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Damn, meant to neg-rep you!Reliable rotors - there's an oxymoron if I've ever heard one. :lol:
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This sounds marvelous!
Damn, meant to neg-rep you!Reliable rotors - there's an oxymoron if I've ever heard one. :lol:
My car has 115k original miles. Never had a problem once.
Wow. Mine has 250k original miles and never even had the head off. :lol:
Wow. Mine has 250k original miles and never even had the head off. :lol:
Dear Mazda,
So help me if you try to make this thing eco-friendly...
thanks
Why don't they want to make a more powerful RX? It doesn't seem too hard to change the tooling to make a 1.6L rotary from the factory.
What about a supercharger? Is that possible?
This sounds awesome. I'd love it if they'd bring back a new RX7/9
Why don't they want to make a more powerful RX? It doesn't seem too hard to change the tooling to make a 1.6L rotary from the factory. Even at 2800lb, with only 250hp it's not going to be competitive against the Genesis V6 or the 370Z. If they are going the lightweight route, might as well shelf the RX name and just offer a rotary option for the Miata.
Nah, they don't need to shelf the RX-name. But a rotary option for the MX-5 would be awesome! After all, the RX-8 is great not only because it's a rotary, cool looking, and RWD, but also because it does this all and has 4 doors and 4 seats.
I feel like the time of the RX-7 is past, it was amazing, but needs to be left in automotive history as a bright spot. Returning to the two-seater with a new RX-7/9 would be a step back, especially since Mazda already has a 2-seater.
The RX-8 is the only thing on the market like it (that I know of)... I really hope it stays, or at the least, the RX-(9) will build on what it already is/has become.
loltastic said:Incorrect information.
Super chargers will suffer the same problem as turbos.
As for keeping the same power, I think that rumor doesn't have much validity. Larger displacement and direct injection should provide more power. Considering the competition I don't see Mazda dialing it down to the current 13b levels.
Mazda has never gone the supercharged route, but the camden blower is a popular option among the first gen crowd. roots blower + wankel = crazy sound
I'd be very interested if they did a turbo-compounding setup...but none have tried this in the auto world...
Yea, turbos and rotaries don't go well together. There is a reason why Mazda stopped using turbos and never used them in their race cars.
You get a lot more reliable power by adding more rotors anyway.