Slick1983

I recently joined the RX8 forum. I am a retired Petroleum Landman. To those who never heard of this job, a landman represents the oil company and/or drilling contractor who bore exploration/production well(s) by going out and contacting and leasing the landowners and mineral-owners of the prospective area.
I only recently became interested in the rotary engine. When they were first introduced, I scoffed at the funny-named engine that smoked and drank gasoline. I was also one to hang on to my BIG American car(s). Fast forward to a few years ago, I began looking for a small truck to go back and forth to Home Depot for stuff to repair the house. The Kei trucks are a pain to license to drive so I decided on another little Japanese vehicle, the Samurai. Perfect size and it was fun, although I soon found it to be really weak even though the previous owner had put a larger 1.6 engine in it. At my age, I also wanted an automatic. So, I started scouting around for a small engine that could quickly get the Samurai around, while keeping the 4-wheel drive. I spotted a Rotary-powered PR Samurai that really sounded good. It shot flames out the side and did a wheelie as it ran a 7.770, 165mph/quarter mile! I was hooked! That's the kind of engine I want in my Samurai, a tamer version, of course. I began researching the rotary and ended up buying a 13b Renesis JDM that I am readying to have swapped into the Samurai. While I'm looking for an early short 3-speed automatic, I'm cleaning up the engine. I have already learned a lot from this forum and rely on it for information every day. I plan to have it running before the end of the year.

1990 Suzuki Samurai