Humanly Possible?
#1
Humanly Possible?
I was thinking would it be awesome/possible to but a new Mazda RX-8 engine in a Mazda B -or- Ranger (but i would keep the Mazda egine in a Mazda truck) I mean they do weigh 90 pounds lighter than the all aluminum V-6's and make nice HP. I just want to know what you all think...
The Mazdaspeed B package...
The Mazdaspeed B package...
#4
#6
How are rotary's with the torque curve? I don't know much about them and I'm curious if they are more of a car engine or not? Trucks need more low end torque and get by with less HP as a rule while cars get away perfectly fine with maxed high end HP instead.
If a guy was using one for crawling, i guess they are torquey? How do you tune them?
If a guy was using one for crawling, i guess they are torquey? How do you tune them?
#7
#10
ugh, no...the rotary's they put in the rx8's suck...u'd have to find a TT rx7 engine...and those are rare...
its not worth the trouble anymore to deal with a rotary...the idea is a novel one, none the less....but a simple v-6/8 design is way more practical in this day and age...
i'm mr. MAZDASPEED, and i'm tryin to build my truck up to a standard that they would have...i even have my own badges fabbed up.
they would need to re-do the suspension, mos def...theres also brake problems, as the rangers discs are too small for most applications....etc....
its not worth the trouble anymore to deal with a rotary...the idea is a novel one, none the less....but a simple v-6/8 design is way more practical in this day and age...
i'm mr. MAZDASPEED, and i'm tryin to build my truck up to a standard that they would have...i even have my own badges fabbed up.
they would need to re-do the suspension, mos def...theres also brake problems, as the rangers discs are too small for most applications....etc....
#12
#13
#14
Rotary motors make NO torque, all high end power... It would be pointless to put one in anything heavy, it simply wouldn't move it without revving the snot out of it. Rotary motors are a very simple design, with very few parts (compared to a piston motor)... The only real wear that occurs is at the apex seals, which are pretty much the main bearings, like you would have in a normal engine. Roto motors really shouldn't be NA and the new RX8 proves that, they suck...
#17
Originally Posted by loneFX4
rotaries were first used in formula or F1 i think (dont quote me on that) now dont quote me on this either but i think torque and HP ranges are pretty even matched.
RX-8 :drool:
And i would use the RX-7 engine... better all around performance.
#19
Sometime during ones life they must decide. Do i dare to be different and do something unique? -or- Take the route everyone else takes? I would gladly drop that engine into a Mazda B if i owned one. And the only single digit Rotary engine i know of has to add two cycle egine oil to their 98 octane gas for lube issues. And that thing flies, it's a RX-7 in England.
#20
Originally Posted by karrbass4life
Sometime during ones life they must decide. Do i dare to be different and do something unique? -or- Take the route everyone else takes? I would gladly drop that engine into a Mazda B if i owned one. And the only single digit Rotary engine i know of has to add two cycle egine oil to their 98 octane gas for lube issues. And that thing flies, it's a RX-7 in England.
The results are usually pathetic.
"Being like everyone else" is neither a virtue nor a sin -- but if what "everyone else" is doing is what works best, why would you want to change it unless you've got emotional issues?
#22
#23
#24