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Old 12-12-03, 02:56 AM
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video in any way would be sweet.

That IS the coolest thing i have seen ever.
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i vote for vid
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excellent pictures,

Truely incredible to see pure power captured in a still frame. Very impressive.
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That by far is the best picture I have seen of a rotary related topic.

New background for eva!
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haha kevin, i cant believe your useing a stock gas tank sitting on the table. think it will hold enough fuel? that cracks me up, but hey, it works right? thats what counts
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Cool stuff.
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That is bad ***. I'm with MtnRacer. Put some wheels on that bitch and drive it around the shop!
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Old 12-12-03, 09:16 AM
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Old 12-12-03, 09:31 AM
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That's wicked. I want the vid though.
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Old 12-12-03, 11:31 AM
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That is really neat, my girlfriend really liked it also! A video would be great also. Were the flames pulsing or were they solid?
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Old 12-12-03, 11:47 AM
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thats ****** awesome Kevin. Is that thing bolted down? I figure it would be bouncing all over the place
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Old 12-12-03, 11:52 AM
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Well I guess that would test under no load, but what about the "spinning water jugs" the engine dyno's use to provide load for proper "under stress" testing?
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Old 12-12-03, 12:05 PM
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Yeah, I actually saw this contraption last night when I went by Kevin's shop...it is for real!
I am just surprised that nobody else thought of this. It even has the OEM guage cluster, although I don't think it is shown in the pictures.
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Old 12-12-03, 12:36 PM
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ya, I want to see the gauge clusters. And Kevin, that is SO ******* COOL! I especially liked the flame shots.
lol, flame shots=teh hotness
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Old 12-12-03, 01:41 PM
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Old 12-12-03, 01:52 PM
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What you need to do is get some hi-res pics of a fresh, clean rebuild runing at 5K.

Pretty engine + pretty blue flames = unF
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Old 12-12-03, 02:21 PM
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OK all you NA guys - see why you want a header instead of the iron box collector?
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because header = fire... at least as long as there arent a bunch of suppressive cats in the way
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It looks like something from BattleStar Galactica!!

Pretty cool.

Silly rotary heads.
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Old 12-12-03, 03:54 PM
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Originally posted by Dane
I am just surprised that nobody else thought of this.
My engine builder has been doing this for years with every engine he rebuilds. He uses a carb and distributor with some basic guages and runs them atleast 4 hours before shipping them off to the customer. Theres nothing quit like a 12A pulling 9,000RPM for numerous minutes on the test stand. Blue flames coming out the header about a foot long.
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Old 12-12-03, 05:23 PM
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Hmm. Quick question while we're on the topic of exhaust; what is the purpose of those diffusers? To diffuse, yeah, right, but why?
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Old 12-12-03, 05:25 PM
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To quiet the rotary's natural bark.

VERY COOL, hope to see it in person someday!
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Old 12-12-03, 05:46 PM
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wow, thats a nice heater for the cold winter
now that is a good idea...
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man every one has a car but i bet almost no one has ever seen in side combustion chambers before thats sweet
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