Originally Posted by
1sleeping7
It all depends on what you want. The renisis engine that comes with the rx8 is extremely restricted as far as performance goes. Simple old turbo 13b engines are way more powerful and capable than the rx8 engines... Rx8 performance compared to rx7 performance is hardly comparable...
What? looks like you're comparing na renesis engines to turbo'd rx-7 engines.
The renesis is THE most powerful, non turbo, rotary engine to ever exist in stock form. It's a 1.3L, which makes 238bhp, when mated to the manual trans. I think auto is 197.
BUT there's some flaws with it that exist-- The coolant passage casting is thin & breaks, requiring an engine swap under warranty (this was really prevalent w/ the autos).
If I got one, I"d pre-mix it, as the stock OMP tries to be "conservative" w/ oil consumption. I'm sure you could EASILY get 150K out of one if you maintained it right.