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Old 09-04-06, 03:21 PM
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Machining rotors for high revs and oil pressure

I'm looking at machining some 8.5:1 rotors for my engine so i can rev it a bit higher safely without them hitting the side plates. How much do you machine off the 2 faces???

Also I have E shaft oil jet mods done and my oil pressure is just over 4kg/cm when driving around, is this oil pressure high enough to support the bearings??

I'm running big HB port and a T04R.
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Old rx7 competition manual says .13-.17mm clearance for a 9000rpm 12A pp motor. Hope that helps.
http://www.wankelkim.net/rx7/comp.manual.pdf
PS 4kg/cm is about 57psi for us here on on the other side of the pond.
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Cheers looking through it now.
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anyone??
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So you would machine .005 off the whole face of the rotor? Hmm I might have to look into that.
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I machined off 10thou of each face. You can take 12thou off but i didnt think i needed it as I dont want to rev OVER 9K.
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From doing a Bit of Reading be carfull not to go too much, There is quite alot out there about Side seals comping out of Place at high RPM. I admit i'm not sure how much was removed though but best not to guess.
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You take about .0025 or .003 off each side of the face of the rotor. It won't hit the whole rotor....just the rotor landing.
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Originally Posted by Grizzly
From doing a Bit of Reading be carfull not to go too much, There is quite alot out there about Side seals comping out of Place at high RPM. I admit i'm not sure how much was removed though but best not to guess.

I see what your saying but when you get your finger inside the port and feel the side seal, I can see how it can come out that far.
There isn't much seal exposed once the engine is bolted together.
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