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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 9:27 AM
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Bryn_P
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Always wanted one more out of curiosity then anything, and I think I've found a suitable one in Japan. This is what they look like... 
Has 300bhp from the triple rotor engine which is apparently easily made 400bhp simply by adding a boost controller   Going to stick some Rota alloys on and have it wrapped in E90 M3 Frozen Grey (yes I know it's so last year!). Cheers,
Bryn.
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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 9:31 AM
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carlos
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Lovely looking thing  Never even heard of them, is it a RX7 motor?
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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 9:32 AM
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Orange Cola
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They don't style 'em like they used to
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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 9:36 AM
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Jobbo
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LJK Setright managed to put one off the road in a test drive in Car Magazine years ago. Always appealing because you just don't see them in the UK.
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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 9:38 AM
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Bryn_P
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carlos said... Lovely looking thing Never even heard of them, is it a RX7 motor?
As I understand it, basically yes, but it's a triple rotor with 2.0l displacement where are the RX7 is a dual rotor with 1.3l displacement. So if you want big power from a rotary, this is the engine to use. Bizarrely it only ever came in the Cosmo although the Mazda Le Mans cars had engines based on something similar. Cheers,
Bryn.
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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 9:40 AM
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mik
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Don't think I've ever seen one of those before?  Very elegant Side or circumferential ports on that engine?  (guessing circumferential) What was the feedback on the handling?
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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 9:41 AM
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mik
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I think you've just answered my first question if it is a 3-rotor version of the RX7 engine. Interested to hear a soundbyte when you get it (maybe even a cheeky vid?  )
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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 9:46 AM
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p7ulg
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Thought this thread was going to be about the original Cosmo, which was rather lovely
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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 9:52 AM
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_Mick_N
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Bryan, any decent AE86's left in Japan ?
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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM
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Mark BT52
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Lovely looking thing (the mk4, not the mk1)
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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 10:12 AM
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zedleg
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Never heard of that before. Very cool .
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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 10:28 AM
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articulatedjunction
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You should let EVO review it. I would love to read a good EVO Cosmo review.
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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 10:39 AM
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Bryn_P
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NotoriousREV said... Bryn_P said... Sound here... 20B Cheers,
Bryn.
Yours won't sound like that, it's an N/A motor that's probably bridge or peripheral ported. Very cool cars, though, I'd love one.
I will take your word for it as I have zero technical knowledge of such things But why would they be using an N/A motor in an RX7 drift car? Cheers,
Bryn.
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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 10:51 AM
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caneswell
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Bryn_P said... NotoriousREV said... Bryn_P said... Sound here... 20B Cheers,
Bryn.
Yours won't sound like that, it's an N/A motor that's probably bridge or peripheral ported. Very cool cars, though, I'd love one.
I will take your word for it as I have zero technical knowledge of such things But why would they be using an N/A motor in an RX7 drift car? Cheers,
Bryn.
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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 10:52 AM
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DeskJockey
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interesting choice - it looks good. Now swap in a great big LS9 with a blower. You know you want to...
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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 11:04 AM
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Bryn_P
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DeskJockey said... interesting choice - it looks good. Now swap in a great big LS9 with a blower. You know you want to...
Or tune the 20B to make the same power probably for less money Cheers,
Bryn.
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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 11:06 AM
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djchocice
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Very cool car, rare as rocking horse poo though. I have never actually seen one in the flesh but it's worth it for that engine alone. Also, I'm pretty sure a heavily breathed on version of the N/A engine appeared in the ALMS from 2004-2006 in the back of a Courage LMP2 car.
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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 11:11 AM
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DeskJockey
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Bryn_P said... DeskJockey said... interesting choice - it looks good. Now swap in a great big LS9 with a blower. You know you want to...
Or tune the 20B to make the same power probably for less money Cheers,
Bryn.
True. But based on your F355 thread you are not a man for taking the cheap or easy route! (that is not a criticism - I tip my hat to your petrolheadedness)
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