Mazda
RX-8 Performance Mods
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Can
anything be done to increase the performance of the RX-8 Renesis Engine?
(see below)
Unlike previous
mass-production rotary engines, which employed side intake ports and peripheral
exhaust ports, the naturally aspirated RENESIS has intake and exhaust
ports in the side housings. This configuration eliminates overlap between
the opening of the intake and exhaust ports, enhancing combustion efficiency.
The intake ports are 30% larger and their timing has been changed to make
them open sooner than in previous designs. Moreover, the exhaust ports
open later, resulting in a longer power (expansion) stroke and providing
radically improved heat efficiency.
At the same time, the RENESIS uses a six-port induction (6PI) design,
in which each rotor employs three intake ports, and a variable intake
timing mechanism. Under this system, dedicated high-speed intake ports
begin to operate when the engine operates at high-rev levels. This makes
it possible to use the intake's dynamic effect at high and low speeds
to maximize compression efficiency.
Unlike the single peripheral port per rotor of previous designs, the RENESIS
uses two exhaust ports per rotor. This produces a combined exhaust port
opening area nearly twice as large and results in a substantial reduction
in exhaust resistance.
The rotors have also been made lighter for better performance at high-rev
levels. The rotors used in the RENESIS weigh approximately 14% less than
those used in the engine that powered the 1993-2000 Mazda RX-7.
These enhancements provide high output rivaling the power of turbocharged
rotary engines with linear power characteristics from the low- to the
high-rev range.
What
can be done?
Well, this
is what I have added to my 2004 RX-8 so far :
Cold Intake
System SR Motorsports
Underdrive
Power Pulley
Greddy Catback
Exhaust
SR Motorsports
High Flow Cat
The
car now has a 27+ horsepower increase.
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