zero Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I saw this first video of a built, slide valved non turbo 3 rotor, and i thought it sounded pretty mean, but its seems that now that the car is turboed it is an absolute monster. Check out some of these videos and search streetfire for MPS to find more. This car is insane. Before turbo http://videos.streetfire.net/search/mps/0/7E0692AE-B2EC-4119-9989-730E7C1A1CC8.htm after http://videos.streetfire.net/search/mps/0/50377B82-E4F5-4FF2-8918-EE5EAC0089B5.htm other vids http://videos.streetfire.net/search/mps/0.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie05 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 You should build one... Everyone I've talked to says they're easier to build than a reciprocating piston engine. maybe you'll beat aux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest l28et Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Hell either way it'd be sick in a Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 that car is just plan insane.. wow.. my mom just came in cuz she heard the video playing on my computer.. she said "why does it sound like that, is it broken?" haha i love rotorys! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 sure, wanna buy the whole setup? 95% complete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 just finish it alex... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 if you want it finished, why don't you buy it from me and finish it up? make you a hell of a deal if you take the car too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 what kinda price aka hell of a deal am i looking at..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 pm me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 A rotary scion xb would be soooooooooooooo hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie05 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 A rotary scion xb would be soooooooooooooo hard! a rotary period would be hard. In fact i'm pretty sure its made out of steel in some areas... steel is pretty hard right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 that depends, does it have pistons? If it does, it just became slightly less hard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillZ260 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Haven't seen AUX post in a while? It's tough to have a mostly finished project you can't get the steam up to finish! Hang in there and get it done when you get it done... EDIT, Yes I did see AUX's Posts above... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSuperBbutZ Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 ok lets shed some light on Raotaries, I did a total build up on a last generation rx-7 with my dad and have plenty of experience. 1.) The turbo boost phasing is mapped via an O2 sensor, and a MAP sensor, this causes 2 imediate problems, one, it's ineficient, two, if you add highflow exhaust and/or a high flow intake and intercooler, the computer reads this, and produces a boost spike as the secondary fuel injectors and turbo hits on a 4K RPM (a spike to full boost, 20 pounds!) and blows out the Apex seals (the sealing devices at the edges of the rotors, causing a need for a rebuild. 2.) The engines don't last long as a daily grinder, you almost never see a rotary motor over 100,000 miles, check out ebay, you'll see nmost are being sold around 60k - 100k because they are about to push out their apex seals. now they arent that hard to rebuild, but like any build, it's different in it's own way and requires some skill and attention to detail. 3.) Your tuning HAS HAS HAS to be right on the money or very close when you add performance enhancing devices to the car, if it's not it will pop to motor, and there arent a whole lot of places that specialize in rotary tuning because its quite complicated. 4.) and lastly, they are EXTREMELY vulnerable to heat, they wont just fade like a normal piston and crank motor, they will melt down, be ready, and expect to do a lot of research on what performance cooling devices are best for the motor (not even stock cuts it on an easy ride on days over 90). But they are like nothing else, all of them have a steady unbroken linear torque and hp curve that is really cool, and they are a lot of fun, but cost a lot of money in the end, and are a bitch to take care of, and forget your boost meter and tach as the most important gauges, your Temp meter is going to be the most impoortant! with all that in mind it might be a good idea to think long and hard about it. Tripple rotors with a larger single turbo are VERY capable of 500 hp and the BEST response on a moderate build so you are looking at an engine that sounds like and performs like a lemans motor if you got for it! sorry this is so long but had to put my 2 cents in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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