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Old 07-26-2003, 10:12 AM
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OK somewhat serious here (RD serious...uh oh)



Name some of the "odd" rotary applications, cars and what not you've seen or even heard about. That includes all wheel drive RX-7 conversions, 20B installs, 13G installs, 15A sitings, 12A's that produce FAR more power then perhaps they ough, Judge Ito motors painted hot pink with warning stickers on them and cars that wouldn't normally have rotary engines having them.



I've seen a rotary in a Ford Model A kit. Pretty cool, I want to slap one in a three window coup. That'll **** em off.



Also heard of a rotary powered VW Bus which is something I WILL do one of these days. Helped with a Buick V6 install, why not a rotary?



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Old 07-26-2003, 11:55 AM
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mollar sky car, they use 8 rotary engines to power four fans for lift and flight



http://www.moller.com/skycar/
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Old 07-26-2003, 12:36 PM
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thats badass
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Old 07-26-2003, 05:42 PM
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well, friend had a old corolla with a 12a, but the enigne died, he sold it back to the person he bought it from, last I heard its getting a new 12a ported and ready for the track and streets.
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Old 07-26-2003, 06:17 PM
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That hovercraft is super badass I hope they sell a ton of them so I can have one here in like 10 years
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Old 07-26-2003, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Rotarydragon' date='Jul 26 2003, 07:12 AM
Also heard of a rotary powered VW Bus which is something I WILL do one of these days. Helped with a Buick V6 install, why not a rotary?
Saw one of those once. Came up to it at the lights and it was sitting there brapping away. Had a 13B bridge, chopped roof, dumped, big rims etc. ****** tough. Seemed to go pretty well too.
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Well there's that delorian that has the 20B in it... there's a video of it in the video section. But speaking of the video section did you guys see that 3 rotor hachi? Good freaking god...



Those rotary lawn mowers are pretty swanky...
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...and then, naturally, there's that 3-rotor BMW with the massive turbos...And hopefully by this time next year I will have my 12A (or 13B) Nissan truck ready.
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I have a video some where of a rotary powered jet ski.
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most of the pumps on the alaska pipeline are powered by turbo single rotor motors. They are good generator motors
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