Tried to buy an FB, seller was too sentimental and didn't sell. Tried to buy 2 different FC's, was willing to pay asking prices and sellers backed out last minute. The one I was just about to book the car trailer. Always wanted a rotary. Never tried to pick up an RX8 though eyeballed a couple. Hell even a REPU would be fun options (I have a hot wheels of one somewhere).Been watching Dahm for years, love rotary stuff, wish I had a body capable of dealing with a Sportscar's suspension. Cause if I did, I'd have an RX8 right now.
The Dahm project that's actually got me Just as excited as the 12 - Rotor? His turbo single rotor miata build! Soooo cool, so light! He's putting a custom 1 - rotor engine in comparatively massive engine bay of an NA Miata, and its going to glorious. Probably 150-200KG lighter, about double the power?
If he makes it into a kit - because he's building the basis of a rotor engine building company started - ita going to sell like crazy. Imagine an NA Miata with 250ish Hp instead of, what, 120? Can't wait to see more of that project!
* closed course disclaimer and all that RX8 (stock?) vs slightly tweaked 4G69 Outlander *
I know a rotary kind of sucks outside the powerband but it surprised me that I was able to repeatedly get the jump against one off the line. Around the point of hitting 60kph all bets were off and shortly after the RX8 would massacre me. Thinking back on it gives the impression that a manual RX8 constantly being stuck at speeds where you just starting to touch on the powerband but never able to use it if you only drive it in the city might be kind of miserable to drive.