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Old 04-30-2008, 06:07 PM
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yeah i do.
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Shhh don't show people that

I have been looking at that specific engine for a few days. I was thinking I might buy it now while they are still around for a ground-up car. Alas, I'm 500 short...

So yes, I know I want it.
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What else besides that would you need to buy?
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What else besides that would you need to buy?
For an RX-8? New tranny I assume. The 20B only mates with autos I believe, meaning it would require modification to be used with manual.
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Originally Posted by Renesis SE3P
I prefer midget ****.


WOW!!!

This may become my new siggy quote.
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Originally Posted by rglbegl
WOW!!!

This may become my new siggy quote.
You missed the boat on that one. There's someone around here who already has it, I don't remember who.

Last edited by Falken; 04-30-2008 at 07:16 PM. Reason: missed the BOAT, not the TRAIN for christs sakes.
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that would be nice to have, but damn it drink the gas and i use my car as a dd.
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How nice a fast motor.
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That's an awful lot of hardware for just 280hp@6500rpm
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Originally Posted by superglue
That's an awful lot of hardware for just 280hp@6500rpm
This specific engine comes without turbos. I believe the original engine was twin-turbo, I bet that many tt 20bs are making 500+.
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Originally Posted by superglue
That's an awful lot of hardware for just 280hp@6500rpm
300 hp NA

With a very mild FI setup, 450 whp. Higher boost can give you up to the 600's without going too crazy.
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Originally Posted by Falken
For an RX-8? New tranny I assume. The 20B only mates with autos I believe, meaning it would require modification to be used with manual.
is this true? +1 FOR THE AUTO!
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Originally Posted by nvrfalter
is this true? +1 FOR THE AUTO!
The 20b cosmo never came manual, but the majority of 20b rx-7s and rx-8s are manual. They were modified somehow.

IMHO an a/t defeats the purpose of a rotary.
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i disagree, but at some point i will have a manual so no flame
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Just my opinion. Its because I believe that revving is the rotaries purpose, and limiting revs limits the reason I drive this car.
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Originally Posted by Falken
This specific engine comes without turbos. I believe the original engine was twin-turbo, I bet that many tt 20bs are making 500+.
Originally Posted by mysql
300 hp NA

With a very mild FI setup, 450 whp. Higher boost can give you up to the 600's without going too crazy.
I'm just going of the item description and the picture of the intake plenum with the words "3 Rotor Sequential Twin Turbo"

..... but after looking at it again it is pretty obvious that the engine pictured is not turbocharged.
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