petersurrey
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 06:03 PM |
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Not the normal donor
well i have just completed on a deal for a old type rx7 as a donor.
I think this will be an excellent powerplant for a locost and it has the relevant running gear required but what do you guys think?
My other idea is that the rotary engines are low compression so perfect fo turboing or nosing
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NigeEss
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 06:13 PM |
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Several on here are using just that.
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zak
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 08:17 PM |
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the rotary is an eccelent motor if treated with respect. i would not consider turboing an older engine, although the compression is lowish the apex
seals are not up to the task. and if it has been given hell in the past the chrome lining in the rotor housings could be getting thin. is it a 13b or
12a rotory? and how much power you after?
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petersurrey
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| posted on 21/8/06 at 09:50 PM |
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its a 12a and i will be reconing it so should be ok and im looking to run as standard and then turbo later on.
i have never heard of a seven having a rx 7 engine in it but ther we go i thought it was a perfect engine.
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Arthur Dent
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| posted on 23/8/06 at 05:57 AM |
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If you can solve the exhaust (lots of heat and noise) then its perfect.
'The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go
wrong goes wrong, it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.' Douglas Adams
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