RX8 Article Scan

[whateverjames]

http://whateverjames.com/cars/rx8.zip
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[thelinja]

The front end of the car is OK.  But I'm a big fan of the back end, particularly the tail lights.  The 18in stock dubs are sweet too.  I'm not very familiar with all of the specs on the previous wankel engines, but do they all have a lack of torque?  At the motorsports club here at school we've rebuilt a 2nd gen 13B motor that we're planning on installing this week into a first gen, it's bridge ported and the guys are expecting it to dyno at about 200hp at the fly.  What accounts for the lack of torque?  Is it just characteristic of the rotary engine?

[-E-]

The rear lights remind me of an S2K for some reason

[thelinja]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (EONE914 @ Dec. 03 2002,11:55)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The rear lights remind me of an S2K for some reason</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
In fact...now that you mention it, the whole back end looks like that of an S2000...I thought it looked familiar.

[sanmiam]

A 4-door sports car, bah. &nbsp;As it says in the article, drop the back two doors and loose well over 300lbs. &nbsp;And a 250HP car only pushing a 6.5 in 0-60? &nbsp;Thats like a low to mid 15 quarter. &nbsp;Not a car at the top of my list needless to say.

[whateverjames]

250hp, 0-60 in 6.5 seconds <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'>. they need to turbocharge it <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'> i heard the old rotary turbo had a nice power band. i sure hope they make the rx7 turbo in 2006.

[Ni5mo180SX]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (thelinja @ Dec. 02 2002,10:26)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">What accounts for the lack of torque? Is it just characteristic of the rotary engine?</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
I dont know if its so much a characteristic of the rotary as it is all 1.3 liter engines &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

[Ni5mo180SX]

I expect the production version to be a little quicker then what they had timed. And I wouldnt be to surprised to see it at about 300 flywheel hp with the cats replaced, cat back and intake.

[Potatoskins02]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Ni5mo180SX @ Dec. 06 2002,01:48)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I dont know if its so much a characteristic of the rotary as it is all 1.3 liter engines <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Rotary's as you all know work a whole lot differently which makes the size of it smaller but more efficient.... i'm saying this only because I may not have caught your sarcasm.

[Ni5mo180SX]

Efficient in conserving rotational energy yes, but does not display high levels of thermal efficieny. Until the RENESIS that is.