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Old 05-28-04, 10:32 PM
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Rotary Powered Snowmobile?

Has anyone herd of a rotary powered snowmobile?
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yip, got a pic of one somewhere...
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can you put the pic on a reply
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I have a 20hp 303cc Sachs single-rotor air-cooled rotary engine from a 1974 Arctic Cat Panther snowmobile.

Evenrude and Johnson also built rotary-powered sleds around the same time, but using 35hp and 45hp OMC rotaries of the same configuration as the Sachs unit.
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outboards and lawnmowers were made too never saw a rotary mortorcycle tho.
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just go here: http://www.der-wankelmotor.de/
I know it's in German, but it's probable possible to translate it.
All types of rotaries can be found here: from miniature ones (RC airplanes) to those used in cars, bikes, planes...
http://www.der-wankelmotor.de/Fahrze...neemobile.html
just check that site out, it's one of the most complete ones about Wankel engines (I believe it's the best)
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Ya I used to have a 76? Evenrude RC-35-Q with a 35hp single rotor engine.
It weighed 900lbs. and went to 10,000rpm and pulled really hard. That thing was great.
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Originally posted by Bob Holton
outboards and lawnmowers were made too never saw a rotary mortorcycle tho.
Norton made a rotary bike

not to mention the Suzuki RE5
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Well then maybe a chance here, i would like to be turbo charged and about 300 hp very very light wieght , running on pump gas 8-10000 rpm now does that narrow it down!
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ooh that's pretty cool
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anyone remember Tim Allen's race lawn-mover used Vs. Bob Villa?? That was rotary powered too.
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Was it rotary powered in the show? Or after Atkins got ahold of it?
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I have an engine from a rotary snowmobile, heres a vid the first time it ran substained. its now turbocharged, once i get off my ***, myself and some friends will mount the IC and oil pumpand throw it on the gocart

http://youtube.com/watch?v=T5SpUSvI4qQ
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Originally Posted by Jeff20B
Was it rotary powered in the show? Or after Atkins got ahold of it?
I really couldn't tell you.
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Originally Posted by arrogants_wife
Norton made a rotary bike

not to mention the Suzuki RE5
Norton has a newer version of their rotary bike already made. Check out this months bike magazines, not sure which one.
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really? I thought they stopped it a while back
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Ok now really does anyone have dimensions ,wieghts of the rotarys so I can see if this will work.. I was in Orlando Speedway last weekend watching rotarys making low seven second passes very impressive for 72 cubic inches. what does it take to make a 300 hp rotary ?
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check these guys out: I still
https://www.rx7club.com/rotary-drag-racing-167/6-97%40197mph-sporty-motorsports-13b-rx7-710623/
http://grs-motorsports.com/noticias/...dic/sporty.wmv



well, I normally say search. I don't feel sick or anything, so, search.



what are you starting with?
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Well then maybe a chance here, i would like to be turbo charged and about 300 hp very very light wieght , running on pump gas 8-10000 rpm now does that narrow it down!
There was a thread a few months back talking about a new company with prototype rotary engines. I remember them talking about NA and turbo models and were significantly smaller and more powerful than the 13b This is the engine:

Rotary Powered Snowmobile on the Sand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVhMGKuGRwA

They had other videos on the website but i can't find it nor do i remember the name of the company
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Tim Allens was a Dixie Chopper frame with a helocopter engine on it.
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Yes, Dixie Chopper sounds correct. Atkins got it and swapped in a one rotor.
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Did not get anywhere on Dixie Choppers or Atkins any info on the sled in the sand that is the closest i have seen to what i am looking for ! Thanks
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http://www.atkinsrotary.com/index.php?pag=50-9
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