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what kind of turbo does a FI rx8 uses?

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Old 07-20-2003, 11:53 AM
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what kind of turbo does a FI rx8 uses?

if the 8 is to be turbo, what brand of turbo would you guys use?

IHI? Greddy?

What brand does Mazda use on the 7?

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the 13B-REW used Hitachi units.

FYI: Greddy turbos are Mitsubishi units (slightly slightly different), in the same vein that Turbonetics are Garrett by make... and yes, i prefer the Turbonetics units as they seem to have pretty competitive prices, clocking on almost every model, and numbering which makes sense.
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oh well that's too bad
cuz if mazda uses IHI, i can import them for cheap!

btw, IHI is use by Ferraris (racing?), Subaru and Honda PWC (personal water craft)
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Mazda used Hitachi turbos on the RX-7's. Most upgrades for the 7 are a Garret. It just about picking the right compressor and turbine sizes. The rotary needs a much larger turbine size than a piston motor.
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TRIVIA: Mazdaspeed's engineer was the lead engineer for garrett turbos.
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