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Old May 12, 2012 | 12:28 PM
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Racing beat @daytona 1983

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0F0i...hannel&list=UL

having done a couple 25 hour races, i notice a couple things. notice how the expensive cars, break, catch on fire and need push starts and the Rx7 just gets treated like its a normal street car?

imsa GTU in 1983 was for engines 2.5L and under, which means the 2.6 liter 13B is in the GTO category. GTO is 2.6 to like 6 liters, so the 13B in GTO is at a big disadvantage. notice the thing is fuel injection/slide throttle/dry sump? its something like 320hp
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Old May 12, 2012 | 06:57 PM
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I thought there was a 1.8 equivalence specifically so that the 13B would fit in GTU?
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Old May 12, 2012 | 08:02 PM
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Did this put a fat SMILE on anyone else's face like it did mine? Gunna show this to the next person that says rotary engines are a pos, great video.
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Old May 13, 2012 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by peejay
I thought there was a 1.8 equivalence specifically so that the 13B would fit in GTU?
well they changed the GTO/GTU engine sizes later, so they might have at some point. in the beginning though the rotary was x2, so the 13B was 2.6 and in the GTO class
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Old May 14, 2012 | 09:14 PM
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Pretty cool video.

I am running a 14 hour race at Daytona later this month in an 83 RX-7. It's a got a 5.0 motor now though. So far its lasted a 24 hour race and another 14 hour race. We shall see if it makes it through this one...
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Old May 15, 2012 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by HadaGSL-SE
Pretty cool video.

I am running a 14 hour race at Daytona later this month in an 83 RX-7. It's a got a 5.0 motor now though. So far its lasted a 24 hour race and another 14 hour race. We shall see if it makes it through this one...
sweet! wear a black cowboy hat and a big belt buckle that says JIM.
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Old May 15, 2012 | 11:00 AM
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Man, they look so young....!
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Old May 15, 2012 | 11:07 AM
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Great video! Thanks for sharing, So much inspiration to be found here..
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