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blight 02-02-2007 08:12 AM


Originally Posted by rowtareh' post='856166' date='Jan 31 2007, 11:56 PM

so the product is good with hondas? eh, whatever dude.





no i - kinda hate hondas with a passion.......



also i will be using moates.net for tuning - if craig can come up with an adaptor for me. the ostich and his other products a cheap and GREAT for tuning dataloging ect.



hmm- i guess the question on what do these each provide power on was kind of a dumb question https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683664.gif sorry guys. again i am a newbie to the rotarys you are the gods https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/bowdown.gif of them and i am your biatch right now - sorta. trust me i am going to try to not drop the soap... https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/wacko.gif



either way do you guys know any shops up here in mn (i am from the anoka area) that i can pick their brains about rotarys more in person?

rowtareh 02-02-2007 12:54 PM

Honestly, the way you learn rotaries is failing many many times, and picking yourself up again. You learn from the mistakes you make.



Your best bet for a tuning is to use an ECU made for the rotary engine. Look at the megasquirts, they are relatively cheap to get, and have been ran on all kinds of motors, not including the rotary engine. Also have been ran on the 20b. ColinRx7 I believe runs one, and so does Jeff20B on one of his MANY project cars.



There are tons of options out there to get to 300rwhp, you just gotta have the money. I honestly don't know any shops or builders around MN. Look in the midwest section of this forum.

jwteknix 02-02-2007 02:28 PM

you better not drop the soap youll be in trouble lol any way good luck with your new toy keep us posted and dont be afraid to ask questions

blight 02-02-2007 02:49 PM

well- i am now hearing about the turbos crack on these and they are overheat easily. what can remedy this?



also if i am looking to make this more realiable as it were- as i am hearing more about how unreliable they are- what do you sujest doing other than not driving it at all? https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.gif new turbo? or a better one that is rebuilt from another car- say a 16g- a new intercooler? ect??

jwteknix 02-02-2007 02:54 PM

the turbos arent a real reliability concern but they do crack but its usually the exhaust manifold or the turbo flang where it meets the manifold and is usually from running lean fromm larger amounts of boost if your fuel system gets upgraded you shouldnt have a problem

rowtareh 02-02-2007 04:14 PM

damnit, stupid double post. sorry

rowtareh 02-02-2007 04:14 PM

never heard of turbo's cracking. the compressor wheels get some shaftplay after a while, and the manifolds can crack from excessive heat, and it just gives out. remember rotaries run between 1400-2000 degrees.



Yeah, doing modifications to a turbo system is more than just a turbo, downpipe, wastegate, manifold. There is fuel system, fuel pump that needs to be upgraded. And upgrading the fuel system is NOT cheap. It'll nickel and dime you to death. Not to mention standalone and a tune( street or dyno) just to get everything set up right. And if you have a bad motor, you will have a much harder time.

blight 02-02-2007 04:28 PM


Originally Posted by jwteknix' post='856749' date='Feb 2 2007, 02:54 PM

the turbos arent a real reliability concern but they do crack but its usually the exhaust manifold or the turbo flang where it meets the manifold and is usually from running lean fromm larger amounts of boost if your fuel system gets upgraded you shouldnt have a problem





oh good that makes me feel ALOT better. thanx a bunch man!

blight 02-02-2007 04:29 PM


Originally Posted by rowtareh' post='856821' date='Feb 2 2007, 04:14 PM

never heard of turbo's cracking. the compressor wheels get some shaftplay after a while, and the manifolds can crack from excessive heat, and it just gives out. remember rotaries run between 1400-2000 degrees.



Yeah, doing modifications to a turbo system is more than just a turbo, downpipe, wastegate, manifold. There is fuel system, fuel pump that needs to be upgraded. And upgrading the fuel system is NOT cheap. It'll nickel and dime you to death. Not to mention standalone and a tune( street or dyno) just to get everything set up right. And if you have a bad motor, you will have a much harder time.





well i am not afraid of tuning. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.gif

jwteknix 02-02-2007 04:49 PM

well you should be lol nah im Jk then your one step ahead


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