if anyone had any ideas as to why mazda never made one and i found more than one answer.
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You have to take each car near the limit to determine which is better, but the STI will fall short much much faster. The STI is also not, in any stretch of the imagination, a "sports car". "Hot hatch" is closer, or "sports sedan". Not at all a sports car.
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The turbo might have contributed to some of the issues, but it shouldn't have been the primary cause of failure. It probably had a lot to do with heat issues, especially if it was modified and didn't have properly upgraded cooling modifications.
Unlike Mazda, who milked the hell out of this 1.3 liter engine, dialed the ECU back very slightly, and added a cat to meet emissions compliance. If Subaru had milked the STI's engine for all it had, then improvements on the STI would be crazy expensive too mod as well.
You obviously haven't actually investigated how the turbo'ing of the other Mazdas turned out. Numbers on paper, not much more. The Speed3 and Speed6 have significant oil seal and surge problems (did you know you can take a brand new stock Speed3, put it in 6th gear @ ~40mph, and punch the gas and listen to the turbo seal blow out?). The Mazdaspeed Miata was by far the heaviest Miata ever made, and the turbo system was remarkably underpowered and underefficient.
Mazda should generally stay away from turbocharging IMO Their track record is worse than it appears on the surface (contrary to rotary, which appears worse than it is)
i mean you make some good points but i really dont think that subaru is "terrible at getting power from their cars" i think that a stock 365hp/tq might scare people away or put that car in a new relm. and had they "milked everything out of their engine" it would be a 500hp death machine and who would seriously need to add any power to that? i love my 8 but it's really nowhere near that sti. sure the 8 handles beautifully and looks amazing and is a nice comfy ride, but the sti handles just as good, embarrasses people it should embarrass due to its "sports car" class and sounds as good as a rotary although theyre very dif. i just wish that Mazda could have taken the extra step in making the 8 go from great to incredible. also im an extremely realistic person. i really just wanted to see if anyone had any ideas as to why mazda never made one and i found more than one answer.
You obviously haven't actually investigated how the turbo'ing of the other Mazdas turned out. Numbers on paper, not much more. The Speed3 and Speed6 have significant oil seal and surge problems (did you know you can take a brand new stock Speed3, put it in 6th gear @ ~40mph, and punch the gas and listen to the turbo seal blow out?). The Mazdaspeed Miata was by far the heaviest Miata ever made, and the turbo system was remarkably underpowered and underefficient.
Mazda should generally stay away from turbocharging IMO Their track record is worse than it appears on the surface (contrary to rotary, which appears worse than it is)
i mean you make some good points but i really dont think that subaru is "terrible at getting power from their cars" i think that a stock 365hp/tq might scare people away or put that car in a new relm. and had they "milked everything out of their engine" it would be a 500hp death machine and who would seriously need to add any power to that? i love my 8 but it's really nowhere near that sti. sure the 8 handles beautifully and looks amazing and is a nice comfy ride, but the sti handles just as good, embarrasses people it should embarrass due to its "sports car" class and sounds as good as a rotary although theyre very dif. i just wish that Mazda could have taken the extra step in making the 8 go from great to incredible. also im an extremely realistic person. i really just wanted to see if anyone had any ideas as to why mazda never made one and i found more than one answer.
I'll admit that I was slightly disappointed in the RX-8 for that reason. I enjoy modifying things, and with cars I tend to favor power modifications a bit more. This was especially true for the RX-8, since it's already such a great car when it comes to handling. With a brand new car, it's hard to predict the future ability to modify a car, but with an established car I will definitely take the ability to modify it into consideration when choosing between different cars.
The key place where the RX-8 will shine is the overall feel. The STi just doesn't compare to the 8 in that regard. Regardless of what you decide to call the STi, it is definitely a performance car and it does perform well. It can absolutely compete with the 8. It's not like the the STi is suddenly out classed when both cars are pushed hard.
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wow! so this thread is for rotary experts only? and i can't even post based on what i was told.
it was heavily modified 7 and participated in number of modified auto shows.
may be i shouldn't have used the word "killed" since he revived it before selling it.
it was heavily modified 7 and participated in number of modified auto shows.
may be i shouldn't have used the word "killed" since he revived it before selling it.
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^ I guess I'm just curious what your purpose of commenting was. Were you looking for validation of that statement? If not, I can only assume you were stating it as if his comment had some validity.
People are just reacting because that statement is a little inaccurate and misleading. Turbos can help contribute to more stress on an engine, but so many things can be involved in the actual failure of an engine that it's a little misleading to just say it was the turbo.
People are just reacting because that statement is a little inaccurate and misleading. Turbos can help contribute to more stress on an engine, but so many things can be involved in the actual failure of an engine that it's a little misleading to just say it was the turbo.
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It's not that it's for rotary experts, it's just that "My brother/friend/uncle/etc said" stuff holds no water when trying to support one side of an argument. It happens a lot here and there is a lot of misinformation floating around because of it.
For the sake of being on topic, this thread should have been started about 7 years ago. Wait a minute, it was, many times over the years.
I can not be pissed with you OP, as it's over and done with. Mazda simply had nothing to gain by producing an MS 8 for the states. I can't say that i would have bought one if available, just like i would never buy a MS miata. Why spend more money on less when i can buy less and make it more, for less cost?
For the sake of being on topic, this thread should have been started about 7 years ago. Wait a minute, it was, many times over the years.
I can not be pissed with you OP, as it's over and done with. Mazda simply had nothing to gain by producing an MS 8 for the states. I can't say that i would have bought one if available, just like i would never buy a MS miata. Why spend more money on less when i can buy less and make it more, for less cost?
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milkis, it wasn't the turbo that killed your brother in law's 7, it was your brother in law...Probably.
A turbo 7 did have more maintanance that had to be done and more mods that should have been done from factory but if you bought a brand new FD today and you took care of it, it would probably last you a very long time.
A turbo 7 did have more maintanance that had to be done and more mods that should have been done from factory but if you bought a brand new FD today and you took care of it, it would probably last you a very long time.
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milkis, it wasn't the turbo that killed your brother in law's 7, it was your brother in law...Probably.
A turbo 7 did have more maintanance that had to be done and more mods that should have been done from factory but if you bought a brand new FD today and you took care of it, it would probably last you a very long time.
A turbo 7 did have more maintanance that had to be done and more mods that should have been done from factory but if you bought a brand new FD today and you took care of it, it would probably last you a very long time.
guess i can't argue with someone who still owns one.
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Hahaha. The problem with owning such an old car is that people forget that the small parts inside have to be replaced. I bet if your brother in law did that and stayed on top of his maintanance he'd be ok. It's funny, I did almost a full refresh of everything outside of the short block except one thing and now that one thing is haunting me.
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Mazda got just about everything they could out of the Rennie while still maintained a minimum level of reliability and fuel economy while meeting emmissions standards.
People have to admit, 230 hp out of a naturaly aspirated 1.3L engine is pretty impressive.
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Why the assumption that because it is Mazdaspeed that it would/should have a turbo when the official Mazdaspeed RX8 race cars don't even run a turbo? If a publicly available Mazdaspeed RX8 did come available I would much prefer that it came with the official 20B instead of a turbo. Just my .02.
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Is anyone else bitter about the fact that mazda decided to make a "mazdaspeed' model of the 3,6 and miata but not the 8?? i know i sure am. Why couldnt my rx8 come with a factory mazda turbo with 300hp? the only gripe anyone ever seems to have with performance is that theres no real punch with the 8 and for the most part i'd have to agree. I've just alway wondered why mazda never made one and if anyone else was thinking the same thing.
For the cost of picking up a greddy kit these days its not that crazy expensive to do.... if they did make an ms version for the market and it was FI it would be expensive. look at the costs of the r3 (and thats NA).
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Why the assumption that because it is Mazdaspeed that it would/should have a turbo when the official Mazdaspeed RX8 race cars don't even run a turbo? If a publicly available Mazdaspeed RX8 did come available I would much prefer that it came with the official 20B instead of a turbo. Just my .02.
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Both of these statements are factually inaccurate.
You have to take each car near the limit to determine which is better, but the STI will fall short much much faster. The STI is also not, in any stretch of the imagination, a "sports car". "Hot hatch" is closer, or "sports sedan". Not at all a sports car.
You have to take each car near the limit to determine which is better, but the STI will fall short much much faster. The STI is also not, in any stretch of the imagination, a "sports car". "Hot hatch" is closer, or "sports sedan". Not at all a sports car.
so far the best idea ive heard with this discussion is a mazdaspeed with the 20b. now that woulda been worth the extra money for sure and certainly would have had enough power to satisfy me.....for awhile anyways haha
i do appreciate the info and discussion so thank you everyone for the feedback.
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I wish for a lot of things.
I know you love your 8, but there's no need to be upset because they didn't come out with FI model.
If it bothers you so much, add a turbo/supercharger. It's feasible for a decent price. Lot's of build threads to follow. Just do it right the first time.
You'll get more power with an aftermarket turbo, than you would with a factory one, anyways.
I know you love your 8, but there's no need to be upset because they didn't come out with FI model.
If it bothers you so much, add a turbo/supercharger. It's feasible for a decent price. Lot's of build threads to follow. Just do it right the first time.
You'll get more power with an aftermarket turbo, than you would with a factory one, anyways.
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I wish for a lot of things.
I know you love your 8, but there's no need to be upset because they didn't come out with FI model.
If it bothers you so much, add a turbo/supercharger. It's feasible for a decent price. Lot's of build threads to follow. Just do it right the first time.
You'll get more power with an aftermarket turbo, than you would with a factory one, anyways.
I know you love your 8, but there's no need to be upset because they didn't come out with FI model.
If it bothers you so much, add a turbo/supercharger. It's feasible for a decent price. Lot's of build threads to follow. Just do it right the first time.
You'll get more power with an aftermarket turbo, than you would with a factory one, anyways.
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*hint, I'm just trying to point out the flaw in your thinking*
There are lots of people that insist the RX-8 isn't even a sports car, because of it's rear doors / rear seats.
You are halfway to where you should be sitting at before you begin to buy parts. Take advantage of the time spent saving to also work on accumulating knowledge of all the issues people face. That may save you even more money in the long run.
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You either want a real race car or you don't. You either want a cheap car or you don't. If you want both you get a Mazdaspeed 3...if you don't you get a Mazdaspeed RX8. The Mazdaspeed 3 is the street version of the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge racing Mazdaspeed 3...so...in theory...the Mazdaspeed RX8 should be the street version of the Grand-am Racing Mazdaspeed RX8. If that happens to mean that I have to pay $45K instead of $32K...that's the price I pay for having a street version of a real racecar.