How much do you guys think an engine and tranny would cost directl from a mazda plant or something like that?

Way too much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the short block is $5000 n3h1-02-200



mike

I asked this a while back on the evil forum, would the rx8 tranny work in a FD? The tranny will probaly be over 3k.

it prolly will, but we dont know if it will bolt up to the engine, or the ppf. plus its also weaker to start with



mike

yeah its like a miata tranny

Would need some stronger gears, someone will do it in the furture.

Why did they use a weaker tranny?? That's a little disapointing.

It costs about the same as the FD engine from Mazda hehe



Mazda is selling 2 different engines for the RX8, Im looking into the difference between them.



One is $5000.95 shipped and other is $5300.95 shipped the parts book doesnt say anything so I had to ask Mazda direct and they are going to get back with me.

I think that there is a 210 hp version thats mated to the automatics and 250 thats attached to the 6 speed. I think they only real difference is an alteration int the intake manifold. The 250 version has a couple of flow passages that open at high rpm that are absent from the lesser model. Correct me if I'm wrong. Seems like that would be more than a $300 difference though, doesn't it?

Do you think the 210hp version doesn't have the high rpm intakes or has them and just doesn't open them? When they did the original testdrive and the gate was stuck they said it was running fundementally like the the lower version. I'd imagine that it'd be cheaper for mazda just to make one engine than two and just reprogram the computer not to open it. In which case it might be possible to get the third vent open on automatic. This might not be the case but i can't think of any other reason why the two engines and the two model lines are priced so similiarly with such a wide difference in performance.

Damn, new engines cost $5K from the dealers..

"The Renesis has two states of tune, dictated by the nature of its intake tract.



The Standard-Power version delivers intake air to the primary side port and , via a shutter valve, to a secondary side port.



The High-Power version adds an auxiliary intake port adjacent to the secodnary one.



Both systems have a variable intake valve in the primary/secondary tract. The High-Power version adds a variable fresh-air duct upstream of the aircleaner."



-R&T supplement



I remember reading that mazda does not offer the auto equiped cars with the extra port because the slush box cannot rev high enough to utilize it.

They probably don't want them to last. That's becoming the trend nowadays.