thoughts about a rotary Le Mans racer
Everyone knows that Mazda won Le Mans with a 4 rotor race car, but with the new MSPRE design, many have discussed that even a triple rotor would not be a simple task for routing of the intake and exhaust ports.
I have had this idea for a while now, but haven't really heard anyone else mention it. How about 2 RENESIS running in parallel with some kind of gear box that would combine the power of the two. In RX-8 form we know that the RENESIS will be able to produce 250HP, 280HP in prototype models. Many are speculating that the larger rotor RX-7 replacement could produce 330HP. Let's take the larger RX-7 power (330HP) x2 and multiply some fudge factor for race tuning, race fuel and all disregard for emissions and noise, say 50% increase in power. That would make it 990HP. Even without the race tuning fudge factor, a 660HP twin motor, twin rotor Le Mans racer would be competitive. What are your thoughts? |
The FIA won't allow 2 engines in one car.
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Originally posted by RacerX7FB The FIA won't allow 2 engines in one car. What I suspect you meant was that twin-engined vehicles are banned in the FIA Sports Car regulations. That I'll grant you, but doesn't the Automobile Club de l'Ouest make up their own rules for Le Mans anyway? I seem to recall that there have been disparities in the past between the FIA and ACO regs. |
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Originally posted by P00Man isnt the rotary engine banned from such events as le mans? on that note though max, i don't think that Mazda would really keep the side exhaust ports unless absolutely forced to by the regulations, and the same goes for the intake ports: it's no secret that perhipheral porting is easily the best way to make tons of power... realistically, i don't see how two motors in parallel is somehow better than just a quad rotor motor... i really don't think they'd so anything like that. if a serious challenge was going to be made at La Cirque de la Sarte again, Mazda would certainly be developping a motor incorperating a lot of the technologies incorporated in the R26B design... and maybe a concept for more efficient expiration?? anyhoo, possibly one of the best all-motor race engines around that circuit ever, the R26B... |
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