How fast is a RX8?

[PP Sports sedan]

True and that will be a benifit for all rotary drivers , i`d like to have a pp 15a in my car thats for sure . although i was hoping for some more cubes either a new 20b twin rotor or a new model 20b tripple ..... we live in hope i guess...

[Zilli]

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthr...05#post1302905

DAMMIT rx3 sedan, exactly what i want to build someday! got any clips of it by any chance?

[connorling]

u can compare only to the engine, like how much energy it loss during the tranmission from the engine to the wheels, also think about the weight, EG is lighter, and think about the arrangement of the car, like EG is FF and RX8 is FR, RX8 has a better balance, and once again, everyone knows RX8 is rotary engine, 1.3 rotary is like 4L straight engine. comparing these two like comparing eating noodles and reading books, it just doesnt make sense.

[BlitZ]

jimmy's gti is faster than that., damn you fatboyz and your fast 1.3L under estimated car!

hahah i was waiting for this.. Jimmy's 1.3ltr is a rotor.. ahhaha..

[BlitZ]

Why would you want PP... eheheheh I rather exend or bridge port turbos.. heheeheh

It aint a motor if it aint a rotor..

the wankel engine was desgined for planes as there are less moving components and should theoretically be more reliable.. rotors are relaibale from factory but once you mod them they dont have a good track record of making the distance. Rotors will make more power per dollar than a 4 stroker turbo anyday... just that it might not start on the first click.


I ran a rx8 the other day on a private road.. Its pretty damn quick.. Racing stopped at about 100km/ph though (traffic fench ahead) and dc2r won.

[Limbo]

the only prob i have with the rx8 is that it drinks oil like crazy.
I'd prob forget to pour oil and then the engine would seize.

can't understand how you can build a new engine that sucks oil

[aowwllan]

coz everyone always hates on the b16's.. thumbs down to them!
IMO it's a weapon for a 1.6

PRICE DIFFERENCE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! rx8 we talking abt here LOL! b16 is good for what it is.

[Vinnie]

wonder how quick the '2.6l' version is

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars...e_id=0&trecs=6

[connorling]

i think the seller of the "" 2.6L rotary "" doesnt know sh!t. 2 cylinders 1.3 means 2*0.65L, u cant get that big rotary.. however in 2009, there will be a new RX8 version 2 with 1.6 rotary engine, is all new decide.. (read that from Speed). there is no such thing as 2.6L rotary... WTF

[BlitZ]

i think the seller of the "" 2.6L rotary "" doesnt know sh!t. 2 cylinders 1.3 means 2*0.65L, u cant get that big rotary.. however in 2009, there will be a new RX8 version 2 with 1.6 rotary engine, is all new decide.. (read that from Speed). there is no such thing as 2.6L rotary... WTF

don't be a hater..

I think some queen st had one. Think Pac can build them
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Quad rotor 26B

R26B

The most prominent 4-rotor engine from Mazda was used exclusively for various Mazda-built GT cars (including the 767 and 787B) in replacement of the older 13J. In 1991 this engine in a 787B became the first from outside the U.S. or Western Europe and the first (and so far only) car with a rotary engine to win outright the 24 hours of Le Mans race. It displaced 2622 cc and built 700 hp (522 kW) at 9000RPM. The engine design originates as a single 13B with: an additional rotor and housing added at each end, continually variable geometry intakes, and an additional (third) spark plug. The R26B's rotor housing can be purchased at retail from Mazdaspeed, but no internal parts are available to the general public.

[BlitZ]

quoted for the haters :
another take :

actually this is correct. each face of the rotor has 654cc and there are 2 rotors, so thats 1.3liters. every time the rotors go all the way around, the drive shaft goes around 3 times, thus every revolution of the crankshaft has 1.3 liters of displacement fired. However in piston engines, it takes 2 rotations of the crankshaft for all the displacement to fire, thus you take the displacement of two revolutions of the driveshaft in the rotary, which is 2.6liters.

[bennjamin]

thats the rule when it comes to the RTA etc and engine conversions , also in licensing etc. But technically a 13b for example still only has 1.3 liters