Carlos Lopez built racing engines
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The hills are alive with the sound of four-rotor engines and '90s nostalgia
MOTORTREND Magizine Aug 17, 2017
Frustration led to Mazzei reaching out to the experts. Experts like Carlos G. Lopez, who'd worked on Mazda's 787B in its heyday and who was smart enough to suggest changes that ought to be made to the manifold's runners and how its wastegates should be integrated. "Graciously, he shared with me details that [would allow my manifold to] match the harmonic resonance of the 787B," Mazzei says. He even told Mazzei why that external oil pump of his had failed and what he had to do to fix it. Ask Mazzei and he'll tell you that, were it not for Lopez, that four-rotor would either be in pieces or, at best, sound like the 13B the RX-7 came with in the first place.
DDR Motorsport President Diego Grullón and CLR Motorsports Owner Carlos Lopez with the 4 Rotor Twin Turbo engine to be used in the Miami GT 4RT1100. The Grand Prix Edition GT8 chassis is going to be the platform for this project. Carlos Lopez is a former Mazda Motorsports engine builder and actual engine builder for track and drag racing engines and also SCCA Champion.
How do you properly build a 4-Rotor... get some coffee sit-down and listen to our friend Carlos at CLR Motorsports explain some of the detail!
Carlos G. Lopez, when I worked with you, you were so meticulous and insisted on perfection. You're an artist, and this looks like another one of your pieces of art.
