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02GF74

posted on 20/9/06 at 01:29 PM Reply With Quote
ever wondered about wankel?

http://www.citroen.mb.ca/citroenet/miscellaneous/wankel/wankel1.html
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Peteff

posted on 20/9/06 at 03:02 PM Reply With Quote
I'll risk one eye.

Does it really send you blind?





yours, Pete

I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.

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David Jenkins

posted on 20/9/06 at 03:03 PM Reply With Quote
Who said that?






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David Jenkins

posted on 20/9/06 at 03:03 PM Reply With Quote
I gave it up when I needed glasses...






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JackNco

posted on 20/9/06 at 04:10 PM Reply With Quote
Theres sometihng about them i just dont trust, i saw one open and revolving at a motor show a couple of years ago and it just looked like it would be soooo unreliable, and expensive to rebuild

John





Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)

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gazza285

posted on 20/9/06 at 04:12 PM Reply With Quote
Ask some Mazda owners.




Edit: And of course some Norton owners. There have been others, but these are the most modern ones I can thing of.

[Edited on 20/9/06 by gazza285]





DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!

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Mark18

posted on 20/9/06 at 04:43 PM Reply With Quote
Here's a pretty comprehensive report I had on my harddrive: http://www.iol.ie/~locoblade/mystuff/RotaryEngine-KYamamoto.pdf
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JamJah

posted on 20/9/06 at 05:02 PM Reply With Quote
Ive thought seriously bout several engines inc the RX8 engine. Figured it would be easy to service and few official reports of failures. However if you looking lightweight and performance then cue HellFire Phil...!
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kipper

posted on 20/9/06 at 07:07 PM Reply With Quote
Wankel

How about a bike engined Wankel car???
Norton produced some very fast and powerful engines for their race bikes some time ago, I am sure someone will come up with details.
(I am not clever enough on computer yet)
Regards Kipper,AKA Denis.

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gazza285

posted on 20/9/06 at 07:54 PM Reply With Quote
I'm not sure that there will be many spare Norton rotary engines around for the taking. As for the arguments that were around at the same time as the Nortons, I don't think we have time.






But I think they were cheating.





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NS Dev

posted on 24/9/06 at 11:22 PM Reply With Quote
Not cheating..........................exploiting the rules to the full!!!!!

PS compared to a piston engine they are actually simpler, but as usual with simplicity, the details make all the difference!





Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion retro car restoration and tuning

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