Date:         Tue, 13 Oct 1998 10:03:10 -0700
Reply-To:     t bill <tbil@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         t bill <tbil@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Wankels
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM, Larry Hamm <ldhamm@XMISSION.COM>
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> Kennedy (KEP) sells conversion parts for the rotary engine-it's one of
> their best sellers. They also report that rotaries are hotter, louder,
> less fuel efficient, and low on bottom-end torque. I've also heard
that
> they have little compression on deceleration, meaning you would have
to
> stand on the brakes all the way down the hill.
> Larry

That's interesting.  Never heard of anyone doing it.  Sounds like a
great idea tho.  The rotary shud not be noticably hotter, are we
talking water temp here?  They are running more fuel, less surface
area so exaust water will probably be hotter but I can't think of the
practicable drawback.  As for louder, depends on what you muffle it
with.  The exaust without a muffler is much louder than a piston but
that does not necessarally mean you are going to have a loud VW.

I est. about a 20% reduction in MPG.  This is the only real drawback
of the engine.  As for engine drag, you are turning a lot less engine.
 Drag will be about half of what you currently have.  Just down shift
some more.  You won't hurt it.

TBill

***Enslavement is like old age; it creeps up on you***>

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