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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 12:52 PM
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quick pics of rx8 at nyc auto show

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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 12:59 PM
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Nice pics of the SpeedSource Mazda. Next race is this upcoming weekend. Did you see SpeedSource's win at Barber a few weeks ago?
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 01:10 PM
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no i didnt. is there a schedule? what channel is it usually on?
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 01:51 PM
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http://www.grand-am.com/schedule/

I think it is always on the speed channel
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 02:04 PM
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never knew they used the renny for the 3 rotor, just thought it was a regular 20b.

interesting...
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 02:12 PM
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never knew they used the renny for the 3 rotor, just thought it was a regular 20b.

interesting...
They don't.
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 03:22 PM
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That's the car they used at the Rolex racing events.
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 03:31 PM
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Thanks captain obvious.
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 03:35 PM
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Actually he is private obvious. He has been demoted quite a few times...
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 03:59 PM
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They don't.
so they are lying on the sheet?

it says R20B Renesis 3 Rotor.
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 04:11 PM
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so that's $100,000 per rotor?
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 06:55 PM
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thanks for the link...i will have to start watching.
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Old Apr 23, 2012 | 01:11 AM
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so they are lying on the sheet?

it says R20B Renesis 3 Rotor.
I know, I can read
It has "some" rx8 parts but what makes the renesis a renesis are the side ports which that engine completely lacks.
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Old Apr 23, 2012 | 09:21 AM
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I know, I can read
It has "some" rx8 parts but what makes the renesis a renesis are the side ports which that engine completely lacks.
Thats what i was confused about, thanks for the clarification
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Old Apr 23, 2012 | 09:26 AM
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There should be some info posted here already...
They basically use 13g parts (peripheral ports) and some of the renny's internals i reckon.
If the engine has a 10:1 compression ratio you can guess which parts already
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Old Apr 23, 2012 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by EricB
never knew they used the renny for the 3 rotor, just thought it was a regular 20b.

interesting...
Same question I had when saw the photo.

Originally Posted by bse50
They don't.
Okay.....

Originally Posted by EricB
so they are lying on the sheet?

it says R20B Renesis 3 Rotor.
Same question I had after reading bes50's response, LOL

Originally Posted by bse50
There should be some info posted here already...
They basically use 13g parts (peripheral ports) and some of the renny's internals i reckon.
If the engine has a 10:1 compression ratio you can guess which parts already
something that spins in rotary fashion?

Seriously, thanks for the clarification. Like many people here, I've been following that car for a while by watching some of the racing events. I knew all along it had a 20B engine in there; and I believe this is the information they put out anyway.

But this is the first time I read anything about "20B Renesis." So the photo above was quite confusing
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There are numerous sources out there that discuss running Renesis rotors in a peripheral port setup, street and track. Not that much of a stretch at all to believe that a race team (that can't go FI) would be using the higher compression rotors.
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Old Apr 23, 2012 | 03:28 PM
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wish they displayed a 787b
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Old Apr 23, 2012 | 09:23 PM
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There are numerous sources out there that discuss running Renesis rotors in a peripheral port setup, street and track. Not that much of a stretch at all to believe that a race team (that can't go FI) would be using the higher compression rotors.
Totally agree.

I guess the first thing that came to my mind when reading "20B Renesis" was the side ports not the higher compression rotors.
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