Ben Schneider wrote:

Looks pretty good, though I am pretty leary of the BHP #'s he is

claiming. Not that they are unattainable, but pushing it a bit for aviation
don't you think.

Plus he is pretty proud of his wares.

 Are the intake manifolds he is showing on his two rotor Renesis the

factory manifolds? or is he making those himself? I am not familiar with the
manifold and

runner layout on the factory renesis. (If it is not factory, it looks

pretty well done.(the intake that is) Looks as if it could be used up to a
certain

point, then cut off at say the right side of the block and then adapted

to a throttle body that would fit under whatever cowling you were working
with. Would

keep a pretty low profile. As I said, it may be factory Mazda, I don't

know. Paul? Anyone? Any insight?

Ben Schneider

That is not Leon in the pictures nor his shop. If he had a shop I would

have seen it.

My guess is he is buying them in the thriving Australian Mazda rotary

engine after market

and  marking things up acting as a go between.

I did not see any RX8 intake manifolds on his web site? I did see a stock

second gen

turbo manifold. Is this the picture your are referring to?

Paul Lamar

Paul,
Some further information-
Leon, didn't at the time I visited him, have a shop of his own but worked
piecemeal at a mates shop - very basic mechanics shop.

The shop, however so humble, does very well and the mechanics are a buck of
great guys- they certainly like a drink after work!!

Leon is however well known in the Industry and is well connected - a lot of
the info and photos would, I believe, come from other sources, not
necessarily his own work or products he personally develops.

If I remember correctly, the parts of the PSRU shown on a nice SS bench, is
the bench of the BMW mechanic across the road. The boys at the workshop
don't have a nice SS bench like that.

Hey who says it has to be all his own equipment !!?

George (down under)

 
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