Drag RX-8 to be unveiled at Sevenstock6!

Glenn Butcher · August 08, 2003, 12:48:11 PM

Abel Ibarra\'s new RX-8 is meant to be making its debut at http://www.sevenstock.org/ in LA.

A bit "hush hush" apparently, but I got contacts!

MikeLMR · August 08, 2003, 01:34:27 PM

If its anything like his RX7 that\'ll be one hell of a quick car !

Will he be running a 3 rotor still or will it be 2 rotor ?

MikeLMR · August 14, 2003, 08:05:47 PM

piccy

clive · August 14, 2003, 09:35:56 PM

O, WOW.

Can\'t think of anything else to say.

Where on earth did you source that piccy.

All the best Clive
clive@mazdarotaryclub.com
//www.mazdarotaryclub.com

20B_boy · August 14, 2003, 10:36:34 PM

http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8428

This guy - Marcos Acosta (formerly MVA Motorsports) - trailers with Abel I think at times. He allegedly had a hand in the development of various bits and pieces on Abels FD when it was 3 rotor\'d. 20B \'seems\' to fit pretty well

Any one know how the RX8\'s motor and ancillaries weigh in compared to the FD\'s?

R.

Glenn Butcher · August 15, 2003, 12:45:30 AM

Hi Rich,

The rotor\'s are much lighter for sure (as light as the ones they used in the 787B engine). I think the eccentric shaft is also lighter.

Stationary gears are meant to provide more power (along with the rotor gears on the rotors themselves) I\'m not sure why - but I think it is down to the gearing itself.

I wouldn\'t have thought the rotor housings and end/intermediate plates are much different in weight?

There appears to be a stack of ancilary type stuff on the manual RENESIS engine due to it being 6 port (the second set of ports open up top end revs. etc.)

20B_boy · August 15, 2003, 12:47:39 AM

Ummm, interesting that they went back to 6 port...

MikeLMR · August 15, 2003, 12:11:05 PM

They never stopped using the 6 port tech. They just stopped building N/A engines.