1981 rx7
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Alright guys... quit yer bitchin and just stick to the topic.
Keep the whining and pissin matches over in FFA where I don't see them.
Alot of good info on the older rotary engines here...
Keep the whining and pissin matches over in FFA where I don't see them.
Alot of good info on the older rotary engines here...
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Originally posted by Vito_Corleone
Ok, first off, Rich was only correcting dipshit's grammar, he wasn't the one asking the question. Second, it's wAnkel, not wEnkel.
Ok, first off, Rich was only correcting dipshit's grammar, he wasn't the one asking the question. Second, it's wAnkel, not wEnkel.
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Re: 1981 rx7
Originally posted by vtecready
Looking into gettin one for 700 dollars its pretty quick I need a rwd car bad I was just wondering what they run in the quarter mile stock and if this is a good buy I drove it today and it seemed pretty quick it fishtailed when I put it into second but anyways if you please post.Also how reliable is a rotary and its a 12a engine.
Looking into gettin one for 700 dollars its pretty quick I need a rwd car bad I was just wondering what they run in the quarter mile stock and if this is a good buy I drove it today and it seemed pretty quick it fishtailed when I put it into second but anyways if you please post.Also how reliable is a rotary and its a 12a engine.
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Re: Re: 1981 rx7
Originally posted by IdrvaAltima
Last but not least, a typical rotary engine will not last much longer than 100,000 miles before you'll need to replace the rotors. If I had the chance to buy it, I would. 700 dollars is an excellent deal as long as the body is in decent shape and the car runs.
Last but not least, a typical rotary engine will not last much longer than 100,000 miles before you'll need to replace the rotors. If I had the chance to buy it, I would. 700 dollars is an excellent deal as long as the body is in decent shape and the car runs.
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Originally posted by IdrvaAltima
Rich, Thought I would try to help you out with little information I know of them. That 12A engine puts out maybe 130-140 hp to the wheels, depending on what kind of work it has done to it, which isn't bad for a car that weighs right around 2000 lbs. I remember seeing a video online with that same engine, the kid tried to blow it up by keeping it at 9 thousand rpms. It took about 7 minutes before the wenkel (rotary) came apart. If you ask me, thats simply amazing and a regular piston engine wouldnt last half that long. If you need further info., go to a searchengine and type Wenkel engines or rotary.
Rich, Thought I would try to help you out with little information I know of them. That 12A engine puts out maybe 130-140 hp to the wheels, depending on what kind of work it has done to it, which isn't bad for a car that weighs right around 2000 lbs. I remember seeing a video online with that same engine, the kid tried to blow it up by keeping it at 9 thousand rpms. It took about 7 minutes before the wenkel (rotary) came apart. If you ask me, thats simply amazing and a regular piston engine wouldnt last half that long. If you need further info., go to a searchengine and type Wenkel engines or rotary.
please dont give advice on something that you know nothing about... a stock 12a is 100CRANK HP... so wheels you are talking 80 or so...
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Originally posted by `92CXhatch
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please dont give advice on something that you know nothing about... a stock 12a is 100CRANK HP... so wheels you are talking 80 or so...
-Keith
http://beyondtheredline.fd3s.net/1978.html
check it yourself...
HAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
please dont give advice on something that you know nothing about... a stock 12a is 100CRANK HP... so wheels you are talking 80 or so...
-Keith
http://beyondtheredline.fd3s.net/1978.html
check it yourself...
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youd be hard pressed to get 140 hp out of a 12a... itll take some serious mods and fabrication to get there...
going from 160 hp on my S4 up to the magical 200 HP mark takes some serious work and cannot be done w/ simple bolt-ons. more than likely, itll require port work... which entails a full engine build.
btw... that 7 minute video of the engine not blowing up... i have that video... it was an S5 w/ a 13b, not a 12a. it was a vert. they left the radiator cap and the car over heated cuz the cooling system couldnt keep pressure and boiled the coolant and spewed it out... eventually the lack of coolant made the motor over heat and burned thru the coolant seals and Orings, then lost all compression and the engine completely died out w/ the pedal to the floor. if he had his cooling system up to snuff and left the cap on... that video wouldnt be downloadable. youd have to buy the DVD.
back in the day, when teh RX7 was first being engineered, they had a 12a on an engine stand running at like 12000 rpm or something crazy... for a long ass time... like i mean days and days, more than a week. the engine never blew. the "sensei" of the project research team pulled the plug cuz the engine had consumed too many drums of fuel and felt it had proved its endurance.
going from 160 hp on my S4 up to the magical 200 HP mark takes some serious work and cannot be done w/ simple bolt-ons. more than likely, itll require port work... which entails a full engine build.
btw... that 7 minute video of the engine not blowing up... i have that video... it was an S5 w/ a 13b, not a 12a. it was a vert. they left the radiator cap and the car over heated cuz the cooling system couldnt keep pressure and boiled the coolant and spewed it out... eventually the lack of coolant made the motor over heat and burned thru the coolant seals and Orings, then lost all compression and the engine completely died out w/ the pedal to the floor. if he had his cooling system up to snuff and left the cap on... that video wouldnt be downloadable. youd have to buy the DVD.
back in the day, when teh RX7 was first being engineered, they had a 12a on an engine stand running at like 12000 rpm or something crazy... for a long ass time... like i mean days and days, more than a week. the engine never blew. the "sensei" of the project research team pulled the plug cuz the engine had consumed too many drums of fuel and felt it had proved its endurance.
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Originally posted by flubyux2
back in the day, when teh RX7 was first being engineered, they had a 12a on an engine stand running at like 12000 rpm or something crazy... for a long ass time... like i mean days and days, more than a week. the engine never blew. the "sensei" of the project research team pulled the plug cuz the engine had consumed too many drums of fuel and felt it had proved its endurance.
back in the day, when teh RX7 was first being engineered, they had a 12a on an engine stand running at like 12000 rpm or something crazy... for a long ass time... like i mean days and days, more than a week. the engine never blew. the "sensei" of the project research team pulled the plug cuz the engine had consumed too many drums of fuel and felt it had proved its endurance.
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