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Date:         Tue, 13 Oct 1998 18:28:59 -0500
Reply-To:     "Mark B. Magee" <condor2@FLASH.NET>
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From:         "Mark B. Magee" <condor2@FLASH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Wankels
Comments: To: t bill <tbil@YAHOO.COM>
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2 Rotary (Wankel) continuing thread comments:
1) I researched putting a Mazda rotary into a future Experimental
airplane. I will not due to high fuel burn, -premixing- of oil with fuel
(look into this if you are serious, I will not waste keystrokes
expounding upon this point) and finally: Why did Mazda -abandon- the
wankel altogether? Yes it is a dirty engine (EPA reasons) and this
speaks to unburned fuel out the tailpipe. I think however it just never
did what it was envisioned to do. The only things it lived up to was
fewer moving parts.
2) I thought engine braking was the best thing to come along since the
synchromesh transmission? Engine Braking!! I cast my vote a profound
YES!! (If the semi-trucks routinely do it, and drive a few miles on
thier rigs......


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Shalom                                                    87 GL
Mark Magee                                            91 Westy
Kemah TX USA                                      96 Suzuki 4WD Sport
John 14:6
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