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.
Hi!: the continued sparkling ignition system looks fine; as Paul
very properly pointed, it's in the end analog to the glow-plug in
the leading site that gave very good results in the Toyota experiences,
however, the idea of the chances that plug life may be shortened
because of the heavy duty keeps on coming into my mind; as
there are no glow-plugs available in the market for continued glow
operation, and Toyota research was focused on street cars, while this
site is mostly devoted to airplane use of Mazda RX series of engines,
doubts may still exist. Or not?
Thanks for your attention. Have a good weekend. Best regards. Salut †
Jose Gros-Aymerich
Madrid, Spain
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