In the sport of drag racing, rotary engines have propelled cars down the quarter mile in as little as 6 and 7 seconds. Jon Blanch's Mazda RX-8, running a semi-peripheral port 13B, laid down a jaw-dropping quarter mile time of 7.14 seconds @ 194mph. During Jamboree I grabbed a closer look at this impressive drag RX-8.
The Mazda RX-8 three-quarter chassis was made by Rick Jones. The body and doors are fiberglass with a one-piece front end. The interior is fabricated from carbon fiber, which was done by Chivy King Race in Puerto Rico.
El Yankee, as this RX-8 is known, runs a G-Force GF2000 five-speed clutch-less transmission.
The clutch assembly comes from RAM, while the driveshafts and diff are made by Mark Williams.
With just milliseconds separating winning from losing, every gram of weight has been shaved off this RX-8. The wheelie bars, for example, are made from titanium.
The 13B is boosted by a custom made 90mm Precision billet turbocharger. The Microtech engine management system, Turbosmart wastegate and PWR core are just some of the Australian components fitted to El Yankee.
It's refreshing to see a clean drag car that isn't covered in sponsorship signage.
To prevent the 32×14.5-inch Goodyear slicks from slipping on the rims, the Holeshot 15×14 rear wheels feature a double bead lock and titanium bead lock bolts.
-Casey Dhnaram
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The grandady of all the 3/4 modify chassis 13bs!!! Of course from Puerto Rico to the World:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUvg5WtdzV8
Cool Spotlight! what power is this thing pushing?
PR representando me alegro por los muchachos de PicaM
WOW!!!! its super satisfying to see a car that I saw racing here in Puerto Rico and all of the sudden disappear because it was sold. Im happy to see it again and specially in this website which Ive been looking every day about 3 months and counting.... great report and you should also look for Pica Motor Imports RX-7, they were the fastest here in PR
"It's refreshing to see a clean drag car that isn't covered in sponsorship signage."... Here Here !
Nice.
You guys could do a thing about the classes and all that in drag racing.
what is a top doorslammer etc.
sick!
Boricua Power baby!!
Puerto Rico la casa de los 3/4 mas rápidos del mundo y pues claro de las manos del gibarito ChiviKing el toyotero mayor.
im speechless.
Raceway Park should be the best !/4 mile track in the world period..but its rated 2nd because of winter in NJ and Orlando Speed is summer all year
are those wheels carbon fiber!?!?!
Wow rx8 dragster! =) Still rotary? How much power can it produce?
Hahaha, I know Mazda is part Ford, but I never knew there would be a drag racer made out of one. Excellent job! Love to see the other cars on the drag strip besides American (still love em tho)
can we get a video of this thing running the quarter, im a rotary fan but 7.14 on the quarter with just a 13b!
porn...
are those wheels cf?? fresh
am i missing something or does that not have an intercooler
when the car ran the 7.14 it was tuned for about 950wheel horsepower, nowdays it's around 900hp.
I think it made a 6.8 here in Puerto Rico when it was still here
Wow , los boricuas representando !
Alot of racers are not using intercoolers at the moment. They use methanol fuel which cools the charge air alot compared to regular fuel. Wheels are alloy with a cf look coating.
P.R REPRESENTING !!!
Its very nice article..I liked to see sports car race.Every time I found lots of interest when I watched the car race.
Wtf @ dicks saying its just a 13B
1. insane rims
2. it's refreshing to see a turbo drag car's engine bay that *isn't* covered in chome