2008 Mazda RX8 Start Up & Rev - Wankel Rotary Engine

Start Up & Rev of 2008 Mazda RX-8

This has a 1.3L Wankel Rotary Engine making 232 HP while paired to a 6 Speed Auto.

These engine tend to be Rev happy. Since it's a Rotary Engine, It's capable of effortlessly reaching Higher RPM's than a regular engine with cylinders. THe HP number may not sound impressive but consider that it's only a 1.3L..

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[MarkieBhoy17]

how the heck can a mazda rx8 have 200bhp engine when its a 1.3l

[Intechdude300]

@MarkieBhoy17 You do need to rev it high in order to get it :P

[cbremer83]

This is why I NEVER let people touch my RX8. You MUST wait for the engine to heat up before reving it. It is very bad on rotor engines to rev a cold motor. Also, you need to let it get heated up before shutting it off. If you don't the high amount of fuel injected for cold running is still in the engine. Then you add the very large burst of fuel for starting a rotor engine. This leads to flooding. But, this engine sounds like it's starting to die anyway.

[Intechdude300]

@cbremer83 Actually many of these are towed through the auction lanes with seized engines, smoking, burning rich while warm right through the auction lane, slipping transmissions, rough idles. And so many manual versions with under 50K having a bad clutch. Even when this car ran through the auction lane where it had roughly 30 minutes of runtime, it still spewed the same rich burning scent as it did before I revved it.

[hammoudy1300]

ur not paying for the gas aren't you ?!

[Intechdude300]

@hammoudy1300 Fortunately not lol :P

[AsAngelsFall221]

Lol this RX8 is an automatic. What a fail.

[1person89]

rx-8's have 232 hp when they are stick...auto's only make about 190, look up your facts!

[picachuziom]

@MarkieBhoy17 2x1.3 ;)

[Bagadaboats]

this is a wankle rotory engine

[PVPlaya1392]

Automatic??? Ugh...

[schlepperfahren]

Fucking Bad Sound -_-

Greetz from Germany

[ivanhoe0007]

Sounds like dentist drill

[moddingpark]

@MarkieBhoy17 It's a Wankel Rotary engine.

It has not pistons and valves like common petrol and diesel engines, but a series of rotors which rotate instead of going up and down.

It's form and components make it able to reach a higher power with low displacement, but it tends to wear out more rapidly than a normal engine, though.

[pido9]

@cbremer83 The car is previously heated 01:05 you gotta give away your RX8 :D

[RRReid294]

I must say in terms of engineering a 1.3L that produces 232HP is admirable, but the engines themselves are flawed in the design and wear out easily and lose HP rapidly because people just rev them out and abuse them

My Punto Evo Abarth Essesse is a 1.368L (Google if unsure) that produces 170HP i have had it tuned to 239BHP, the engine is a masterpiece and better designed than these WANKEL types

Very high maintenance and i would advise actually learning a bit about them before buying one

[cbremer83]

@FrapsYou I would not recommend a rotary for your first car unless you grew up on them. They are very fun but very high maintenance. If you are not on top of things all the time, it will cost you big, as in new engine big. Also, you MUST run premium fuel. My RX8 really only runs it's best with 93 octane in it. Plus I average about 15-17mpg. Not good things for a first car. Get a Honda or some other car that can take the "learning abuse". Then get on later. You will appreciate it more.