Series II 100,000 mile club - Page 2

Beefy98 · 2013-10-25 22:21:29

I have a 2007 RX8 with a 103.246 miles and it runs like a champ!

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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8

Decidedly minor?

Man you are clueless.

different rotor housings, front cover, different oil injector setup, specially coated rotors, completely revised oil metering pump system, different engine oil lubrication system, a substantial increase in oil pressure, different oil pan setup, different fuel injector configuration, etc., etc., etc.

You are correct about all the changes you listed. Plus we can also add all the changes to the driveline; tranny, gear ratio, diff, etc.

I suspect the reason why all these changes were never highlighted as important in automotive reviews and/or other literature is because they had nothing to do with an increase in hp and torque - which is the kind of stuff people get excited about.

For example, Nissan made a smart move with the 370z. As Nissan introduced the 370z there was an increase in hp and torque. So of course most auto journalists made a big deal about the changes between the 350z-370z

The one thing that Mazda FAILED at was not coming up with a more powerful engine for the Series II RX-8s. Even a slight increase in hp/torque, just a few horses, would have been a great marketing tool.

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