No diff Joe. Either will work. What year is your engine?

Paul Lamar

Paul,

The guy that  purchased it from  said it was an 89.  If I place the rotor
from the 88 next to the 89 rotor the " bathtub" looks the same.  I will
have
to find a 2nd gen rotor housing.

Joe


Hi Paul,

Well it looks like I have one good rotor housing.  I
think it takes someone who is new to rotaries to look at a lot
of hardware.  My 88 housings were bad on the eges where grooves
were deep these 89 housings looked great until I got to the
front housing.  It definitly ate an apex seal.  After I lifted
the intermeadiate housing off I found a loose apex seal.  This
is what caused the damage.  Is there a difference between a
front rotor housing and a rear rotor housing?  Pics were too
out of focus.  Will post when I figure this camera out.  Thanks


Joe Berki
Limo EZ

If you buy a used one make sure it has not shrunk.
Use a micrometer to measure the width all the way around.

Paul Lamar


Paul,

Do you have a source for Renisis Motors?  Maybe I should just go that route
when you factor in the price of new rotor housings.  Which RX8 motor is
suitable for our use?

Joe


If you have a friend in the car repair biz I think the wholesale price for a
short block is $3800 from Mazda. Junk yards  are close to that. Many junkyards have a
nation wide net work where you go in an tell them what you want and they find
one for you. You have to be careful and make sure the housings are not cracked.
Tell them up front you are going to inspect the engine and if a housing is cracked
you are not going to take it.


Paul Lamar