Man, those links have no real roots. No mention of Wankel or NSU or Audi or even VW. Apparently most have forgotten where the Rotary came from and what cars it was used in before the patent was sold to Mazda. VW even had a two rotor factory production car. <sigh> damn new skool people <sigh>
Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.427.4777 www.finetuningperformance.com Seattle, WA USA
>From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM> >Reply-To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Rotary engines >Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 22:21:32 -0600 > >TEMiller wrote: >"Anyone install an RX-7 engine in a vanagon?" > >http://www.mazda.com.au/articleZone.asp?articleZoneID=90 > >When you scroll down a bit you see the hp and torque #'s. Pretty >impressive. >Wonder more about having to change the output gearing so the 8K rotary rpm >wouldn't mess with the rest of the vanagon drivetrain built for 5300. The >SVX-crowd probably knows more about that accommodation? > >http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=perEngineRenesis > >bob > > > > Anyone install an RX-7 engine in a vanagon? It seems like they would be > > compact and powerful enough to do the job reliably. > > TEMiller > > _________________________________________________________________ Getting married? Find tips, tools and the latest trends at MSN Life Events. http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=married |
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