Date:         Wed, 14 Oct 1998 19:08:20 -0700
Reply-To:     t bill <tbil@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         t bill <tbil@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Wankels
Comments: To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM, "Robert A. Alexander" <satcong@VOL.COM>
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>
> The HP/TORQUE figures on the Mazda rotary vs the VW water-cooled
show no
> apparent problems, but, as I put it to Ari, I just could not find a
> graph of figures on both engines.  The feeling on the list seems to
> indicate that the torque curve of the rotary is much sharper than the
> VW.  Hell, I don't know!

I do!  Plenty of torque all the way from 1500 rpm on up to 6000 or
whenever you run out of air/fuel.  Was a teriffic car racing solo 2.
Where the piston cars had to use 3 gears, I only used 2.  And I took
first place in all three clubs I raced in!  In normal driving my shift
point was 2000 rpm ( most drivers make the mistake of reving it higher
), in racing I kept it above 2000, usually below 5500, but if you
forgot to shift it wouldn't hurt anything.

TBill
83.5 Westy
(for sale)

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