4 Rotor
11-20-2003, 11:00 AM
#44
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One of those Turbo'd?? I see shattering 1/4 mile times.
I read in an interview w/ JD once that while they have lots of horsepower they are down on torque which kills him coming out of a corner.
He said coming out onto the straight he gets beat by the higher torque piston engines.
Hats off to him for continuing to race rotary powered cars even when Mazdapulled factory backing out from under him and the the rule makers continually hammer at him.
I would love to meet him one day. Next time I am in Atlanta I want to stop by his shop.
I read in an interview w/ JD once that while they have lots of horsepower they are down on torque which kills him coming out of a corner.
He said coming out onto the straight he gets beat by the higher torque piston engines.
Hats off to him for continuing to race rotary powered cars even when Mazdapulled factory backing out from under him and the the rule makers continually hammer at him.
I would love to meet him one day. Next time I am in Atlanta I want to stop by his shop.
11-20-2003, 11:16 PM
#45
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Those engines are well into the 100K range. They look like they're based exactly on the Mazda LeMans ones and one of those 787 cars cost about 2 MIL to make. So, 100K ofr the engine is a very reaonable price.
A 20B E-Shaft will run you more then 1K, then imagine the **** needed to makea 26B one, the R&D tha goes into making an E-Shaft that complex is enormous.
A 20B E-Shaft will run you more then 1K, then imagine the **** needed to makea 26B one, the R&D tha goes into making an E-Shaft that complex is enormous.
11-21-2003, 03:21 PM
#46
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Location: Bayou-self Louisiana
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OK so I gut the spare tire, put the tank in front,remove storage compartments put up sheet metal behind my seats add two T78 with a roof scoop to the horizontal water I.C. and fab in the 959 Porche transaxle/ transmission.
Exhuast out as I please........The FD that's a breeze.
Zoom a Zoom Zoom and boom boom........
Exhuast out as I please........The FD that's a breeze.
Zoom a Zoom Zoom and boom boom........
11-24-2003, 08:31 PM
#47
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Originally Posted by l8t apex' date='Nov 21 2003, 04:21 PM
OK so I gut the spare tire, put the tank in front,remove storage compartments put up sheet metal behind my seats add two T78 with a roof scoop to the horizontal water I.C. and fab in the 959 Porche transaxle/ transmission.
Exhuast out as I please........The FD that's a breeze.
Zoom a Zoom Zoom and boom boom........
Exhuast out as I please........The FD that's a breeze.
Zoom a Zoom Zoom and boom boom........
12-08-2003, 08:16 PM
#50
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Savannah, Ga
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You can build a 13B based 4 rotor for about $15k in parts. Theres a few in Austraila I know of, and quite a few 13B based 3 rotors there as well. Hitman has a 13B based 3 rotor in one of his 1st gens, and the same company that makes that ecc shaft alsmo makes the 4 rotor one.