If you have an RX8 engine and you don't want to take it apart for a
p-port and you don't mind giving up 50 HP you can get this intake flange
from:

http://www.cozygirrrl.com/


Paul Lamar

      Very beautifully made part! Does somebody know about a way to
obtain the side and central plates of an RX-8, to transform a 13B into
Peripheral Port intake, Side exahust?
   Probably, housings would need being changed too, as this
arrangement in a 13B would leave the peripheral exhaust ports without
any function but acting as undesirable dead space.
    Any ideas about this welcome. Thanks. Regards. Salut †

 Jose Gros-Aymerich
Madrid, Spain



Jose,
            Not sure but I think Rohan Ambrose of xtreme rotaries in
Calum Downs (Melbourne Aust)  makes the side plates but out of
Aluminium. The
plates have a cast insert to take the wear.   There is another bloke in
Brisbane, but sadly I cannot recommend him which is a pity,

Neil.



Hi Neil,
   I guess you are talking about Billet in Brisbane, why can't you
recommend him, from what I have seen his work looks OK but expensive. By
the way how is the gearbox coming along, Mine is stalled at the moment
due to other commitments.

Chris.


Chris,
         Your assumption is very close.  I actually went to see this
blokes factory and his CNC mills are top.  I asked him to convert a slide
throttle to butterflies which was quoted at $500 and 2 weeks. Payment was
taken 4 weeks later as it was "finished" and the bill now was just under the
$1000.  I then phoned and emailed many times over the ensuing months and was
lied to every time about delivery and completion.   Some 5 months later he
admitted that my throttle body was still at his shop,  untouched! I then
asked that he return it untouched with a full refund, which again did not
happen.  I finally had to send a mate around to personally retrieve it.
Fortunately the payment had been made by bankcard, who once notified
retrieved my money as well.  A very sad experience which cost 6 months and
stupidly so.  If he didn't want the job, just say so.  His workmanship seems
good, but I refuse to deal with people who handle the truth carelessly.
Have finally done all mods to my engine and ready to give it a thorough
workout on the ground today before flight once my strip dries out. The new
ECU appears brilliant, but yet to fly.  The G/box gear set is coming and
have a list of machine shops see regarding CNC.  Then to see a rubber
manufacturer about a simple flex coupling for torsional vibration whether
necessary or not.  The commercial ones are rather expensive, and hoping mine
will be about $50, much more affordable.  Currently have another motor being
P ported which will be my test mule for all inventions, even to possibly
test Pauls ignition.  This motor will be portable, so may actually even get
to be put on a dyno.  Once testing is complete, the unit will be up for sale
as a FW to suit an RV.   So as you can see I continue dreaming.

Neil.




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