There isanother Cosmo in Belgium... but that'sonly a front clip. :-) don't know if that counts :-)

 

doesn't count really. but the piece of art it'll go in might count! so... pics, info...

 

No idea when that will happen. I know it's going into a FD. I guess it's not decided yet wether it will be turbo or not because the owner was a former rotar engine builder for Mazda racing Europe. back the he made a quite similar set up like the 787 intake (with sliding trumpets) and last time I talked to him he was keen on finding the owner who bought the parts when the team stopped using their FC for racing.

So I guess he's thinking about going 3 rotor NA with it. It will be in the Walon version of the Belcar when it's finished.

Should Iask them if they still have the remains of the front clip for spare parts?

 

Hi all.

I just wanted to comment a few things.

There are several more than 2 Cosmos in Norway. I would estimate about 6 rollers, and another 2-3 partscars.

Second - Get the RE-Amemiya ECU. It is great, and makes alot more power than the stock. Gut the cats too, at least the tiny precat. It really applies alot of bad backpressure and heat.

And check your boost control lines, as they are surley shoot and could lead too boost-spikes and engine failure.

Enjoy your Cosmo.

Ciao

 

As far as the RE-amemiya ECu; the car will remain stock. No need for more power.
The pre-cat is already replaced because when i'm gonna import the car, the inspectors have no clue what the emissions should be
The car and engine are getting a full inspection/tune-up this winter, but thanks for the warning.
Only mod that is gonna take place for now is a boostgauge, just to check boost.
I'll proberly go for placing it in the passengerside of the daschboard, behind the plexiglass, same looks as the milage counter.

Greetings,

Mireck

 

Hi Mirek.

The Re-A ecu is just as much for reliability as it is power. Once the backpressure from the cat is gone, it is fairly normal to have boost increase (boostcreep), and the stock ecu cannot handle it very well. And not removing the cat causes massive heat build up, and that is not good either.

I guess I would recomend porting the wastegates on the twins to keep boost spikes down if you decide to stay stock ecu. But you are missing out. I was like you at first, but the re-a makes the cosmo really fly, and with the gone cats, your engine is actually less strained maiking more power.

2'nd - Get your coolant lines changed. The small ones under the inlet are prone to scred, and when they do,heat rises fast. Heat-Rotary=no good.

Ciao

 

Hello guys ;o)

Just wanted to tell you that we have the first Cosmo in Denmark ! and it is actually for sale, I have been out driving it and it drives very well and is in good condition. Unfortunately it is the 2 rotor 13B version, but that is maybe good enough for some !

It is a fantastic car I think.

Renè

 

nice car, good luck w/ the sale!

 

Hi guys! I have now 3000 km on my 93 Cosmo and ejoying every minute of it! I made some observations of boost curves stock. Cruising and pedal to the metal it is as follows in bar: 0.5-0.3-0.4-03 bar. Quite interesting though RX-7 FD has 07-05-07 bar. Best 0-100 km/h is present 6.84s. More to come...

/Lasse

 

thanks for the ride Mireck, its really wonderfull car !

 

I shall attend a carshow here in Sweden called Street car fest My Cosmo now has 20" rims with 235/30/20 rubber on them. The wheels is called Anella and is from California. My RX-8 is also on display with custom Ferrita exhaust system which i sell to RX-8 lowers who wants a deep chrisp tone more like a hi output piston engine! And of course 7 more hp. More to come.!

/Lasse

 

picspics!

 

Last week I spoke a German who had imported about a dozen Cosmo's himself.
He spoke of 25-30 Eunosses in Europe...

BTW, Mireck20B, it's nice weather out there.
Maybe it 's a good idea to go out for a nice Cosmo photo-shoot in the park...

 

I have now over 4000 km on my Cosmo and it's keep goin great! Clocked some new times yesterday 0-100m km/h 6.15s! 1/4 mile 15.02s-154 km/h. Still only 0.3 bar of boost. But i still haven't take the time to take some pictures of the car but i will before i let it sleep in a garage for winter.

/Lasse

 

Hi

It was my Cosmo Rene has taken picture of, but it is sold now.

But there is a 20B on its way home to Denmark. It should land here in the end of November.

It is a 1992 with only 92.000 km on the clock..

It should be as stock as it could be, but there is some ugly aftermarket things on the brakes and speeder pedal...

I will come with a status report when it has arrived..

 

Cool, keep us informed!

and...... do you wanna get rid of the rimms ?
I got 17" rimms on the 20B but i'm looking for more comfort.
I got 4 brand new S5 cabrio rimms i'm gonna put on the 20B but if i can get my hands real stock ones...

 

Hi Mirek.

I have a set of mint 16'' type S wheels. Make an offer on PM.

These are just the weels, and no tires.

Ciao

 

Sorry, i've got a "E" type, i'm not looking for a S type wheel
But i might go for 16" , i also got Atiwe and S5 GTU TII rimms as an option.
All things like ET/Backspacing, bolt pattern ect are the same as FC only thing different is the centerhole for the hub, it's larger than FC's so i will have to get that enlarged.

I want to keep the stock look, so i'll proberly go for the 15"BBS cabrio rimms or the 16" multi-spoke S5 GTU rimms.

The Cosmo is in its wintersleep now, so i won't be working on it until spring next year. Only photoshop the wheels onto the car

Greetz,

Mireck

 

Those of you who drive the Cosmo regulary: is it possible to use it as daily driver? And what about fuel consumption? I'm a relaxed driver in daily traffic, so I'm looking for those figures, not for those of a drag racer How about child seats? Would they fit? And would a 13B version be more economic, or wouldn't it make that much difference?
I *might* be in the market for a new car next year, and I'd prefer a rotary one. However, when you have kids, there's not much choice. FD's are too small, my Ro80 won't be ready in time, and if I buy another car, it'll have to be be RHD anyway.

 

ofcourse you can use it as a daily driver, it's very smooth ride, your babies will fall asleep within 100 Meters

But you will have to accept the 1:9 on constant highway driving (11L/100Km)
or 1:5 or 1:6 on carefull citytraffic driving (16-20 L/100Km)

The Cosmo is very heavy and you will use the first turbo almost always to get it moving, once moving the weight is no real issue anymore.

 

My Ro80 will do 10 (highway, carefull driving) to 20l (city) aswell, as far as I can believe the people who have experience. I'm already prepared for that
My main concern is fitting safety seats: as far as I know there are only lap belts in the rear?
There are other cars on the shortlist aswell, but the Cosmo has the edge by being rotary powered. Others I'm tempted to consider are Land Rover, Jaguar XJS-V12, or Morris Minor Traveller. All very different, but all with there own reason.
Well, I'll have to wait untill the end of the year anyway: if I stay in Belgium I won't need another car at all.

 

Guys with cosmo's 20B's!Can anyone(with free time in his hands) take some pictures of the rear mufflers and post them here?I want to see some closeups of the vacuum controlled actuator that controls the exhaust flow of the outer exhaust tips.Thanks in advance,

Stathis

 

The Cosmo is in its wintersleep, and you know, never wake up a bear in their wintersleep.....


It's stored together with my 1980 12A Bridgeport trackcar and my 1981 Elford 12A turbo, it's not really possible to take some pictures now.

 

WOW... I have now driven the 20B.. I love that car. It has so much tourqe from only 2000 rpm. There is a big different from my former Cosmo, who had the 13b.
I now understand why they are using the 20b for big hp..

 

Hi from Sweden! My Cosmo is now asleep in a warm garage but in April i will rule the streets again... From may month the car is for sale w/20" rims otherwise stock. No offers lower than euro 1700 will be accepted. PM me if you are seriously interested. I have pictures in my camera but i must download it which for me takes some time!

/Lasse