Crit,
I was taking about using them for a 1.3L, not a V-8...
Later,
Tom "Slick"
"Please read the entire e-mail..."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Crit Bennett" <crit_bennett@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Cc: <trc@hesm.com>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 11:47 PM
Subject: DML: Re: RE: Now - Turbo Dakotas-Tom
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 20:53:49 -0500
> From: Tom Slick North <prodog@swbell.net>
> Subject: DML: Re: RE: Now - Turbo Dakotas-Tom
>
> <snip>
>
> You might be able to use a twin turbo setup from an RX7 twin
turbo....would
> definitely work...I think they were 1.3L...
>
> The twin Hitachi units on the 93+ RX-7s are a real pain in the ass, plus a
> sequential twin setup wouldn't be the way to go. The compressors are too
> small for a parallel twin V8. Also, the 1.3 is a little misleading.
Rather
> than displacing 1.3 liters for every two revs, like conventional
> reciprocating engines do, the rotary displaces 1.3L per face and two faces
> pass per rev. It's essentially a 5.2L engine but doesn't burn as
> effectively. I'm a rotary nut and would gladly drop a Mazda 20B into the
> Dak if I could, but it's not a fair analogy.
>
> Now there's a swap I could live with...
>
> Crit
>
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