I watched a special on Japanese TV about Mazda and the Renesis the other night. Funny thing is, when Ford bought Mazda they disbanded the Rotary team except for one person. That person was the engineer who decided to put the sequential turbos on the 13b. He started to build the Renesis in his spare time using old rotar housings from the factory. Nine other members from the old rotary team plus the original Mazda engineer who got the rotars to stop scratching the housings and the e-shaft from eating teath helped design it.

WITH NO BUDGET FROM MAZDA.

They built it in their spare time. The most expensive part of the develpment was the re-designed side seals, and the original parts manufacturer took on the 4million dollar debt load to do it. NOT MAZDA.

Once the engine was finished the engineers showed it to a Ford executive, and that's when they got the O.K to build the RX8.

BUT THEY HAD TO BUILD IT ON EXSITING MACHINERY.

So the same line that made the old 13b's make the Renesis and shoot out the HYDROGEN RE's engine.

Talk about cost savings for Mazda.

No RD budget for the Renesis....no tooling expence for the new side seals, and they build it on exsiting machinery.

Ain't that somethin...

9-K Rever

If anyone finds this show/documentary (english), please post info here! I'm sure there are a bunch of us that would like to see it!

That's the kicker..I have a copy, It's called PROJECT X... but it's not in English.


9K-Rever

you should dub it in English and sell bootleg copies to the English rotary market :)

what he said!!!

I would love to get a copy some how too :D: maybe a group buy is in order :wavey:

Regards Daz

Speaking of which... where's my copy that you promised? :eyetwitch

Whoops...sorry Japan 8..I have been in the U.S for XMAS..

I am on my way back to Japan today...sitting in the airport now. Can't wait to get back to da'Maruko..

Just come over and I will hook u up.

Yeah, I guess a group buy thing could happen... Just don't want to be sued by NHK...

LOL..

9-K Rever

I wonder if all the Hydrogen powerd RX8's will be AT? LOL!

Yup. Just like they are now.

9-K Rever

TECHNOLOGY
Mazda hydrogen-gasoline cars to escort runners in marathon event
Friday, January 20, 2006 at 05:00 EST

HIROSHIMA — Mazda Motor Corp said Thursday it will offer the use of its RX-8 Hydrogen Rotary Engine car to escort athletes taking part in the All Japan Prefectural Men's Marathon Relay Race scheduled for Sunday.

It will be the first time that the car, which can switch between hydrogen and gasoline driving mode, will be used on public roads for such a purpose. The car emits no carbon dioxide and almost no nitrous oxide when powered by hydrogen.

I cant wait, my RX-8 sucks down fuel

Buy a Hydrogen RX8 and then slap one of these on it.


http://www.power-enterprise.co.jp/ph...06010021_1.jpg

Theres always a catch isn't there...

"There's only one problem. His system, according to knowledgeable scientists, probably won't work any time soon. So far, at least, lasers can't capture lightning. "

great story.