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01-14-2004, 05:39 PM
#33
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What do you call your shifter extender? I started calling it a dog leg. Is that the right name for it?
That's as good a name as any for it.
By the way, is this your car? I saved this pic to my hard disk back in '02. This shifter is exactly what I need to put a 20B in my white REPU. Is it a kit? Did you build it yourself?
Yes, its my car. I bought it late 2000 from a friend who I raced with from time to time. Always liked the car and jumped at the chance to buy it after I sold my Datto 510. It was a step up in class and power.
It's a hand made job on the shifter extension. The gear lever is made from one piece billet aluminium, made by one of my pit crew guys.
The extender is just a rod of steel with two U-shape end pieces, held in place by hex bolts.
Cheers
Peter
01-14-2004, 06:03 PM
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Hey just looking at those pics there, and I dont mean to steal this thread, but it seems your headers are very short? Do you think there might be some gain to be had by having the headers a bit longer than that before converging into one?
01-17-2004, 05:30 PM
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Yeah that header is kind of unusual for a rotary. Was it due to circumstances in the engine compartment or what? Nice looking car though. It's looks like a real beauty. I'm glad you were able to work-out the bugs and get it running.
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01-17-2004, 05:59 PM
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A few questions about the pictures:
Is there a cover that is not installed in the pictures over the bell housing / engine or something? I would be scared of flywheel explosion with a p-port engine next to me...
Whats the deal with the big hose on the oil filler neck?
Whats taking over oil filtration duty since the pedastel is blocked off?
Is there a cover that is not installed in the pictures over the bell housing / engine or something? I would be scared of flywheel explosion with a p-port engine next to me...
Whats the deal with the big hose on the oil filler neck?
Whats taking over oil filtration duty since the pedastel is blocked off?
01-17-2004, 06:19 PM
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Very nice and clean set up there. Has that car been engineered with the engine there for racing? I hope you have some sort of cover for that engine, cause if an engine fire starts or the flywheel explodes, Be very scared it will get ugly.
01-17-2004, 10:23 PM
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Hey just looking at those pics there, and I dont mean to steal this thread, but it seems your headers are very short? Do you think there might be some gain to be had by having the headers a bit longer than that before converging into one?
The car originally had the exhaust exiting at the side. This was a couple of decades ago but now we have noise restrictions and racing rotaries make a hell of a racket so most cars run at least two sizable mufflers. The setup you see is to allow for an intermediate 'lunchbox' and a full muffler at the rear.
Pics attached.
Yeah that header is kind of unusual for a rotary. Was it due to circumstances in the engine compartment or what? Nice looking car though. It's looks like a real beauty. I'm glad you were able to work-out the bugs and get it running.
Dictated by available space and need to get below 95db noise meters at race tracks. Thanks, but some of the gremlines have returned and I'm having trouble starting again. I think I might get another starter motor - this one is obviously the problem.
Oh yeah, what kind of chassis do you have it set-up in? It looks like to motor is sitting shot-gun with you there.
the car was converted to LHD some time ago and the engine is mid-mounted for better weight distribution. LHD suits many Aussie racetracks - in fact many cars are built here for this class of racing with LHD!
Is there a cover that is not installed in the pictures over the bell housing / engine or something? I would be scared of flywheel explosion with a p-port engine next to me...Whats the deal with the big hose on the oil filler neck? Whats taking over oil filtration duty since the pedastel is blocked off?
There's a full aluminium cover that goes over the complete drivetrain. Its in three parts. There is a mandatory steel scatter shield to protect from such an event. Its painted orange and has the fabricated pivot point for the gear lever on it.
We are required to have an oil breather catch tank. That hose takes the oil back to a small tank mounted down the centre of the car. I have to drain a small amount of oil every 2-3 race meetings.
A remote oil filter mounted in the engine bay provides filteration, then on to the oil cooler mounted in front of the radiator.
Very nice and clean set up there. Has that car been engineered with the engine there for racing? I hope you have some sort of cover for that engine, cause if an engine fire starts or the flywheel explodes, Be very scared it will get ugly.
Thanks. Yeah, full engineering for racing only, including conversion to LHD. All precautions more than taken care of, due to racing regulations which require scatter shield and full aluminium cover, which clips on with dzeus fasteners.
I luv the mid mount! I know my GT2 RX7 was hot inside but man that got to be a real oven and too loud! dont think my helmet radio can block that out. Get a scatter shield.
Yeah it gets very hot, especially in summer (now) but not unbearable. Your race suit gets wringing wet anyway due to the heat outside. Noise inside is much lower when cover is on and helmet is on. Some guys here use earplugs. I tried once but like to 'hear' the car & revs - its not very loud with the balaclava and helmet on!
Scattershield is mandatory.
Cheers,
Peter