[Shotimes] RX-8

Rich Bruso shoguy_89@cox.net
Tue, 11 Oct 2005 18:17:20 -0400


> The rotary goes through oil because it has been designed that way to 
> reduce wear on the rotor seals.  It injects oil like some 2 cycle engines.

   Actually, between more efficient oil squirting and repositioning of the exhaust port, this rotary uses significantly less oil than the RX-7 as well as having fewer particulate emissions.
   Of course, the new port location doesn't lend itself to a three-rotor setup, so I don't envision anything like the previous generation RX-7's with (dead stock, officer.  Honestly) JDM 20b triple-rotors.  Oh, well.

-Rich Bruso
89 Black (Lola)
89 Silver (parts)
Sierra Vista, AZ