619whp and 530tq on a renny

09-08-2007, 02:37 AM

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619whp and 530tq on a renny

just wanted to know if anyone else saw this months 8 in super street. i know not everything is what it seems.....but am i reading this correctly? this guy not only surpased 400 but 5 and 6? that 8 is serious

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09-08-2007, 02:44 AM

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just wanted to know if anyone else saw this months 8 in super street. i know not everything is what it seems.....but am i reading this correctly? this guy not only surpased 400 but 5 and 6? that 8 is serious

did you read the article??? a link..

did it just have a rx8 body on it???

you fail..

beers

btw, semi repost

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09-08-2007, 03:10 AM

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haha it's not a renesis. it's a 13b rew motor. crazy *** dual intake manifold.

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09-08-2007, 09:57 AM

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yes i read the article but the way they made it sound was that they got the power from a renny. sorry bout the confusion.

R.

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09-08-2007, 10:04 AM

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I wish it was a renesis

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09-08-2007, 12:45 PM

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I wish it was a renesis

...then wish for low-compression rotors!

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09-08-2007, 01:45 PM

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maybe someday we will get numbers that high & actually have a Renesis in a mag article.. =|

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09-08-2007, 04:50 PM

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Rx8 Is To New. Sometime In The Future Some Company Will Be Up Their With A Renny Motor

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09-08-2007, 05:02 PM

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maybe someday we will get numbers that high & actually have a Renesis in a mag article.. =|

go to the readers ride section of that same issue

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09-08-2007, 05:28 PM

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ha^. if hes smart he will be like wtf

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09-08-2007, 06:02 PM

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read the article he spent 250,000 dollars. lol

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09-08-2007, 08:37 PM

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It is a 13B RE with Rx-7 rotors.

A local tuner talked to me last year about doing a RE swap with Rx-7 rotors for an easy 400whp. Too bad I have emissions to deal with