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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by KNONFS
Congrats on getting the engine, that in itself is an achievement!

Did the water housing came with the engine? Does it have a provision for the water sensor?
Yes they fabb'd this according to specs for this application. There are two 1/4npt ports welded to the bottom that are not seen in picture, this will allow for the EWP feedback temp, and adaptation to the coolant temp sensor for ECU.

Thank you, yes its been a very long wait, and huge expense, many years of saving, many years of building, many years of dreaming, many other cars that have come before it that have been inspirations driving the dream to this point. This engine represents much more than just itself.
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 12:18 PM
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It should be considerably less pressure drop. There are 1/8npt bungs pre and post inter cooler on the manifold which will house air temp sensors to the ECU. The ECU will also use the internal MAP sensor on the post intercooler side of the engine and an external GM map sensor on the pre-intercooler side. So we will have definitive results for efficiency and pressure drop

I do not know the internal construction to that detail, but may borrow a scope and look inside.

4 channel EGT will be utilized, sensor on each exhaust runner, and the ECU allows trimming of each injector, independent for one-another so we will be able to tune according to air-flow if any of the rotors should show airflow bias due to intake anomalies.
Thanks for the reply. I'm very impressed and with that amount of sensor input, this engine should dial in very nicely.

I would suspect that the plenum with the internal cooler will have a nice laminar flow since the fins should straighten out the flow evenly.
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 02:40 PM
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Hey, just wanted to say that you have done an amazing job to your car. I don't think very many (if any) builds can come close.

I cant wait to hear it fire up!
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 07:03 PM
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thank you!
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 08:13 PM
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You must have lived on YouTube listening to 4 rotor engine tracks to keep the edge off while you waited.
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 09:05 PM
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You must have lived on YouTube listening to 4 rotor engine tracks to keep the edge off while you waited.
You just described 90% of my life the past 9 months
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Old Sep 1, 2016 | 04:11 AM
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congratulations on the 4 rotor, its a dream of every rotor head, now you need to add three Doritos to your avatar.
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Old Sep 1, 2016 | 09:38 AM
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Battleships aren't meant to be comfortable or safe. I like battleships.
^^^^ thats a good one..... I like battleships too
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Old Sep 1, 2016 | 05:46 PM
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Old Sep 1, 2016 | 07:26 PM
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The "4 Rotor" plate on the manifold is a very nice touch.
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Old Sep 2, 2016 | 06:10 PM
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So badass, cant wait to see this start! Really hope that radiator can stand up to the challenge of cooling that beast
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Old Sep 2, 2016 | 07:10 PM
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So many injectors... Are you responsible sourcing your own fuel rail, throttle cable, wiring, and radiator hoses?

Is that a dry sump?
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Old Sep 2, 2016 | 09:17 PM
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^^^^ thats a good one..... I like battleships too
I think we all love battleships. Maybe we should park this car in front of one for some photos when you're done.
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Old Sep 3, 2016 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Valkyrie
So many injectors... Are you responsible sourcing your own fuel rail, throttle cable, wiring, and radiator hoses?

Is that a dry sump?
They supplied fuel rails but yes for injectors radiator hoses wiring etc

Its a wet sump, with a dry sump pump, running together with the OEM internal pump, two pickups near center bottom of pan will lines from each side, to each pump. Both pumps combine the oil flow to the first oil cooler into one line and then it all returns to the pedestal
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Old Sep 3, 2016 | 02:25 PM
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I think we all love battleships. Maybe we should park this car in front of one for some photos when you're done.
haha!
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Old Sep 3, 2016 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by bufferovrflo
So badass, cant wait to see this start! Really hope that radiator can stand up to the challenge of cooling that beast
thank you!

Curious to find out the same. Thinking that it should cool pretty well with no intercooler/condenser piping etc blocking it
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Old Sep 4, 2016 | 02:08 PM
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its blurry but will take another shot tonight
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Old Sep 4, 2016 | 03:35 PM
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Is that from the man juice on your camera lens?! I know I am excited! Just recompose and try again when you have it all out of your system!
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Old Sep 4, 2016 | 03:52 PM
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Get a new camera!!!!!!!!!!!! Or phone with better camera!!!!!!!!!!!

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Looking good though!
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Old Sep 4, 2016 | 03:54 PM
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the tradeoff of dropping in 4 rotors in a week is a blurry pic here and there

let me just say, this is a FAT heavy girl. She doesn't like getting pushed around or dropped. Using stock FD engine hooks, stuff was bending the front hook w/ engine and trans up in there air lol. Fun stuff ! She's in though!

will get some soon thanks!
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Old Sep 4, 2016 | 04:10 PM
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I am super curious what sort of MPG you're going to get on the highway... lol 5-6?

i am curious how well you tame it for parking lot driving.... then again this car belong nowhere on the street, its 100% race at this point lol.

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Old Sep 4, 2016 | 04:21 PM
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What clutch and flywheel setup did you go with?
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Old Sep 4, 2016 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Broke_A_Baller
What clutch and flywheel setup did you go with?
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Old Sep 4, 2016 | 05:44 PM
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Do the rotor housings have any type of custom coolant flow tubing or management, similar to what Logan Carswell did on his 4 rotor to keep water temps within 5C in his engine from front to back?
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Old Sep 4, 2016 | 10:54 PM
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What kind of cheese is that?
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