mazdas rotor powerd le mans car

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07-28-2002, 12:37 PM

evilT2

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anyone know what the cars name was they won le mans with so many years ago?

07-28-2002, 12:54 PM

Shane.Trammell

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all i know i learned from the rx8 cd. 4 rotors and 700 hp. would that fit in my 89?

07-28-2002, 01:15 PM

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787B it was a 4 rotor

07-28-2002, 01:24 PM

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And it's baaaaacckkk

07-28-2002, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Rotarydragon' date='Jul 28 2002, 02:24 PM

And it's baaaaacckkk

I thought they banned it?

MUWHAHAHAH! I hope its back..people bitch and moan how a rotary cant stand long runs..and bearings go bad..

When I heard this car on that vid ..it sounded like sex....well maybe not that good but it was sweet

07-28-2002, 11:31 PM

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I have an audio clip, the 4rotor sounds sooooo mean... bridge port?

07-29-2002, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Stldave2' date='Jul 28 2002, 10:31 PM

I have an audio clip, the 4rotor sounds sooooo mean... bridge port?

I thought it was pure peripheral port. A bridgeport wouldn't withstand Le Mans level abuse, would it?

07-29-2002, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by dysthymia' date='Jul 29 2002, 02:30 AM

[quote name='Stldave2' date='Jul 28 2002, 10:31 PM']I have an audio clip, the 4rotor sounds sooooo mean... bridge port?

I thought it was pure peripheral port. A bridgeport wouldn't withstand Le Mans level abuse, would it?[/quote]

Who knows, im not that "rotaryfluent", it just sounds alot like a 20b w/ a bridgeport (ANOTHER audioclip i happen to have

The same burpy unsettled sound at lower rpm and screams at the top.