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Old 10-27-03 | 05:04 PM
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I've heard people are getting more like 280 out of the Renesis with headers, intake, and tuning. What is the best RX8 forum out there?
Old 10-27-03 | 05:22 PM
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You know, I bet this won't work but I was thinking about this the other day.

What if you could put renesis rear housing on a fcs5 clock.

First would it fit? And if it did could you swap for a 6 speed tranny?

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Old 10-27-03 | 05:32 PM
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I've heard people are getting more like 280 out of the Renesis with headers, intake, and tuning. What is the best RX8 forum out there?
Huh? They are only getting 180 stock, so 100hp with exhaust, intake and tuning? That would be one helluva engine if it were true, lol.

And www.rx8forum.com is the place.
Old 10-27-03 | 06:10 PM
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wher are you in westchester? I'm in westchester too. I probably know you
Old 10-27-03 | 08:08 PM
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If you take all the work, and parts into account, it'll be much cheaper to swap a 20b engine into a second gen then a renesis.
Old 10-28-03 | 01:24 AM
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What do you mean they are only getting 180? Isn't the renesis the motor in the RX8? I'm talking crank HP, not rear wheel. BTW, the US version with the 6 port (comes with the manual) is advertised at 235 HP FW, I think. The US version is de-tuned. UK and Japan version gets 250 FW HP, so it wouldn't be such a stretch to bump that up 30 HP or so with headers, timing advance, and a free-flowing intake and exhaust.
Old 10-28-03 | 01:58 AM
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why? 13bt is 4x less $, 2x more power. and 10x less work
the math doesn't lie
Old 10-28-03 | 07:46 AM
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Originally posted by mguire
What do you mean they are only getting 180? Isn't the renesis the motor in the RX8? I'm talking crank HP, not rear wheel. BTW, the US version with the 6 port (comes with the manual) is advertised at 235 HP FW, I think. The US version is de-tuned. UK and Japan version gets 250 FW HP, so it wouldn't be such a stretch to bump that up 30 HP or so with headers, timing advance, and a free-flowing intake and exhaust.
Well its supposed to have like 250 in the US, but they just aren't putting out the numbers they claimed. Thats why they have the buy back program or whatever.
Old 10-28-03 | 11:10 AM
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the other countries were advertised at 240ps which is what ours is currently advertised at as well.
Old 10-28-03 | 02:21 PM
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i've heard that a miata guy won that ebay auction , the renesis i mean
hes gonna put that in a miata ....
rotary renesis miata ... way to go
Old 10-28-03 | 02:32 PM
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Renesis in an FC... Can we move this into "pipe dreams" along with Carbon Fiber parts and the amazing Tesla Turbocharger?
Old 10-28-03 | 05:12 PM
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Depending on what I decide to do with my car, I would consider using Renesis rotors in my N/A, possibly with a BP or Huge street port on the Aux port.
If one were to swap motors in an FC it would have to be the 20B, hell a 20B would make a lightend FC haul ***.

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Old 10-28-03 | 05:15 PM
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sounds like a waste of money to me, a S5 turbo 13b has more ft/bls of toqure than the renasis has by far, and the 13bt S5 would swap with less worries.
Old 10-28-03 | 05:40 PM
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What about emissions though? Need to keep it smog legal. Seems the renesis would be an awsome alternative to the bridgeport or the PP. Is it possible to move the exhaust ports to the side on a 13b, perhaps by swapping housings with the renesis?

Who has used renesis motors for sale? Anyone crash their RX8 yet?
Old 10-28-03 | 05:41 PM
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i dont think you could swap housings. i think the motor is a little different.
Old 10-28-03 | 05:55 PM
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I think you could swap with the older housing, the big difference is that the coolant orings is in the Rotor housing on the renesis.
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