▁up ▁far ▁too ▁much ▁horse power ▁to ▁its ▁compet itors , ▁thus ▁making ▁the ▁perce ived ▁power - to - weight ▁bias ▁within ▁the ▁reg ulations ▁just ▁that , ▁a ▁per ception ▁and ▁not ▁a ▁reality . ▁Also , ▁any ▁advantage ▁that ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁was ▁certainly ▁offset ▁for ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁cool ▁the ▁car ▁and ▁the ▁corresponding ▁drag ▁relative ▁to ▁power ▁output . ▁ ▁With ▁that ▁in ▁mind , ▁Maz da ▁was ▁thinking ▁about ▁what ▁could ▁be ▁done ▁to ▁close ▁that ▁power ▁gap . ▁Maz das pe ed ▁supplied ▁the ▁program ’ s ▁ 4 - rot or ▁engines ▁and ▁had ▁develop ments ▁under going ▁testing ▁on ▁the ▁d yn om ometer ▁in ▁Japan ▁that ▁were ▁producing ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁ 7 0 0 hp . ▁ ▁“ Ne ed less ▁to ▁say ▁we ▁were ▁excited ▁and ▁looking ▁forward ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁season ,” ▁said ▁Dick ▁St . ▁Y ves , ▁Maz da ▁Mot ors ports ▁Manager ▁ 1 9 8 8 - 1 9 9 3 . ▁Sub sequently , ▁design ▁mock ups ▁were ▁under way ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁oil ▁cool er ▁into ▁the ▁side ▁pod s ▁and ▁en larg ing ▁the ▁front - mount ed ▁radi ator . ▁A ▁program ▁of ▁weight ▁reduction ▁was ▁also ▁being ▁considered ▁as ▁the ▁car ▁never ▁scr ut ine ered ▁at ▁its ▁. ▁minimum ▁anyway , ▁typically ▁coming ▁in ▁around ▁. ▁above ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁R X - 7 9 2 P ▁program ▁was ▁done ▁to ▁an ▁aston ish ingly