Is is a spy shot of the MS RX8 or owner modified RX8? I vote that it's an owner's modified RX8.

Not sure if anyone has seen these:
http://www.genmay.net/showthread.php?t=413171

 

interesting, probably modified, I doubt Mazda would have a true MS turbo lying around

 

especially with the lame front window sticker.

 

Carbon fiber guage cluster thing looks cool

 

Even if it is modified--where'd the turbo come from! Because all those parts on it are $$, Intercooler and boost gauge--carbon fiber binnacle. Could this be a Blitz test mule? The size of the intercooler suggest something well over 300HP. Did anybody see it run?

 

maybe that's just an aluminum radiator ?

 

More than likely it's a radiator. I think intercooler cores wouldn't be as thin as that. The gauge is either a BLITZ boost, or vacuum gauge. I can't tell, since both are almost similar. Perhaps it's supercharged?

Here's a pdf of the BLITZ gauges.

http://www.blitz.co.jp/products/meter-ac-blm.pdf

 

Man did those guys in that forum get nasty or what - LOL

 

Here are the photos, I made them under 200K and reposted them here.

 

and more..

 

looks like the vaccuum meter to me.

 

Although they are quite similar, on the boost guage you can see it goes from -1.0 to 2.0, resting at 0 and pointing left. The vacuum meter goes from resting at 0 pointing right and goes left to -1.0. In the RX-8 the gauge is pointing left and resting at 0, with a range of -1.0 to 2.0. It's boost :D

edit: and they vacuum gauge #'s don't match up either, on the boost gauge it goes from the 6 'oclock clockwise to 3 (which matches my picture) and the vacuum goes from 5 counterclockwise to the 7

 

damn thats a nice intercooler...must be pushing well over 275 hp...anyone see this in person? anyone know him?

 

some shop was making a prototype carbon hood for the guage cluster, i think it was mazdatrix?

 

I took the pictures, if thats what you're asking

 

no, yer right, that is the boost gauge. I was looking at the wrong heading int he PDF.

 

Is that gauge mounted where the air bag is? I cannot tell.

 

Did you hear it run? I woudlnt have left until they started the car in front of me...

 

Unfortunately no, I didn't get to hear it, it was just up in the parking lot, and the guage was mounted on the left windshield pillar (A-pillar?)

 

and btw.. genmay is the biggest group of flame-happy e-tards I have ever seen..

 

Pretty much :p

 

i think that guage is attatched to that carbon fiber trim...thats pretty cool anyone know where i can get one?

 

Ooh a boost gauge. Thanks for the clarification guys.

Now, what is under the hood?

Nah. The RX-7 Forum is land of the flaming e-tards.

 

Same car that Mazda had in the Mazdaspeed booth at IAS this year.

 

Yes - but there is an air bag there