You might want to look at an FD (third gen) 1993-95 in usa type. It is a dual magnetic sensor (two tubes mounted in tandem on two screw posts on front cover) mated with a pulley with trigger fingers on it. I don't know about the rx8 but the late model rx7s had them.
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> From: Bulent Aliev <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
> Date: 2004/01/07 Wed AM 07:17:29 EST
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> Subject: [FlyRotary] RX-8 CAS
>
> Does anybody have a picture of RX-8 crank angle sensor and how I can get
> one?
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> Bulent Aliev
> Stretched CZ MK-IV W/Turbo Rotary
> Ft Lauderdale, FL FXE
> http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-MyPlane
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