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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 06:18 PM
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I wouldn't care about gas milegage on that hog the would b crazy even to just trailer to the show and start it up and use a tank....it would b bad ***
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 04RX8man
I wouldn't care about gas milegage on that hog the would b crazy even to just trailer to the show and start it up and use a tank....it would b bad ***
+1 i dont think it would be a good DD
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 11:43 PM
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uh... in the case of that MONSTER we can't use MPG (miles per gallon) anymore.. i think we go up to GPM (GALLONS per MILE)..
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by dozer
SKIP ALL THE BULLSH*T get down to the point and just put one of these in your car



man, someone else should use my nickname!!!!!!!
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 10:11 AM
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Imagine that;

nice body, like furai

3seated like mclaren f1

a motor same as above or 4rotor made from titanium-magnisium alloy
compression 14-15:1 (maybe turbocharged!!!) using biofuel
red line screaming at 15000rpm (easy for a rotary made from those materials)
RWD or 80-20 R-F
flippad 7spd gearbox

top speed 260+ mph

0-60 about 2.5

I WANT IT (like i'll ever gona have it )

dream is over...


Really IS there ANY way to change the compression of a rotary?
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Psychopath
Imagine that;

nice body, like furai

3seated like mclaren f1

a motor same as above or 4rotor made from titanium-magnisium alloy
compression 14-15:1 (maybe turbocharged!!!) using biofuel
red line screaming at 15000rpm (easy for a rotary made from those materials)
RWD or 80-20 R-F
flippad 7spd gearbox

top speed 260+ mph

0-60 about 2.5

I WANT IT (like i'll ever gona have it )

dream is over...


Really IS there ANY way to change the compression of a rotary?
Yes, if you can make your own rotors.
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by nycgps
Yes, if you can make your own rotors.

I thought so...
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 06:34 PM
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"the Furai is sports car concept based on an American Le Mans Series (ALMS) racing car. The car utilizes the Courage C65 chassis the company campaigned in the ALMS series two seasons ago, and it is equipped with a 450 HP three-rotor rotary engine that runs on E100 Ethanol"

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/12...r-detroit.html

So mazda DID made new rotors for higher compression... hmmm.. intresting...
And only for furai?...
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 06:03 AM
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http://videos.streetfire.net/video/H...car_194525.htm

rotary for ever!!!
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 08:05 AM
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Hang on... Australia is building what 4 rotor?

Link please! I didn't know oz had a Mazda engine plant...
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Psychopath
"the Furai is sports car concept based on an American Le Mans Series (ALMS) racing car. The car utilizes the Courage C65 chassis the company campaigned in the ALMS series two seasons ago, and it is equipped with a 450 HP three-rotor rotary engine that runs on E100 Ethanol"

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/12...r-detroit.html

So mazda DID made new rotors for higher compression... hmmm.. intresting...
And only for furai?...
no they didnt make any new rotors for that engine. read any of the furai threads on this board for info about the engine in the furai
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 11:33 AM
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Not a renesis but one of these is going into an rx8 drift car at the moment

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-192555367.htm

That's about 14k US atm
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Brettus
Not a renesis but one of these is going into an rx8 drift car at the moment

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-192555367.htm

That's about 14k US atm
15k now
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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 06:58 PM
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4-rotor Renesis will be allsome

Psychopath you should do it, any thing is possible if you have the time and money

i am not to sure if this is a renesis 4 rotor but i saw this picture in japanese website



it called RENESIS 26C
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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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hahahahah thats an April Fools joke by Dan Mazzela over at Rotarynews.com from 2006

http://rotarynews.com/node/view/785

thats a 26b from the Lemans cars
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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 07:10 PM
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true story - ive held those carbon blocks that hold the intake adjustment gear and coils
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by yushinrt
4-rotor Renesis will be allsome

Psychopath you should do it, any thing is possible if you have the time and money

i am not to sure if this is a renesis 4 rotor but i saw this picture in japanese website



it called RENESIS 26C
I think you meant awesome...
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 04:01 AM
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any 4 rotor is awesome
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 8 Maniac
I think you meant awesome...
don't mind Yushi - he is JDM yo
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 01:14 PM
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there's videos on youtube of 4 rotors
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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Thank you yushinrt !

I 'll probably go for it, but i have something else in mind (and papers) for now...

TIME and money (that can be solved) are my drawbacks for now.


ROTARY IS THE BEST!

Does anyone knows the efficiency of a rotary engine compared to a piston eng.?
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Old Sep 11, 2020 | 04:35 PM
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rotary's can run ethanol based fuels but you will need a after market fuel system
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Old Sep 11, 2020 | 05:03 PM
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That was worth the 12 year wait.
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Old Sep 11, 2020 | 06:46 PM
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did you ever find out if the 4 rotary renesis was possible
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Old Sep 11, 2020 | 08:08 PM
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nicer followup though ... and thank you Loki, my itching fingers were dying all day long keeping from responding to that reply. 🤣

and to answer the question; anything is possible, how much are you willing to pay for a questionable result?
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Last edited by TeamRX8; Sep 11, 2020 at 08:12 PM.
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