Motor Magazine Sept '03
"Rumours about a supercharged Renesis rotary engine for a performance special rx-8 can be confirmed as truth. Hungry for more torque from it's high-spinning rotary, Mazda is tweaking the engine using a small Eaton supercharger, tucked tightly on the engine's right side, and an air-to-air intercooler bridging over the top,to boost power by 30kW and torque by a massive 120N.m.

There's no doubt the RX-8 could use more bottom end urge. More damaging to Mazda egos isn Hiroshima is the blunt fact that Nissan's 350Z comprehensively blows away the rx-8 over 400m"

Personally I would have discarded it except the details about supercharger placement suggest some sort of inside knowledge. But an Eaton 'charger?

-pete

 

(crossing fingers)...

A supercharger is exactly what this car needs

 

when, how much, get me in

 

RPM -PWR YOUR TYPING SKILLS ARE FASTER THAN MINE .

 

I'm the only one at work today, so LOTS of free time. I was going to scan it but there's nothing else to see except a photo of the engine cover with the word supercharged pasted on.

No details on price but for those who don't know metric. That's a 50% increase in torque. And power is tipped to go to 280Pps
-pete

 

http://personal.riverusers.com/~yawpower/

Yawpower seems to be R&D'ing a supercharger for the Renesis engine.