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arcosine · 11-07-2012, 08:40 AM

I had a pre-miata mazda, a 72 rx2. I bought it for $100 with 60k miles and I rebuilt the rotory engine. 16 mpg was typical 18 was good. It would rev so much there was an alarm on it. Unfortunately I put the minimum clearances in the side seals and one cracked after I over revved it to 9000 rpm. To get crazy hp, all you have to do is grind the ports bigger.

Guess which one is the rotory:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&fe...&v=aRv6smAOWAw

4 rotor engine 1991 Le mans winner, since rotary engine band from racing :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=bO0RSGUku-k

11-07-2012, 08:40 AM	#716 (permalink)
arcosine Master Ecomadman Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Chicago area Posts: 1,156 sc1 - '98 saturn sc1 Team Saturn 90 day: 43.17 mpg (US) Airplane Bike - '11 home built Carp line Tour rans - '97 rans tailwind tractor - '66 International Cub cadet 129 2002 Space Odyssey - '02 Honda Odyssey EX-L 90 day: 28.25 mpg (US) red bug - '00 VW beetle TDI big tractor - '66 ford 3400 red vw - '00 VW new beetle TDI 90 day: 58.42 mpg (US) RV - '88 Winnebago LeSharo 90 day: 16.67 mpg (US) Thanks: 20 Thanked 337 Times in 227 Posts	I had a pre-miata mazda, a 72 rx2. I bought it for $100 with 60k miles and I rebuilt the rotory engine. 16 mpg was typical 18 was good. It would rev so much there was an alarm on it. Unfortunately I put the minimum clearances in the side seals and one cracked after I over revved it to 9000 rpm. To get crazy hp, all you have to do is grind the ports bigger. Guess which one is the rotory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&fe...&v=aRv6smAOWAw 4 rotor engine 1991 Le mans winner, since rotary engine band from racing : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=bO0RSGUku-k __________________ - Tony Last edited by arcosine; 11-07-2012 at 08:25 PM..