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Old 05-27-07, 09:32 AM
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Talking Rotary Spitfire (Abomination) video

Here's a video of my Grassroots Motorsports $2006 Challenge RoSpit, also known as the Abomination.

The driver is a local hotshoe, he's done the One Lap of America a few times and has lots of open wheel experience. The passenger is a girl who runs a Nissan Spec V in G Stock and beat her husband's time at the last AX, so she's not without experience. That makes the squeals all the funnier!

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t=FILE0011.flv
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Was that video or just a series of photographs? lol

the FPS on that was horrible!
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It played fine for me. The frame rate was fine and at least as smooth as any other streamed vid I've seen.

Looked like a fun course, too!
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Here's anothe video from the June 9 AX. The passenger is my brother, who's never done an AX before and I think he's hooked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-ouCO5Pbhk
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Rotary spitfire? I had heard of this fabled beast. After I finish my turbo swap into my 88 vert, I am going to drop the n/a from it into my friends 65 spitfire.

Any tips, suggestions, warnings etc?
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How about this one?

http://www.youtube.com/v/L_QAKS5tKmI&rel=1

I'd dig a rotary powered Spitfire!
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Originally Posted by FCS34LIFE
Rotary spitfire? I had heard of this fabled beast. After I finish my turbo swap into my 88 vert, I am going to drop the n/a from it into my friends 65 spitfire.

Any tips, suggestions, warnings etc?
The hard part is building a rear axle that will live. A stock Spit diff is good to maybe 100 HP on a good day. I went through a lot; I used Miata rear knuckles, custom made control arms and a cut down GXL diff. The good thing is I can wind it up and dump the clutch and it moves instead of breaking something.
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Originally Posted by RX744CSP
The hard part is building a rear axle that will live. A stock Spit diff is good to maybe 100 HP on a good day. I went through a lot; I used Miata rear knuckles, custom made control arms and a cut down GXL diff. The good thing is I can wind it up and dump the clutch and it moves instead of breaking something.
Good stuff. Thanks man. Beautiful car!
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