Ok, so I have ran my RX at the track a couple of times, but now I am running into an issue. My cornering forces have inceased massive amounts so now when i make one of the righ hand corners at the local track I can see my oil pressure drops a bit, what I am wondering is if i put an extra litre of oil in the car what negative effects will that have on it, i know its not a good thing to do with piston cars because the oil slapping will cause air bubbles but i can't think of a poor reason for the rotary. Does anyone have any advise. (I dont have time nor the money before my next trackday to get a new oilpan that is made for racing). I hope to here from somebody soon.

 

Get an oil pan baffle from Racing Beat or Mazdatrix. It's ~$50 and should help alot under high-g situations.

 

I would love to get one but i just don't have the time to put it in before i have my next track day.

 

So, if you don't have time to fix the problem, why post about it?

Either make time, or..skip the track day? Is it really that important that you make it?

 

I had the exact same problem, and the baffle plate fixed it. Its easy and cheap...and good insurance against oil starvation.

 

The time shouldn't big a huge issue. The first time I replaced my oil pan it took maybe three hours from removal to installation. I could probably do it a good deal quicker now. All you need to do is put a jack with a block of wood under the tranny to keep the engine up, remove the passenger's driver mount, drop the pan, goo it up with a new gasket (you'll need two with a baffle) then put everything back in.

The hardest part was getting the bolts in the front above the subframe but I had one of those ratcheting wrenches which made quick work of those puppies.

 

I can make time to put it in, its ordering it that i am struggling with, but thanks for your input i do apprieciate it. But my original question even though poorly worded i guess, is, would it be okay to either run .5 or 1 litre of oil extra to help prevent this problem for this time around. I will do a proper fix as soon as i can but i need one right away, just to help prevent any problems.