[steven888]

My Quiet Life » 950 HP RX-8 anyone?
Marcos Acosta Jr. has swapped out the Renesis for a 3-rotor 20B with a Garrett T76 dual ball bearing turbocharger which, with many other modifications, makes a monster out of a Mazda RX-8:

Once all the parts were bolted together and screws tightened and double checked, the Acosta Racing crew set out for the automotive equivalent of the lie detector test – the dyno. With the turbo boost restricted to a mild 12 psi, the rollers on the dyno spun to a reported 640 hp. According to Acosta Jr., it didn’t take long before Acosta Sr. had the 3 rotors humming along to the tune of 950 hp on VP C16 race fuel and at 28 lbs of boost.

I’ll take two, please.
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/disp...ofile18&bhcp=1

I wonder if a 2rotor turbocharged rx8 engine that would produce 640 hp would fit on a MCS. Cause the rotary engine is small and light it would most probably fit in right? It would be even cheaper than to make your MSC BBR that would produce 300+hp. From the rotary engine u will gain more than twise the power than the bbr.


Any ideas if theres a way to put a engine like that in MSC??

I think it would be cool

[Richard Crofts]

Engine swaps are a great way of getting power cheaper and quicker than using the current engine..if you know what your doing etc. Howver it then means its not really a MINI ...I'd miss the supercharger myself.

I'm sure that there are many engine that can be squeezed into the MINI

[steven888]

i am thinking in a year from now to moddified my S so im thinking of something unique and very fast. The JCW 220 is not that fast and not that unique and cost so much. A rotary engine is not the best engine for reability but its fast and small and would be cool to have an engine like that in a Mini.
Im i the first to think something like that? O_o