I got my motor out... sitting on a cherry picker right now... as soon as I get a stand built I will tear it down... I Turned my motor over a couple times and looked at the housings from the exhaust ports... They look PERFICT... I know that really doesn’t mean much but at least the chrome isn’t pealing off... So who wants to start making bets on how bad off my block is??? AFTER my NICE 8500-9k shifts... and my FORMOR habits of driving around town in 1st gear... (WHEN I WAS 16)

 

I think you might be suprised how well it looks on the inside. I knwo when I opened up a TII motor I was rebuilding, I was shocked at the lack of wear! But a couple of apex seals did look like ****, thank goodness for boost pressure

 

those housing are shot when you crack it look at the top and bottom of them they will be worn there

jr

 

Good luck with the motor. I hope your massive torque producing shifts haven't wrecked your housings.

Matt
1979 SA22C

 

Well.. we will see... I have another 76 block if it is... When it goes all back in I want to be turboed...

 

i hate first gear for driving around. 2nd gear, now thats a gear

 

Dear lord. 1st gear is redlined at under 50 kph. I drive around town in 4th most of the time.

Matt
1979 SA22C

 

yea 4th is what i'm in 99% of the time, I shift out of first in a second, maybe two, its so low its almost useless.

 

Now I drive around in 3rd most of the time in the city... lots of 35 mph zones and too many cops...

 

I can't drive in 4th in like 30-35mph zones...lag and bogging. Rotaries were made for high rpm use and you should refrain from loading the engine, especially going uphill. I'll tell you what though, second gear at about 5,600-7,200 rpms in town REALLY, REALLY makes them turn their heads and look twice. The turbo is pretty much at full song. It's a drug that will wake you up and make you fly. There is nothing else like it in the world, you're so invincible. No one can touch you. Not even the cops. Yet.