To the group - keep up the good work!  Hopefully we can fill in the

gaps, and get the Mazda Rotary Engine to a point where builders can
really (REALLY!) purchase a reasonably priced, firewall-forward

solution

from competing vendors.  Capitalism is a Good Thing.  I'd set target
price for a FWF solution to match that of, say, Van's, plus the PSRU.

I dunno-     ~ $1000 for an engine mount,  ~$500 for a custom radiator,
Exhaust ~ $1000, hoses~$1000, EFI and ignition computer   ~$800,  13B

freshly

overhauled $3000, various fittings, wires, mainifolds, throttle bodies,
etc~$3000.  Redrive- $2000. Total of around $13,000 if you aren't really
trying to squeeze a buck. How could that ever compete with a Lycoming from
Van's for over $20,000?

Brian Trubee

That is funny Brian. I think you are exaggerating the prices of the hoses
and motor mounts a tiny bit. :-)>

Paul Lamar

  I think that's an apples and oranges comparison Brian. An overhauled
Mazda compared to a brand new Lyc? More appropriate to compare to cost for
an overhauled Lyc. Those are available in the $12,000 - $14,000 range last
time I looked. So the average builder is still going to opt for the
overhauled Lyc because he knows what he's getting. You're not going to be
able to sell large quantities of FWF packages unless they are considerably
cheaper than a comparable Lyc install. Unless of course for the same $ the
Mazda is proven to be technically superior through many hours of actual
use. Its going to take LOTS of troublefree hours to convince the average
builder/owner fo the technical superiority of the Mazda.  We arent there
yet and wont be for quite some time to come.

Mike Wills

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