Next Rotary A 16 X - Page 9

Nov 8, 2007 | 06:41 PM

#201

heyarnold69

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dear god, please let this drop right into my rx8 and I will hug an orphan.

Nov 8, 2007 | 08:25 PM

#202

pbuck1

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I think that we will see this engine sooner that we all think . At this point of time we can no longer order 2008 Mazda RX-8's .

Nov 8, 2007 | 08:53 PM

#203

zoom44

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thats because of the facelift- nothing to do with the 16x

Nov 8, 2007 | 08:54 PM

#204

zoom44

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btw i kinda hope they make the facelift liekthat white "renegade" in your avatar. id love that in the oem material on my car

Nov 9, 2007 | 07:02 AM

#205

bulletproof21

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god, me too!!! I have always loved that front end.

Nov 9, 2007 | 10:27 AM

#206

Nemesis8

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Quote:

Originally Posted by heyarnold69

dear god, please let this drop right into my rx8 and I will hug an orphan.

It will not work that way. The direct injection will require a new PCM program most likely, and I'm not sure if this is backwards compatible to our current ECU.

Nov 9, 2007 | 10:30 AM

#207

chetrickerman

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flash=all good

(i wish)

Nov 9, 2007 | 11:04 AM

#208

eviltwinkie

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemesis8

It will not work that way. The direct injection will require a new PCM program most likely, and I'm not sure if this is backwards compatible to our current ECU.

From what I know...other Mazda ECU's...for example MS3/6 are the same as ours...

Those ECU's also have to deal with DI...so its not inconceivable that our current ECU is more than up to the task and simply requires a software update...

Nov 9, 2007 | 11:14 AM

#209

chetrickerman

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yea, and the size of the motor being the same if not smaller, then it should bolt up fine, and all we have to worry about is the tranny and the engine harness.