Hymee

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Or I could come do some R&D stateside I guess. Might be cheaper for me to purchase an auto. I don't think they are that popular in these parts.

Perhaps I could raise enough money on ebay or something to fund it.

Cheers,
Hymee.

PS - I am serious about doing it.

SlayerRX8

How long would you be keeping a test car? I don't know much about R&D

Hymee

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A week or two tops. Most of the hard work is done. Just a few A/T (4-port) things, then tuning. The more time for refining the tuning, the better.

Cheers,
Hymee.

SlayerRX8

THAT'S IT??? I could give you that time and more. I was prepared for (and ok with) a month or two. Of course, I will miss it for any amount of time that its gone since I'd be driving a Honda Pilot (ewwww), but it's for the good of all ATs out there.

canaryrx8

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feel free to come down to Austin Tx and play with mine, it's pretty much bone stock save for a rotary shaped oil filler cap lol

SlayerRX8

We really need to get some more power to make up for how slow the AT is

Rich Rx-8

Yeah, help me out too. I'm real serious about putting more power into my A/T.

invasion08

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Me too I dont even care about the hp i want more torque. The A/T needs more low end power but even alittle more mid and top range would be nice

SlayerRX8

We need hp. If I'm not mistaken, the 04-05 AT's have 5 more tourqe than MT's.

invasion08

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yeah but the torque is what gets you off the line quicker.

Rich Rx-8

Yeah, the torque in both M/T and A/T really sucks, this is why I'm not gonna trade in my A/T for the M/T cause all I'm doing is LOOSING torque.

therm8

at peak (5000 something rpm). little enough that it is meaningless. The 4 port makes more power than the 6 port up until (and maybe a little beyond) the 6's 3rd intake transition (theoretically). The beauty of a twin-screw supercharger is that you can get awesome low end and good high end power. Gearing is what really kills the 4spd autos.

snizzle

The extra 5 we get is not something you'd notice. Like therm8 said, it's all about the gearing. The new 6spd ATs will be quicker than the 4AT without the extra torque. They still won't be as fast as the 6MT though which is slow for it's segment in the 1st place.

SlayerRX8

Yeah, my point was that a lack of torque is not the issue.

Rich Rx-8

No, lack of torque IS the issue that bothers me alot. I want torque way more than two more gears. I think most of us want torque, that's the more common complaint about the Rx-8. I'll keep my 4 gears with more torque and be happy as ever. Both M/T and A/T need more TORQUE.

invasion08

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Thank you Rich RX-8 you seem to be the only person that knows what there are talking about. Too many people are looking at the HP numbers when the torque is lacking in the 8

snizzle

The rotary engine is not about torque. It never has been and never will be.

therm8

I think people are referring to "torque" and meaning low end torque. Horsepower comes from torque. I want a broad torque curve which will yield low end grunt and high end power (which this s/c will provide). Now someone just needs to produce something before my damn engine has 100k miles on it .

Rich Rx-8

Yes low end torque is the only torque I care about. I want the torque that I currently get at 5000rpm's to blast in at 2000rpm's.

snizzle

Of course there is a direct relationship between HP and Torque. Even so, that doesn't change the fact that some engines historically have more torque down low than others. I agree that a broad torque curve would be nice but we just won't get it without FI (such as Hymee's S/C).

If it's low end torque that's the issue, I think some of you would be much happier in a muscle car. The lack of torque was one of the very first things I noticed when I test drove it.

invasion08

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The SC that hymee is designing is a roots type blower and will produce more power from 0 rmp all the way to the redline. I do believe that Hymee did say roots blower dont hold me to that

Rich Rx-8

Yeah that's what I thought, I don't need to spin the tires at the trailer park. I just want to have as much or more torque off the line than my previous Volvo S70 GLT.

SlayerRX8

The thread title says Twin-Screw...

invasion08

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Well Hymee dont leave us hanging, any #'s yet

SlayerRX8

He needs to finish the 6 port version first. I'm sure he's working on it.