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Rotary Of The Month Contest Every Month we are going to pick a car and rotorhead to be featured as RCC, Car of the Month. At the end of the year, we'll select car of the year and prize will be given.

View Poll Results: December Rotary Race Car Of The Month!
Chadwick's RX-7 29 43.28%
The PartsGroups RX-8 6 8.96%
Sarah/BMIRacing 4 Rotor RX-8 32 47.76%
Voters: 67. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 12-13-2009, 04:50 PM   #1
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December Rotary Race Car of the Month Voting

Chadwick's RX-7 From Smyrna, TN, USA









1993 Brilliant Black Base RX7.
Engine and drive train and suspension
13B-REW
Rx8 eccentric shaft
9.7:1 rotors (89-91 NA) balanced and lightened
Rx8 front and rear Stationary gears and bearings
13B-REW front and rear counter weights
Balanced and clearance for 9k+ rpm
Ported intake and exhaust without changing timing
Port matched intake runners
Xccessive Manufacturing lower intake manifold
JDM upper intake manifold
Oil and Water mods
Re-medy water pump
550cc primary injectors
1680cc secondary injectors (RX7-Store fuel rail)
Garfinkle Oil pan brace
Smurf engine mounts
Mazdaspeed power plant frame
Tweakit Racing Intercooler and Duct
FJO injector driver
FuelLab 525 Series FPR
SR Motorsports wide belt underdrive pulley kit
99 spec twin turbo /w ported wastegate
R1 duel Oil Coolers
Tweakit Racing Idler Pulley
HKS Twin Fire
Magnacor 10mm Race wires
Koni Sport custom valued and converted to double adjustable.
800lbs front, 560lbs rear springs
Nagisa Auto Upper Control arms
RP Trailing arms
RP toe links
Unotainium bushings
4.77 Knightsport ring and pinion
Kaaz 1.5 LSD
Fuel tank surge cover
Axiom harness bar
RP Nippondenso Fuel pump
Widefoot Swaybar mounts
M2 Carbon Fiber CAI
Mazdacomp radiator

Body
99 front bumper
99 bumper reinforcement 99 undertray
99 brake ducts
99 air guide
99 combination lights
99 front chin spoiler
99 rear tail lights
RE replica oil cooler ducts
Feed replica side skirts
Tweakit Racing Custom Front Splitter
Mazdaspeed replica hood
APR GT 2 custom 2 element wing /mounted using stock R1 holes
Flying “M” badges front and rear

Interior
Corbeau Forza w/ dual lock slider (Driver)
Corbeau Clubman /stock rail (passenger)
Lilliput in dash Carputer
Lilliput 7” retractable in dash touch LCD
Tripower gauge pod
LC1 wideband w/ XD-16 gauge
Pineapple Dual EGT gauge
Pettit column mount boost gauge




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The PartsGroups RX8 SCCA ITR & NASA PTD Race Car









This car was built this year and has had several wins in SCCA & NASA racing events. It just won overall in the 2009 American Road Race of Champions 3 Hour Enduro at Road Atlanta and is 1st in class in SE NASA PTD. The classes I race this car limit what you can and can not do.




Here is a quick list of some mod's:
  • Custom radiator
  • custom water pump
  • custom intake for racing with SCCA
  • rem coated 5:12 ring & pinion
  • aluminum clutch
  • ecu tuning
  • custom roll cage
  • fuel tank mods to eliminate fuel starvation
  • required safety equipment
  • AEM dash,blueprinted injectors
  • custom fuel rail
  • custom made shifter bushings
  • KONI custom shocks
  • custom sway bars
  • custom exhaust headers for SCCA
  • custom exhaust
  • sunroof roof panel removed and replaced with non sunroof panel
  • 17x8.5 Enkei RPF1,Hoosier R6 Tires in various sizes
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Sarah @ BMIRacing's 4 Rotor RX-8










2009 Mazda RX8 4 Rotor

Engine and Accessories
Naturally Aspirated Peripheral Port 4 Rotor
NRS 2 piece 2mm Ceramic Seals
Mazda Dry Sump Front Cover
4 x 1200cc RC Injectors
Fuel rail supplied by RC Injectors
Slide Throttle
K&N Air Filters
Custom Carbon Fiber Air Box
Haltech Sport 2000
Racepak IQ3 Data Logging Dash
Griffin Radiator with oil heat exchanger
2 x Davies Craig Electric Water Pumps
2 x Davies Craig 16" Electric Fans
2 x Davies Craig 12" Electric Fans
Burns Stainless Headers, 4 into 1 Collector, Transition and boom tube
2 x Bosch Motorsport Fuel Pumps
Fragola Performance Systems - Fittings and hose for the Oiling System and Fuel System
Hose Techniques - Intake System, and cooling system
Pure Power Lubricants and Stainless Steel Filters

Drive Train
Tilton triple plate carbon carbon clutch
Tilton Flywheel
Tilton Bell housing
Tilton Super Starter
4 Speed EMCO Transmission
ACPT Custom Carbon Fiber Drive Shaft
1 1/2 way Tomei Limited Slip Differential

Accessories
Progress Auto front and rear sway bars
Fragola Performance System Brake Lines
Disc Brakes Australia brake rotors front and rear
Brembo Brake Calipers
Tilton 600 Series Pedal Assembly
Tilton remote adjustable brake bias
MOMO Steering wheel
MOMO WTCC Quick release hub
MOMO Safari Racing Seat
MOMO 6 point Safety Harness
Lexan Windows
8 Point Roll cage
AIT Racing Carbon Fiber Hood
AIT Racing Carbon Fiber Doors
AIT Racing Carbon Fiber Trunk
AIT Racing Carbon Fiber Roof
AIT Racing Carbon Fiber interior panels
APR Performance GTC-500 Adjustable Rear Wing
APR Performance Rear Diffuser
APR Performance Front Splitter
Odyssey Battery - Extreme Racing 30
3 x GoPro Motorsports Hero Wide Angel Camera



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Old 12-13-2009, 11:00 PM   #2
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that 4 rotor is sick seen it at 7stock!
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Old 12-13-2009, 11:28 PM   #3
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Had to vote for this years Solo National SSM Champ Dan Chadwick.
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Old 12-14-2009, 11:07 PM   #4
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BMIRacing's 4-rotor FTW! But still a hard1 Chadwick's is sick to (Would love to see one of them at the next deals gap meet!! woot woot)
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Old 12-15-2009, 07:54 AM   #5
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BMIRacing's 4-rotor FTW! But still a hard1 Chadwick's is sick to (Would love to see one of them at the next deals gap meet!! woot woot)
Chadwick's was at DGRR last year. I believe he will be back this year.
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Another tough decision. Luv the 4 rotor but.......!
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Old 12-15-2009, 07:27 PM   #7
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Chadwick's was at DGRR last year. I believe he will be back this year.
Yep, Tweakit Racing is sponsoring DGRR again so we will be there!!
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Yep, Tweakit Racing is sponsoring DGRR again so we will be there!!
cool see you guys there!
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Yep, Tweakit Racing is sponsoring DGRR again so we will be there!!
Look for the guys with the huge wings! There may also be another TweakIt car there

Voted for Dan as well. All very nice cars this month and I love seeing this race car rotary month.
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DANG that 4-Rotor sounds sick !!
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Old 12-22-2009, 08:25 PM   #11
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that thing is music to my ears. it's sweeet!
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Gotta love the 4 rotor!!!
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Only a few more days left to get your vote in! It's a close race between the FD and the RX-8
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Is BMI a member on this forum? I know chadwick is so I voted for him.
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Is BMI a member on this forum? I know chadwick is so I voted for him.

Yep, they are!

BMIRacing

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