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Old Sep 14, 2019 | 11:37 AM
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Default Dune buggy help!

I have a 1984 rotary that I installed in a dune buggy. Bolted it up to a three rip bus tranny with a Kennedy adapter plate. I am running a fitech efi on a 4 barrel carb intake and a distributor with a MSD Box for the leading spark plugs. My problem is it will not rev if you open more than quarter throttle, it just falls on it's face and shuts down. I have tried everything I can think of to get it to work. Air fuel ratio is good, timing is right, fuel pressure is good, it has good hot spark. Compression is between 80-85 on all lobes. And runs fine at idle and quarter throttle till about 5-6 thousand where it runs out of steam. If anyone has any suggestions if would be greatly appreciated its my first rotary.
Old Oct 5, 2019 | 12:51 PM
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clean your carburetor in an ultrasonic cleaner and check that the main jets are cleaned and putting out gas that has been my problem for the passed year, I have a rotary buggy as well and finally got it running decent last week after thoroughly cleaning the carburetor and sealing any possible air leaks
Old Oct 5, 2019 | 01:00 PM
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Sorry for not responding. I figured out the problem it was the exhaust y pipe that I built. It was causing a major restriction and not let it run free. I building a new exhaust on Monday when my bender die comes in.
Old Oct 5, 2019 | 01:12 PM
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ah yea that could be the problem
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