DO I have to Mod motor to fit 3mm seals
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DO I have to Mod motor to fit 3mm seals
If I wanted to get 3mm apex seals for my FD would I have to mod the motor at all to be able to accept them or will a stock port FD motor be able to take em? If any mods are needed, what are they and how much $$:?
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You will have to have the rotors machined for 3mm seals. Cost can range from $200-300, give or take.
Here's some good information on apex seals...
http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/apex_seals.html
Here's some good information on apex seals...
http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/apex_seals.html
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The Apex Seal slots in the rotors need to be remachined to fit 3mm seals - the ONLY reasons to add 3mm seals is to reuse rotors w/ excessivly worn apex seal slots or run 22+ psi of boost
Rotary Aviation has recently introduced a new very high strength 2 piece 2mm apex seal that suposedly eliminates seal brakage due to detonation.
Rotary Aviation has recently introduced a new very high strength 2 piece 2mm apex seal that suposedly eliminates seal brakage due to detonation.
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Any machine shop can mill out the seal groove to 3mm. It should take like a total of a half hour, and 20 mins of that is setup/programming if it's a CNC machine.
But as others have stated, you'd need a reason to want to do this. So unless you plan to be running crazy boost on that motor, theres really no point.
But as others have stated, you'd need a reason to want to do this. So unless you plan to be running crazy boost on that motor, theres really no point.
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Originally posted by 911GT2
Any machine shop can mill out the seal groove to 3mm. It should take like a total of a half hour, and 20 mins of that is setup/programming if it's a CNC machine.
But as others have stated, you'd need a reason to want to do this. So unless you plan to be running crazy boost on that motor, theres really no point.
Any machine shop can mill out the seal groove to 3mm. It should take like a total of a half hour, and 20 mins of that is setup/programming if it's a CNC machine.
But as others have stated, you'd need a reason to want to do this. So unless you plan to be running crazy boost on that motor, theres really no point.
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Originally posted by ISUposs
Don't make it sound so easy unless you've done it...cause it's not a 30 min job for a shop that's never done it before, at least a high precision job anyway.
Don't make it sound so easy unless you've done it...cause it's not a 30 min job for a shop that's never done it before, at least a high precision job anyway.
Unless you know the shop has done this multiple times before you're better off buying new OEM rotors and staying with 2mm.
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Originally posted by ISUposs
Don't make it sound so easy unless you've done it...cause it's not a 30 min job for a shop that's never done it before, at least a high precision job anyway.
Don't make it sound so easy unless you've done it...cause it's not a 30 min job for a shop that's never done it before, at least a high precision job anyway.
Maybe I'm missing something...
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A 3mm seal will be more forgiving to detonation/poor tuning will it not?
Any word on cost, or the name of someone on the board that has them?
Rotary Aviation has recently introduced a new very high strength 2 piece 2mm apex seal that suposedly eliminates seal brakage due to detonation.
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Originally posted by 911GT2
Maybe I'm missing something...
Maybe I'm missing something...
Throw a set of Ianetti ceramic seals in a "3mm" slot and see how long they last. Hayes Rotary did exactly that by substituting older 13B rotors which had 3mm slots already (effectively pocketing the "machining" fee I was charged) in my engine and another built at the same time. Mine never ran before the problem was found, but the other owner wasn't so lucky. His ceramic seals bound up and cracked (at ~$300 each) in the first 500 miles of use. Mine had several other problems when it was opened back up, but obviously a "3mm" slot is not necessarily all that it takes to install 3mm apex seals.
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A 3mm seal will be more forgiving to detonation/poor tuning will it not?
A 3mm seal will be more forgiving to detonation/poor tuning will it not?
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brian7...go to rotaryaviation.com. They are however sold out until late Feb. Thanks for info guys...going 2mm. Running 14 pounds so i figure not needed from what I have heard
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