Brent Dalton

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x2 what David an Fritz said. It sounds like a bunch of ego's. I remember Ari addressing this a while back. Too bad you guys don't get along better and are so quick to ostracize one of your own, as I'm sure he knows alot you guys don't, based off his times alone. I'm glad the road course/race community isn't like this. We share more information/set up's than a formula one team We get together at least 7-8 times a year to drive the **** out of our cars, check out each others cars/set up's, let each other drive our cars, and drink beer and hang out after the track goes cold. When I did the ultimate no no and put a LS engine in one of my FD's(I have 3 and 2 are still rotary), everyone was anxious to see that car and what I thought of it compared to my rotary track car.

RoTaRyBoYz

Reading some of the replies in this thread makes feel ashamed to be apart of this forum.. No wonder we don't see guys like Chris, Allen, Anthony, etc...

Judge Ito, for a grown man you got no cover for your mouth.. Dude, do you know how stupid your "rants" make you sound? You have a business to run, so why portray this sort of illiterate behavior on a public forum. I learn that the hard way- If it wasn't for friends like Roan, Anthony and others that sat me down for a talk, I would of probably be a loud mouth like before.

Enzo, you don't need to explain anything to anyone.. You said you were going to set a new record, you came, you did it and now you're moving on to achieve the next goal. You're a drag racer and your car is just a tool to get the job done, regardless of engine type.. Any intelligent person who knew what you're trying to achieve with this new project, would tell you that you made the right choice by going with a piston motor because the Rotary just doesn't make sense, financially and logically. Plain and simple - The rotary will not be competitive against the other Outlaw cars, unless you have an unlimited budget.
You have 2 potential 6 second Mazda shop cars. A piston and a rotary so don't worry about what those haters got to say.

Ernie, I would of personally love to see you keep your car. Maybe turn it down a bit, install a stock tranny and go cruising on the weekend with your son. The next option is to sell it and get a GTR or Porsche. Honestly, that sounds like a better option

I don't think there's a bigger Rotary fanatic like myself on this planet... With that said, sometimes we just need to be a bit more open minded to other things and make our decisions based on logic. I'm in the market for a new daily driver - My heart is saying "new Rx8" but my mind is saying "Mazdaspeed 3 or BMW 3 series". While a Rx8 would be a SICK daily driver, it's just doesn't make logical sense to own a RWD car in my part of the country. I also take road trips every weekend, so the Rx8 might be a bit cramped up for us. My point is, besides by obvious love for the Rx8, there's nothing else working in it's favor. It simply would not work for me at this point.

Be more open minded people. We all have different goals, unfortunately the Rotary can't help us all.

rotormind

I'm gonna add a lil fuel to the fire, im open minded and love any car that's fast. But at the end Of the day, you shouldnt brag on a rotary forum about putting a piston engine in a rotary car. Alot of die hard rotary fans probably look up to to Enzo, so for him to put it on this forum believe it or not hurt business and our whole community. I don't care what Enzo does it's a free country, but I don't see a problem with anyone who gives him **** on this forum. It's a small world for the rotary and i dont want to see anybody hurt it. I personally think that espescaily the rotary drag racing section should stay rotary. Just my 2 cents.

flaco

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seriously who gives a **** on what he puts in his car???? his car , his life, his problem ... i give 3 ***** if he puts an ls or 4 cyl etc.. who cares.. ohh cause this is a rotary forum??lol last time i checked is rx7club.com not rotaryonlyclub.com
people show some respect for his decision. plus he still irs champion rx7
enzo good luck on your piston swap and have fun!!!

ultimatejay

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^ Amen brother. Like I said before I don't have anything against Enzo but his decision for the swap is bs in my opinion and if you don't like it then shove it. I tell you how it is wether you like it or not. I'll give you all the support in the world if you stay true to the rotary. If you puss out then your on your own. I have friends that race piston cars and I don't chear them on when we race! We talk smack on eachother and still remain friends. Long story short if you don't support rotaries then go elsewhere and we don't care or want to hear about any piston cars on this forum! There's are 100's of piston forums for that. GO THERE
And if Enzo has two rotaries still at the shop then start a thread and show us pictures, otherwise we just see it as a copout.

ultimatejay

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Uh yes this is "rotary drag racing forum" there is another forum for swaps so Enzo and others that make the switch can post their piston crap over there.

ninesixtwo

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So... what engine your "friends" run determines how supportive of an individual you are? That's disgusting.

MOBEONER

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Sorry for what I am about to say but it's the truth.
I saw Enzo tune a 1000HP daily driver corvette and if I had deep fat pockets that motor would be in my FD. I love rotaries to death and it's our choice to deal with them,But in the real world there are better cars and better motors.

ultimatejay

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I'm talking racer support smart ***. I'm not going to race the Honda next to me and tell him I hope he beats me and my rotary buddies. Lol that's what I'm saying? Get it? I already told Enzo a long time ago that I wish him luck but that I would still give him **** for the swap. No worries ladies grow a pair please!

ultimatejay

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Why? Just keep the corvette if that's what you want. If I had deep pockets I would put a 4 rotor turbo in an old school. And whats to deal with? The last motor I built I drove on the street for a year and then raced it for 3 years and then sold to a guy who has it in a street/track car.

It's not the engine guys. It's the people that dont know how to tune/build and take care of the engine that give the rotary a bad name. And I don't care what engine you run if you push the limits of the engine it's not going to last long. Look at top fuel engines! So if you don't know **** about engines or how to tune or how to take care of an engine then yes, you are better off with a piston engine. Why do you think most people run Honda's? Because most don't know what the heck they are doing and they can still get by. You can't pull that crap on a rotary because it will leave you dead on the road laughing at your dumb ***!

Narfle

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The drag forum sucks because of you guys. I hope you know that.

ultimatejay

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No it sucks because of guys like you who just show up to leach off information from others that have spent the time and then complain on top of it all instead of contributing to this forum. How about posting a thread on your car and what you have planned for this year or next year. You have over 2000 posts but have no thread or contribution to the rotary community. Look at all your threads you started. They are all questions regarding problems you've had. Try giving back to the community for once instead of bitching like a little girl!

MOBEONER

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NO!! I am pretty sure it's because it doesn't cost them $7,000 for a rebuild..

But that's besides the point. I am just saying I truly love my rotary but there are better options out there, we just choose the rotary for a hobby.... But we can't argue about it being more reliable than a piston motor. My Dodge Dakota magnum V8 has 226,826 miles and I beat the **** out of It and it still runs strong and starts every morning

Rob XX 7

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Very passionate people here, almost afraid to step foot in the drag racing section you guys are brutal.

The time for lynching Enzo has come and gone, he has already set the wheels in motion for the new set up, which I don't think he will really be bothering to show around here too much. As for his business I can only go off his Facebook updates that it doesn't seem to be lacking.


People criticize others who pay for their cars to get worked on, tuned, etc. SO WHAT, its because of people like that willing to open the checkbook and experiment that allows others to gain knowledge from that as well. There are lots of things we can do ourselves that we don't always do- that's just life. And plenty of you make a living working on other people's cars so do you look down upon your customers as well?

With the death of the RX8 hopefully Mazda releases SOMETHING otherwise it will be bad for the community.

Good luck to you Enzo, and good luck to you Ernie. Your both grown men with families and business to run, who cares what "everyone" thinks.

turboR1

Enzo supports more rotories then you ever will be actually tuning probably a hundred rotories a year and keeping them alive and giving the proper advice to owners on how to maintain them. You think all this bitching you do is helping the rotary community ? You complain about the rotary community being small but you then have the nerve to stay if you dont have a rotary get off the forum ? Thats real welcoming to potential rotary owners let me tell you. Closed minded rotary owners like yourself are why the community is so small. I wont even bother bringing up Ito his reputation among the real racers speaks for itself.

I never saw Enzo bragging on the forum about putting a piston motor in his car once. He started a thread last year to tell everyone what his plans for the car were and that was it.. If anything you and the rest of the haters (not saying you are one Jay) bring it up much more often and every thread is polluted with piston hate and Enzos name is always brought up rather then him actually bragging.

Enzo is already a member to most of the piston forums you so politely say go to... and the difference between those forums and this is night and day and would never say go somewhere else your not welcome... maybe thats part of the reason the hondas have come so far that make you fear to be lined up against one

Rotormind your a fool to even suggest Enzo's business was hurt in any way as his reputation is not built from rotaries but rather TUNING ENGINES whether it be race boats that set 200mph records, drag bikes that set records, street cars that set records, **** even snowmobiles that set records, and drag cars whether Honda, Mistsu ford chevy Mazda the list goes on. One of the nations best and most exclusive race engine builders (2000+hp) will only let Enzo tune his engines and this is when his clients have unlimited capital money being no object they just want results. Enzo's reputation speaks for itself the rotary had little to do with it if you closed minded people would wake up you would realize that.

I dont even check this forum anymore as its getting to be a sad excuse for a forum. The real die hard rotory guys are not even members to this forum that says enough right there.

I have a rotary but also a few piston cars does that mean im not allowed here either ?

Long Story short... Ernie talks smack about Enzo quiting and now he just did the same thing. you guys are falling for his BS once again, heck If I blew 3 engines in one month I might switch too.. Hes going piston just doesnt have the ***** to say it.

Jay your next

ultimatejay

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For one thing I never said anything to disrespect Enzo. Yes I have given him hell for switching and putting a fricken boat anchor in a nice RX7 and will continue too. LOL. He has done alot of good things in the rotary community and has a record so I commend him for that. I do think that many people look up to him and his accomplishments and when they see him switching over to a piston engine and putting it an RX7 many people take it like he is saying the rotary is a piece of **** even though that is not the reason for the switch. He also could have handled the switch over thread better in my opinion but what is done is done. Get over it. I guess its time to go buy a Ford and put a Chevy motor in it because it is cheaper. At least that's what those guys that do it say anyway.

Oh and if it makes you feel better. Ernie, your a little ***** for taking a break. Get back on the saddle you little sally.

Ps. No one is saying if you like Piston engines or race piston engines not to come here. All I'm saying is that if you come here I expect you to talk and be mainly concerned with the rotary engine is all. That's what this forum is all about right?

rotormind

Come on guys no one said the rotary was the best engine, so y would any of you guys bring that up. Point blank this is the rotary drag race section, keep it on topic. I can care less what Enzo does, but he will get the same treatment in other forums if he was bragging about an awkward swap.

R-R-Rx7

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Nothing against other tuners or anything but enzo tuned my car and the tune he made was way better and smoother than any other tuner. he was invited to the other side of the planet basically to tune mine and other rx7s and we have all been very happy

From my experience, Enzo's knowledge about rotaries is very rich. Why hes switching his personal car to a piston engine, is really none of anyone's concern other than his.

Viking War Hammer

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Ernie, just buy something with a piston motor and don't look back. Your quality of life will improve 10 fold.

MOBEONER

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+1 enzo tuned my car as well and i have been beating the **** out of it with 0 problems.. will be taking it to the track soon

stevenoz

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Wow you guys are gonna have a field day when you see what is really going into ernies old cym.......a rb26.

allrotor93

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Mad stretched tires yo....Hella flush

rotormind

Who gives a *** what he does we all no he's capable, but please look at it this way, the piston engine was never offered n any rx. Y is it bragged about on here. It's a small world for us and it only shrinking.

Narfle

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Oh yeah, I'm leaching a bunch of info for my setup right now. Gonna break records with all your stolen technology.

No, sir. This section sucks because of ********* like you who can't go two posts without letting garbage like this fly out of their fat mouth.

I come here to check out the local drag community and see sweet cars. Not listen to you bitch and whine about whether or not Enzo is running pistons. You ought to thank him for removing some competition. All his efforts make you look like the amateur you sound like. And, it only took him about an eternity less time.

Good day

ultimatejay

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Im going to leave this topic with these last words.

For ME, the reason why I was so upset that Enzo switched is because I feel like I lost a key player on our team(rotary). We need more guys like Enzo, that know what they are doing, to help the rotary engine move forward. Now that key player is a player for the team I'm playing against.

At the end of the day he's the one that has to live with his decisions and shouldn't worry about what we think or say if in his heart he made the right decision.

So who gives two ***** about piston cars anyways? This is a rotary drag racing forum so lets get back on topic for crying out loud.

Ernie, I can totally understand a break but you better not come back next year with a piston car or you will never ever hear the end of it.

And R1, I'll never ever switch over to a piston engine and I'm coming after your record with my all motor car so don't fall asleep over there in piston never land.