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AMG

Could not concentrate on anything you said as i was distracted by your new avatar , ha ha ha. :D

Agreed Allan horsley has done a great job with the Australian MX5 turbo being more powerfull than the japanese one.

Warranty is important to a point , but i am convinced that the right system correctly tuned shouldnt give us too many headaches .

At my age 2 years is a heck of a long time to wait for a Australian Mazda turboed RX8 i want it ASAP.

Iwant to fly low now., and not just drivefast

cheers
michael

AMG

glad u liked the new avatar.........just an example of occupational hazards..........LOL!

RXE16T

....as long as you're not using the gas for evil, it's all good.

Saru

Actually, throughout motoring history there are lots of examples of aftermarket companies producing modified cars and then being overtaken (at least in the sales race) by manufacturers. Lesson time:

In England in the early 80s there was a turbo RX-7 produced by the Elford tuning company before Mazda produced the Japanese spec series 3 12aT.

Again in England (2 examples this time) at least one company produced V8 MGBs before the factory and at least one produced a hard-top version of the roadster before the factory. I'd have to go to my books to even remember the name of the coachbuilders.

Did you know that Dick Johnson produced at least one 6 cylinder turbo charged falcon in the late 80s?

Peter Dichera (spelling?) produces wilder, more powerful, production plated Commodores and Monaros than HSV under the Corsa name - but how many do you see around or hear about?

Mazda are conservative with the Rotary because they can be. It's pretty easy to build a 300 or 400hp RX-7 that weights less than 1000kgs (or 1200kg if you want a series 4/5) - that doesn't mean the factory should.

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Saru

Hmmm i see your point , maybe i should have said that 2-3 years would be too late for me to wait for forced induction . :p

Not wanting to jump ship but i am already considering my next purchase , but will keep RX8 as my weekend toy . :D ( if it can be supercharged /turboed ) :D

cheers
michael

AMG

Is the Aston still in the picture Michael?

DMRH

It smells fishy because it is. Reality is the engine would pop at the boost levels required for that power. The 10:1 compression rotors are simply too high. If only you guys knew the so-called man behind this car. Just ask all the people that refuse to work with him or deal with him what they have found out.

As for the technicalities of the RX-8 turbo. Horsley grabbed a bit of time with the ROTORMASTER RX-8 turbo a few months back & copied it. You already know the car will never make it into RX-8 SP form.

Apparently the "RX-8 MPS" is soon to be on sale here & it can't conflict with a turbo version from Mazda Australia. So this version RX-8 is purely a marketing excercise, with the Aussie RX-8 a whopping 60% more expensive than the same car in Japan, Mazda Australia need to keep the theme shining to avoid sales slowing to far.

Its a good thing for the whole image of the RX-8 though & I liked the Mazdaspeed nose on it. a big "Well done" to Mario Aguis from Mazda Austraila who sourced the Mazdaspeed parts for this car

AMG

Also lets hope that Mazda keep the price reasonable to stop it from becoming too expensive for it's target market which is why the RX7 never became a successful seller in it's last few years in Australia

Lock & Load

Depending on the property market and the economy this could be my next ride , this convertible AMVO8 (VANTAGE) was done by Zagato aftermarket crowd . :D

Hopefully it will make it to Australia around 2008, and if the dollars are right , and available and the car is as good as i hope it will be i will be changing my name to James , ha ha ha .

So far all i have is the number plates AMVO8 and lots of writte ups and photos .

My sons are upset because they say i am spending their inheritance , i told them that the less they get the less they can loose to their wifes in case of divorce .

cheers
michael

AMG

Now that's a sweet looking car