"Glen A. Renken" wrote:

                    What is the realistic horsepower of a 13B ? What about a 20B ( 3-rotor ??)
                    Will a Ross PSRU for a 13B fit a 20B ?

               Anything from 160 HP to 270 HP.

               For a normally aspirated 13B it is highly dependent on the intake manifold
               design
               and the gear ratio of the PSRU. The gear ratio limits the engine RPM and the
               HP because
               most props are limited to about 2700 RPM.

               Side port engines are limited to about 200 HP except for the high power
               version
               of the RX8 engine and peripheral port engines are limited to about 270 HP.

               Turbo charged engines can be anything up to about 400 HP.

               Just be aware that the cooling system must be designed for the HP used.
               That is probably a more practical limit on HP than anything else.

               The engine itself is extremely robust and does not fail in the
               hand grenade mode common with souped up piston engines.
               In drag racing form turbo charged 13Bs generate up to 800 HP.

               20B are 50% more for any given configuration.

               In aircraft use nobody has worn one out yet.

               Paul Lamar

     Douglas Fir wrote:

          Paul,

          You mentioned before the Renesis turboed engine made in Australia blew up.
          Obviously it had the high compression rotors and they were pushing it.
          Correct me if I am wrong but didn't one of the later 13B have high
          compression rotors, a turbo and a knock sensor to retard the timing if
          detonation events were imminent? At least this is what the local mechanic
          told me. Perhaps it was one of his racing cars.

          I still haven't given up completely on using the Renesis and I keep coming
          back to the fact that the side port configuration would be the best for
          turbocompounding.

          I would think with ethanol, and turbo compounding I would get my cruise
          150hp fairly easily. Your thoughts.

          For 300hp takeoff Hp. I do have the advantage of 10% increase in power from
          ethanol and because of its cooling effect can safely boost a small ???
          amount.

          In the last 4 months I still can't confirm what the hp on the manual
          Renesis engine is. Jim. M. told me 220hp was the most he could get out of
          it. I don't know how it was configured though. If it is actually 250hp
          (234hp) at 7700, normally aspirated then I'll go for it.

          Doug in Japan

     When I said "blew up" I did not mean in the hand grenade mode. What happens is
     the resulting detonation fractures the 2 MM apex seals. I am not convinced the
     detonation sensor always does the job. I think it only takes one detonation to
     fracture a seal. When that happens it is too late to retard the ignition. If
     I were you and I were going with a turbo I would use 3 mm apex seals and
     low compression rotors.

     I am attempting to get Mazda to make available through Mazda Speed thicker wall
     rotors for the RX8 engine so the after market guys can lower the compression ratio
     using NC mills. This will allow turbo or super charging the RX8 engine. The thicker
     wall rotors can go down the stock rotor machining line with no changes other than
     being identified. I think the cost of this program would soon pay for itself through
     the absence of this kind of negative publicity.

     Mazda needs to focus on the rotary. They have announced a 3500 pound Mazda Speed
     "sport" version of the Mazda 6 with a turbo four cylinder engine that got a less
     than a favorably revue in Car & Driver. They need to get with an electric assisted
     turbo charged RX8 and a much lighter weight Mazda 3 with the rotary as soon as possible.
     Miata sales are in the cellar at 680 a month. A restyle will do nothing. The Miata
     needs a rotary as well to shed its chic car image. They also need to be working hard on
     a turbo compound version of the rotary to improve the MPG. Instead Mazda seems
     to be going off in all directions at once.

     You need to monitor the OBD II data output in real time when dynoing an
     RX8 engine. You might think the throttle is wide open but the engine computer may decide
     otherwise. The throttle is fly by wire. Here is a "full throttle" pedal to the
     metal acceleration run to 100 MPH in my RX8 monitoring the OBD II real time
     data output. Note the throttle is only 77% open. Why did the engine computer decide
     not to open the throttle fully? Perhaps it was the 104 degree F temperature of
     the air intake or perhaps it was because I had 87 octane fuel in there.

     Paul Lamar

Brian Sieber
President/Art Director
RX Tuner Magazine
brian@rxtuner.com
904.525.7371

Brian Sieber wrote:

Amemiya-san, of RE-Amemiya in Japan, is experimenting with boosted Rennies as we speak in preparation for next year's JGTC. His solution is to use REW rotors in the Renesis block.

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