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Renesis Conversion, Would I? Should I? Could I? |
The Kelzer |
Nov 8 2004, 06:28 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 8-November 04 From: Waikoloa Hawaii Member No.: 3,077 |
OK here goes....I got this idea. V8 conversions are great, I drove one and liked the power, didn't like the added weight or the required tranny work and the un-exoticness of it all.....did LOVE the sound though.
Now having owned several RX-7's I LOVE that rotary engine and have had over 200K miles on each with NO problems whatsoever. The new RX8 "Renesis" 13B puts out wonderfully SMOOTH horsepower and torque that are well within the apparent tollerances of the stock 901 tranny. Not to mention it's a VERY light motor that loves to rev and is more powerfull than a well built 2.0 4cyl. Has anyone done a rotary (12A or 13B) conversion? Does anyone know where to get a tranny adaptor plate? I tried contacting Racing Beat who are the rotary guru's but they have nothing yet. So basically I'm starting from scratch and any info would be GREATLY appreciated. Aloha, Kelly |
Mueller |
Nov 8 2004, 07:58 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
rotaries in 914's have been done numerous times, reddawg racing (sp??) used to have a kit.....like mentioned earlier, KEP might have an adapter and flywheel to mate to the 914 gear box...I don't know if mazda uses the same bolt patterns for the engine and flywheel as thier older motors....once you figure out how to mate the engine to the transmission, the rest is fairly easy since you just follow what the V8 and other watercooled guys do... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)
there is a brand new 0 miles "Renesis" motor on ebay right now, bidding at 2K, reserve not met, I wonder what it'll go for???? |
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