MAzda Speed pic....take a CLOSE LOOK!!!!
04-22-2003, 12:51 PM
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MAzda Speed pic....take a CLOSE LOOK!!!!
if u look real close you will see a intercooler....somewhat big one...a supercharger maybe like a friend of mine has been telling me? or a Turbo?:D
04-22-2003, 01:33 PM
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...or could be a radiator. THe MS RX-8 didnt' have much in the way of engine enhancement...just some kind of trick exhaust system (to which they made no official gain in hp).
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04-22-2003, 01:47 PM
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again, no official word, and the MS RX-8 concept had nothing in the way of engine modification... and if you read up on the debate, i really hope that they didn't go supercharger (for all the reasons i repeadedly post)... and turbo, well, unnecessary... porting'd be cool though 
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04-22-2003, 03:05 PM
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well i talked to the guy at the NYC auto show about the rx8 and upcoming project of rx7; he said...the rx8 is our main focus for now till 2006 and mazda has pumped 350HP from the renesis back in japan..he did not tell me how they did it...just said the new engine will also appear in the rx7...
04-23-2003, 10:54 AM
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...i really hope that they didn't go supercharger (for all the reasons i repeadedly post)...
...i really hope that they didn't go supercharger (for all the reasons i repeadedly post)...
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04-23-2003, 11:11 AM
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hmmm, It could be the radiator.......
take into account that the original RX-8 design has the rad sitting pretty low and close to the ground.
Maybe with the MS Body kit, you just see more of it ??
take into account that the original RX-8 design has the rad sitting pretty low and close to the ground.
Maybe with the MS Body kit, you just see more of it ??
04-23-2003, 11:28 AM
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Up front....
The signs DO seem to point to an intercooler.....
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I noticed the stock has a lot of frontal area that is not needed for the rad, and there seems to be lots of room between the rad and the actual front of the block...........
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for whatever 'accessories' you may need to fit there.....
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hhmmm...
Ray.
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I noticed the stock has a lot of frontal area that is not needed for the rad, and there seems to be lots of room between the rad and the actual front of the block...........
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for whatever 'accessories' you may need to fit there.....
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hhmmm...
Ray.
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just to give a completely different opinion, maybe it's just a backing for a full size license plate. looks about the rights size. The one they got on it wouldn't be big enough to be legal, least not here in Australia.
04-25-2003, 07:15 AM
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Originally posted by RX-3_13B_Tommo
just to give a completely different opinion, maybe it's just a backing for a full size license plate. looks about the rights size. The one they got on it wouldn't be big enough to be legal, least not here in Australia.
just to give a completely different opinion, maybe it's just a backing for a full size license plate. looks about the rights size. The one they got on it wouldn't be big enough to be legal, least not here in Australia.
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Re: MAzda Speed pic....take a CLOSE LOOK!!!!
LOL
Its called a radiator :P
Its called a radiator :P
Originally posted by RacingDynamcs
if u look real close you will see a intercooler....somewhat big one...a supercharger maybe like a friend of mine has been telling me? or a Turbo?:D
if u look real close you will see a intercooler....somewhat big one...a supercharger maybe like a friend of mine has been telling me? or a Turbo?:D
05-12-2003, 10:18 AM
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look at these pics of a stock RX-8 and judge for yourself.
Consider the placement and the size of the radiator shown..
http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread.p...light=radiator
Consider the placement and the size of the radiator shown..
http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread.p...light=radiator
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"Super Street" magazine, May 2003, pg. 216..."Is there a turbo version? Not that we know of. We asked several times during the course of this launch, although the head engine designer told us that the RENISIS is completely capable of withstanding some forced induction. But before you go off and buy a turbo upgrade for a 13B-REW, we're obliged to warn you that it won't fit since the side exhaust ports require a completely redesigned exhaust manifold. In fact, the new model is limited in space, which makes it difficult to add a turbo. This is very sad news indeed."
