Sorry Bernd, but what exactly did you do on rotary engines that would leave
you with the misconception that they are 2 stroke in the same way that a
piston engine can be two stroke? Hope you weren't actually trying to perform
service work on any...
The oil pan is NOT there to "add oil" to the fuel mixture, and rotaries do
not consume oil unless seals are buggered. And no you don't add oil to the
fuel when you fill the tank.
Actual RPM specs 13A and 13B Mazda rotaries (commonly found in the RX7s)
were a warning buzzer at 8000, and actual fuel cutoff at 8500 or slighly
above (I've seen it as high as 9000). The 3-rotor never made it to the US,
but was available in Japan and possibly other countries.
Geez man, at least check you facts before posting and saying you know stuff
based on "working on them".
Craig
-----Original Message-----
From: Bernd D. Ratsch [mailto:bernd@texas.net]
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 9:37 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: enough with the rice!!!!!!!!!
Last time I worked on them (back in '92) they were putting out 130 on a 1.2L
(Carb model) and 150 off of the FI 1.3L. Open up the exhaust and add either
a bigger carb (back then) or larger injectors on the '90+ models and you're
up to 180. Add a turbo and a mild port job and they're up to 300+...still
off of a 1.3L. Also, the rotary's had rev-limiters on them to keep the
general population from racing them on the street. The actual red line
(when the limiter was disabled) was 7500 on a unmodified engine.
And they're still 2-Strokes to boot. (No, contrary to popular belief...they
are NOT 4-Stroke. The oil pan is mainly there to add oil to the fuel
mixture.)
The S2000 Honda is a nice engine design....but hell, rotary's were making
more than that from a 1.2L with a simple carb and muffler swap. The 1.3L
Turbo's are even worse...uhhh....better. ;) I don't know if Mazda ever
released the 3-Rotor, but that one was rated at 400HP from a single turbo
(1.4L)
- Bernd
----- Original Message -----
From: <Ohm347@aol.com>
Subject: Re: DML: Re: enough with the rice!!!!!!!!!
> In a message dated 03/19/2000 10:11:03 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> bernd@texas.net writes:
>
> << No other engine makes the HP
> per Cubic Inches as a Rotary. >>
>
> bernd
> the honda s2000 puts out 122.5 horsepower per litre of displacement stock.
> what are the numbers on a rotary?
> derek
>
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