Mazda RX-8 2004 Service Highlights page 36

01-10 MECHANICAL
MECHANICAL OUTLINE . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-10-1
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-10-1
ENGINE STRUCTURAL VIEW . . . . . . . . 01-10-2
ENGINE FRONT COVER
CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-10-3
ROTOR HOUSING CONSTRUCTION . . 01-10-4
SIDE HOUSING OUTLINE . . . . . . . . . . . 01-10-5
SIDE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION . . . . . 01-10-5
TENSION BOLT CONSTRUCTION . . . . 01-10-7
STATIONARY GEAR
CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-10-8
ECCENTRIC SHAFT
CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-10-9
ECCENTRIC SHAFT BYPASS VALVE
CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-10-10
BALANCE WEIGHT, COUNTERWEIGHT (AT),
FLYWHEEL (MT) OUTLINE . . . . . . . . . 01-10-10
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MECHANICAL OUTLINE
Features
Improved power
performance
Reduced weight
Improved driving
performance
Reduced engine noise and
vibration
Improved fuel economy
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MECHANICAL
• A side intake and exhaust port system adopted.
• 2-piece apex seals adopted.
• Keystone shaped side seals adopted.
• Cut-off seal adopted.
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A lightweight flywheel adopted.
• Thin walls on the side housings adopted.
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Lightweight rotors adopted.
• Aluminum rotor housings adopted.
• Aluminum engine mount brackets adopted.
• Advanced front-midship layout adopted.
• Oil-filled engine mount rubber adopted.
• Bathtub shaped combustion chambers adopted.
• By-pass valve in the eccentric shaft adopted.
• Anti-wet port adopted.
BALANCE WEIGHT, COUNTERWEIGHT (AT),
FLYWHEEL (MT) CONSTRUCTION . . . 01-10-11
ROTOR OUTLINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-10-11
ROTOR CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-10-11
APEX SEAL CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . 01-10-12
SIDE SEAL CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . 01-10-13
CORNER SEAL CONSTRUCTION . . . . . 01-10-14
OIL SEAL CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . 01-10-15
CUT-OFF SEAL OUTLINE . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-10-15
CUT-OFF SEAL CONSTRUCTION . . . . . 01-10-16
DRIVE BELT CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . 01-10-17
ECCENTRIC SHAFT PULLEY
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-10-17
ENGINE MOUNT OUTLINE . . . . . . . . . . . 01-10-18
ENGINE MOUNT CONSTRUCTION . . . . 01-10-18
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