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Old 01-28-10, 12:37 PM
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Mazda engine updates

Something crossed my mind the other day when I received a new engine plate I bought. The progression Mazda made with the 13B in terms of strength and improvements have been S4<S5<S6, with the upper dowel lands increasing in strength every time, as well as stat gears, etc.

Well, I just received a new S4 TII rear iron, and was very happy to find out that it had the S6-type upper dowel land:

Now, being that Mazda now includes their structural updates on newly-produced parts, is it possible that a newly purchased set of S4 stationary gears would now be heat-treated similar to the S5? Are there other updates that would be carried into new runs of this older engine?
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i don't know about the gears, but when the rx8 came out, the rotors have a cut on both sides for high rpm clearance. http://www.racingbeat.com/Mazda-Perf...rtNumber=10040

they have since started doing this to ALL of the rotors.
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and supposedly Mazda has gone back to 3 piece apex seals, if the rumors are true. Which means we can probably expect 3 piece seals on whatever rotary they end up coming out with next.
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how much $ did that cost?
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I got mine from redtail-racing.com, They have a few S4 and S5 TII parts laying around that are brand new.


Nobody else know anything about stat gear or oiling updates on new runs of engines?
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Originally Posted by Trots*88TII-AE*
I got mine from redtail-racing.com,
thanks for the info, i'll check them out
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