ACRACING0

I've owned quite a few 2nd and 3rd Gen RX7s, but this is my first time owning a RX8. My father was always very supportive of my SCCA racing hobbies, so this RX8 will be built for him. It is his turn to be in the drivers seat! Car is already caged and will be modified for his large frame(6'2" - 240lbs). Current build goal is the T4 class in SCCA. I feel the RX8 will be very competitive in this class and will allow him to learn the car without too much modifications. I've raced in Formula Mazda, B Spec, and most recently STL.

ALSO, I have my own newest rotary project....a 1993 Mazda B2200 truck. I'll be looking into swapping another RX8 engine into it for quick and easy availability of parts.

Thanks!

Andrew

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against the BRZ and MX5 I wouldn’t use the word “very”.

Jacob Kilian

Love the truck! I personally think Mazda should have done more rotary trucks, would have loved a rotary in my ford/Mazda ranger.

UnknownJinX

Yep, it can very well become a driver's race.

There is a good reason they stopped making it, along with the crazy 13B mini bus they had in Japan.

If you plan on actually hauling anything, you need good low-end torque. High-end power doesn't matter too much, practically speaking. NA rotary doesn't have much torque to speak of and gets its power purely by revving. A turbo rotary might work, but it would still be decently strained when hauling stuff and is probably terrible on fuel(the 2.7T Ecoboost F150 is already said to get worse fuel economy than the 5.0 in certain conditions).

I mean, it's your car and so you can do whatever you want, but I'd personally save up the money for something else, like adding a turbo to the 4 cylinder in the Ranger instead of putting something even less torquey in it.