SAE paper on the 4-rotor Lemans engine

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Apr 7, 2009 | 01:44 PM

purple82

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SAE paper on the 4-rotor Lemans engine

I ran across this. Isn't the internet wonderful?

http://protonet.org/doc/Mazda_R26B_A4.pdf

In color:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/7062188/Ma...-Engine-LeMans

Apr 7, 2009 | 01:50 PM

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Oh wow, this is awesome!

Apr 7, 2009 | 01:56 PM

Gene

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Sweet.

Man I hate scribd so much. Yeah let's view a big document in a tiny-*** window in my web browser, and have no way to download it.

Apr 7, 2009 | 02:59 PM

Prometheus

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the ignition system is interesting, 3 plugs per housing.

Apr 8, 2009 | 10:38 PM

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thanks for posting this

Apr 9, 2009 | 02:59 PM

purple82

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If you search around that web site, they also have the SAE paper on the series 4/5 13b.

Apr 25, 2009 | 04:40 AM

Rhode_Dog

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Awesome find. Interesting the 3 spark plug per rotor setup doesn't aid in power, only in fuel econ.

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May 3, 2009 | 05:06 PM

Lucient

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Thats messed up that they banned it after mazda wiped the floor with everyone else. It seems like they would have done the same thing with audi when they made the switch to diesel and dominated

May 4, 2009 | 09:38 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucient

Thats messed up that they banned it after mazda wiped the floor with everyone else. It seems like they would have done the same thing with audi when they made the switch to diesel and dominated

that is an urban legend.

Groupe C cars were nearing the end of their days before the 787 came along. Its not just the 787 that went away... the 962s, Suabers, all found themselves without a series- because of a engine spec change (3.5 liter f1 engines) . Porsche found a creative way around the rule change with a "street car" The Dauer 962!!! one of my favorite "street cars"

May 4, 2009 | 10:16 PM

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Couldn't Mazda have fielded a rotary car in another class then?

May 4, 2009 | 10:26 PM

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Wow, incredible find. Guess I know what my next project is

May 5, 2009 | 10:40 AM

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mazda could have run in a gt series... like porsche did with the dauer 962...

May 11, 2009 | 06:41 PM

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i couldn't find the SAE on S4/S5, it keeps going to the 26B

May 11, 2009 | 06:57 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Gene

Sweet.

Man I hate scribd so much. Yeah let's view a big document in a tiny-*** window in my web browser, and have no way to download it.

If you register with the website, you can download the paper. That's how I have the full colour original version saved on my computer...

Jun 6, 2009 | 06:20 PM

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Information on TIMS! I've been looking for this for forever!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gene

Sweet.

Man I hate scribd so much. Yeah let's view a big document in a tiny-*** window in my web browser, and have no way to download it.

I downloaded it, pm me your email addy and i'll send it to you.

Jun 19, 2009 | 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ghiaracer

After the 1991 Le Mans win, rotormotors did okay in IMSA GTP a few years but have had uncompetetive rules in ACO, IMSA & ALMS since then. Grand-am has welcomed the 3 rotor peripheral port with open arms and fair rules in the GT class and it shows.