Brett & Tiana Campbell wrote:

Skimmed a write-up on the RX8 in the May issue of Sports Car International today. They gave the
weight of the engine sans all peripheral components (no word if that included the water pump
housing or not) as 121 lbs (!) (vs. approx. 180 lbs for the previous 13-B found in the RX7).
    This sounds too good to be true, but if it is, there are now a bunch of planes that previously
couldn't accomodate the 2-rotor 13-B but now can. Anyone on here heard different?

Basically the engine is no different than the current engine. About 190 pounds bare.

Paul Lamar
 
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