How fast is a RX8?

[aaronng]

actually, surprisingly it isnt for the rotary motor. each rotor is rotating at 3000rpm when the tacho reads 9000rpm. it has 9000 combustions per minute, which is 18000 combustions per minute for a twin rotor. if it had 54000 combustions per minute, it would chug thru a tank in like 30 minutes.

i said that rotaries dont need vtec because they arent inefficient enough to need something as such to make it more efficient, wasnt referring to vtec alone, was saying it doesnt need something to alter how much air-fuel mixture goes in to boost power.

as for the power jump, was talking about the top end of the performance motor scale, but touche~

LOL, calculation error on my part on the 54000 combustions. yes, the rotor spins at 3000rpm, but does 9000 orbitals per minute.

Well, Honda never released a 3-valve B series that I can use for comparison purposes. The next one down is the 1966 S800 2 valve per cylinder engine I guess....