> > >> >> Hi Scott,
> > >> >> Is the price in US or Aus dollars.
> > >> >> I have just purchased a complete RX8 engine will
> > >> >
> > >> > all equipment in tact
> > >> >
> > >> >> for far less. $2400.Aus delivered to my door.
> > >> >> Please contact me for more info if of interest.
> > >> >> Don Dunbar
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >       Hi Don Dunbar
> > >
> > > I also would like to hear about your purchase.
> > >
> > > Tony Beaton E-mail twofooter@nucleus.com
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > Hi Tony and all on the nwes letter,
> > As Paull and many other know I have been installing a Renesis in my
> > Mustang2 for some time. I have a friend who owns a Mazda dealership

and

> > he said they had a new short motor in stock that they imported for

some

> > guy who was going to build Gyro's using the Renesis engine. They
> > imported this engine for him.I was able to buy this for $6500 AUS and
> > that is the engine that I have installed in the Mustang2. In the last
> > few weeks I have purchased a complete Renesis engine from a engine
> > recylcler in Queensland. The people there where good to deal with and
> > George Lendich did me a good favour and went out to see these people

and

> > pick out an engine for me. There are many rumors to the origin of

these

> > engines and why they became available. Some say they where crash test
> > engines but there seems to be no damage except for the handling of

these

> > engines. I have taken the plugs out and found very almost no carbon

and

> > gust a little black smoke which wiped off. I have since taken off the
> > exhaust covering and found the same.
> >
> >
> > I have been racking my brain over
> > all of this to come up with an answer! I then remembered that my

friend

> > who owns the Mazda dealer ship telling me that Mazda sent a new engine
> > to all major cities a new engine at the time of the release of the

RX8.

> > My friend was trying to get one of these engines for me at the time.
> >
> > Mazda used these engine to demonstrate to all the service people how

it

> > worked and what better way but for these guys to be looking at an
> > engine. Mazda where also covering there ASS having a complete engine
> > that was not tested to there normal standard but where under pressure

by

> > Ford to get the product out. Ian Beatle and a friend have also

purchased

> > one of these engine for there new RVs. I believe that this is the only
> > reason that this dealer would have 40 engines all in the same

condition.

> > George made the comment that they where all very similar except some

had

> > more rust on the flywheel. I have looked closely at the flywheel and

can

> > see no indication that a clutch has ever been run on the face. I think
> > you guys in the US should look to your local dealers to see what
> > happened to the US ones. I an sure that the engine that I have

purchased

> > was never run in a vehicle but Dyno checked only.
> > Best regards Don
>
>     Hi Don,
>
> Thanks for the story, but I'm curious as to how you managed to ship it

to

>  WA for $150 as noted by George, did you post it or send it by canoe?
>  (myself I'm practically a neighbour, near Calgary).  Who do we contact,
>  if we want one of these mistery engines?  You can reply directly if you
> don't
> want to broadcast the info.  Thanks and regards.
>
> Tony Beaton E-mail; twofooter@nucleus.com
> >PS Don,
     When you talk about WA are you in Washington USA or Western

Australia?

Tony