Hurley Race Corner Seals
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Hurley Race Corner Seals
Dont know how many are using these but I thought id throw my hat into the ring and give them a try on my high HP application motor. Heres a few pics, I love the design, even outward force for better sealing etc.. IMO.
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Hurley hasn't been exceptional in the engineering dept. from what i have seen, the concept looks good on paper but personally i don't think you would want even pressure on the seal and i hope they did their homework on the force of the spring, too much force will cause the seals to chew up the irons.
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Wasn't there a problem with there apex seals a few years ago?
From what I hear, they're a very soft seal, so much so that turbo rotaries almost won't tolerate them. I know a few builders who used them for trials and now wouldn't **** on a fire to put them out. I guess they're okay for a street, stock nonturbo engine or something that doesnt see much abuse or pressure. For my money, atkins, rotaryaviation, or mazda seals are all that's worthwhile.
Besides that, their customer service and communication SUCK ***. Back when I first wanted to start building engines, around '01, I checked with them about ordering batches of seals to save shipping, time, and money, since their seals were priced really well already. OUt of probably 10 emails I sent to them expressing my interest, I got back exactly zero replies. In contrast, the first email I sent to Kathy at Atkins Rotary was replied to within 4 hours, and we struck a deal that's worked out great to this day to supply my parts.