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Originally posted by cashflyer
And oil, I have heard.
They actually burn oil on purpose. They have oilers that inject oil into the Rotor housings in order to keep the Apex Seals lubricated.

Which did not work good BTW - I actually mix 2 cycle premix in my gas, about 4 oz. per 10 gallons for the street and 8 oz. per 10 gallons on the track. This is for a turbo though. My friend with his ITS car does not even premix.



Jeff- You lost me dude. I am no engineer. I just play with cars. All I know is that I have a 1.3 liter engine with a mild turbo on it, (T04e) and it puts down 400 to the wheels. It did this problem free for 3 years until my dumb ass overheated it.

I know that the non-turbo RX-7 back in the day put out power comparable to engines 3 times its size and was classed accordingly in Drag Race events.

My RX-7 with its 1.3 liter engine was classed in ASP in Autocross when I first started (Now its in BP) that class had modded Vipers and Vettes.

BP has very light big engine Vettes in it. These little engine put out a lot of power.

How a rotary works.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGrD7FTFLJc
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