-Rotary RX-6 wrote:

Chrissi, I thought that you were after an A/R ratio in excess of

1.0. Isn't the A/R

ratio in most sports cars far less then 1.0 for acceleration

purposes? Aviation

turbos I believe are around 1.3. Please correct me if im wrong. but

the smaller the

ratio, the faster it will accelerate to increase velocity not

volume. ????

This is such a great forum.

As I got it from Greg: "The .81 A/R keeps you out of the surge range and

in the middle of the 55

map. A 1.0 A/R pushes you closer to the edge of the map than I'd like to

see."

Since I'm a dummy in this area I am just following informed opinions.

The industry experts

themselves if such exist won't help due to liability issues.
.... Chrissi

Paul,

Does the RX8 have turbos?  How are they claiming 250hp out of the 1.3L
without turbos?  Nothing in their literature or on the web for the RX8
mentions turbos, and the local (loco?) dealer says it is n/a.
Thanks.

Tim

No turbo's yet. They run the piss out of it... up to 9300 RPM.
The intake ports are 30% larger and the exhaust ports are 100% 
larger than the 1993 and up RX7's. The rotors are lighter weight.
Thats about it.

Paul Lamar
 
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