what type of apex seals do you use and why?
02-15-2007, 09:33 PM
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i do not know, maybe a safty for them incase some mook gets a motor and over boost the **** out of it on an improper tune and trys to warenty it. atkins says no way can them seals break under normal conditions. 2mm is the way to go
02-15-2007, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by kuhnke' post='859266' date='Feb 15 2007, 10:05 PM
why does atkins do 3mm on all their turbo motors?
3mm has long been considered a solution to the percieved problem of detonation breaking seals. But more and more tuners are now considering it a bandaid to hide other problems, at best. The source of the problem lies in tuning, or inadequate supporting mods for a given hp.
As for Atkins in general, I cant say.
02-16-2007, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Cheers!' post='859367' date='Feb 16 2007, 03:20 PM
stock 2 pc which superceeded the 3 pcs after the rx8 came out.
No one knows the rotary engine better than mazda. No one
But thats not to say mazda is engineering for the same goals as everyone else.
02-16-2007, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by mazdaspeed7' post='859399' date='Feb 16 2007, 04:41 PM
But thats not to say mazda is engineering for the same goals as everyone else.
02-16-2007, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Maxt' post='859430' date='Feb 16 2007, 05:14 PM
lol.. Mazda is engineering for the motor to last more than 10k...
ive got an unrebuilt gsl-se in the driveway with 253,000miles on it, and the 79 in the garage, is almost 30!
02-17-2007, 12:36 AM
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My s5TII had it's original motor till 150,000 miles. I tracked it hard for 2 years. Before that I autox'd it hard for 2 years. Before that I street raced it hard for 2 years. pretty damn good if you ask me. It would've lived longer if I hadn't been foolish and tried to run 14 psi. The only issue was huge amounts of fuel was getting into the oil. The oil seals were dead