Hi all,

New member John Courte here.

First, thanks for sharing your vast body of knowledge
so that newbies like myself can easily follow the trail.
Second, it's great to know that there is such a large
community of rotary-engine aviation enthusiasts and I
look forward to sharing experiences and learning new
things.

I've been over Tracy Crook's conversion manual cover
to cover several times, and I have Bruce Turrentine's
overhaul video, second edition.  Currently I'm in the
planning stages of building a Van's RV-7, and the current
powerplant plan is to use a 6-port Renesis on a
Conversion Concepts mount.  I want to get a nice,
easygoing 200hp out of the Renesis so I can be at
the top end of the power recommendations for the RV-7
without having to plumb turbos and intercoolers and
to keep it generally as simple as possible.

So with that, I'd just like to ask the list for suggestions,
thoughts and ideas, and a couple of specific questions.

One, is the oilpan bolt pattern on the Renesis the same as
the 13b?  Will the Conversion Concepts mount work for the
Renesis without modification, and if not, what mods are
necessary?

Two, (big newbie question here), where do you actually GET
a Renesis?  Is there a crate version available, and from
whom?  Latest price?  (On this list and the Canard Aviation
forum, it's been between $5700-$6200)
Has the RX8 been out long enough to make it worthwhile
sourcing one from auto wreckers, or are they being snapped
up by speed shops and racers?

Is the Renesis overkill?  Can i get 200hp out of a n/a
13b without a lot of exotic modification? (I've been
reading the posts on injectors, intake tuning,
turbocharging, etc).

Thanks very much,

-John Courte