NRS Rotorsports ceramic seal test results
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NRS Rotorsports ceramic seal test results
Here is what Jeff McCall had to say about the 1 piece 3mm 13B Black seals that he tested.
Rotary Power
18111 Harvard Blvd.
Gardena, Ca. 90248
(310) 516-9959
N.R.S. Rotor Sports
Edmonton, Alberta
Dear Sven Nielsen,
The Ceramic Apex Seals were installed in a 1987 13B Turbo. This vehicle is used as a commuter vehicle, which commutes 60 to 70 miles a day, 5 day a week.
Under street conditions, we broke in the seals for 744 miles.
Our first test on the seals was at The Streets of Willow Road Race coarse, in California. We ran 10 hard laps at 15 psi of boost, on 91-octane fuel. The temperature at the track was 106 degrees Fahrenheit.
The next test was at 1200 miles. We took it to LA County Raceway for a weekend of drag racing. The seals held up through the abuse of 20 passes on a ¼ mile track.
At 3600 miles we did high speed testing. We ran in 5th gear at 7100 rpm for about 5 miles.
After more commuting and several speed contests with other cars. The engine detonated, which broke two Ceramic seals, a side seal and the rear iron at the dowel pin. To our surprise, the housings survived. After replacing the seals with steel apex seals, which broke after only 500 miles, we found out that it was a wiring problem. Which we determined was there from the beginning. Meaning, your seals lasted 3600 miles with a wiring problem and the steel seals only lasted for 500 miles.
If it wasn’t for the problem, we believe that the seals would have lasted through a lot more of our abuse. It is a shame that our testing of your seals was cut short by a wiring problem, but as they say, “That’s racing.”
I believe that the quality of machining and the tolerances held, rival any Ceramic seals on the market.
Sincerely,
Jeff McCall
Rotary Power
18111 Harvard Blvd.
Gardena, Ca. 90248
(310) 516-9959
N.R.S. Rotor Sports
Edmonton, Alberta
Dear Sven Nielsen,
The Ceramic Apex Seals were installed in a 1987 13B Turbo. This vehicle is used as a commuter vehicle, which commutes 60 to 70 miles a day, 5 day a week.
Under street conditions, we broke in the seals for 744 miles.
Our first test on the seals was at The Streets of Willow Road Race coarse, in California. We ran 10 hard laps at 15 psi of boost, on 91-octane fuel. The temperature at the track was 106 degrees Fahrenheit.
The next test was at 1200 miles. We took it to LA County Raceway for a weekend of drag racing. The seals held up through the abuse of 20 passes on a ¼ mile track.
At 3600 miles we did high speed testing. We ran in 5th gear at 7100 rpm for about 5 miles.
After more commuting and several speed contests with other cars. The engine detonated, which broke two Ceramic seals, a side seal and the rear iron at the dowel pin. To our surprise, the housings survived. After replacing the seals with steel apex seals, which broke after only 500 miles, we found out that it was a wiring problem. Which we determined was there from the beginning. Meaning, your seals lasted 3600 miles with a wiring problem and the steel seals only lasted for 500 miles.
If it wasn’t for the problem, we believe that the seals would have lasted through a lot more of our abuse. It is a shame that our testing of your seals was cut short by a wiring problem, but as they say, “That’s racing.”
I believe that the quality of machining and the tolerances held, rival any Ceramic seals on the market.
Sincerely,
Jeff McCall
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Originally posted by Scalliwag
When you find detonation proof seals please PLEASE let us know...
When you find detonation proof seals please PLEASE let us know...
Maybe kryptonite seals....that should do the trick.
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Originally posted by Scalliwag
When you find detonation proof seals please PLEASE let us know...
When you find detonation proof seals please PLEASE let us know...
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Originally posted by Resource
but they still broke
but they still broke
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were the steel seals subjected to the same conditions..exactly?..or at least near the same?
i run ceramics and they SAVED me from horrendous maps I recieved from a top tuner.
I'll never go with anything else but ceramic.
j
i run ceramics and they SAVED me from horrendous maps I recieved from a top tuner.
I'll never go with anything else but ceramic.
j
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Originally posted by artguy
were the steel seals subjected to the same conditions..exactly?..or at least near the same?
i run ceramics and they SAVED me from horrendous maps I recieved from a top tuner.
I'll never go with anything else but ceramic.
j
were the steel seals subjected to the same conditions..exactly?..or at least near the same?
i run ceramics and they SAVED me from horrendous maps I recieved from a top tuner.
I'll never go with anything else but ceramic.
j
Two things were changed, steel seals from ceramic and the rear iron.
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we dont need KRYPTONITE seals, we jsut need to get our hands on some of that ADAMANTIUM, once it cools it is indestructible. we could make the entire engine out of it and never have to do a rebuild again, all while running 70 psi on a daily driven 13b
heck 2600 hp= 2000hp/ltr
sounds good to me
Justin
heck 2600 hp= 2000hp/ltr
sounds good to me
Justin
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Originally posted by DaedelGT
I'm not trying to take away any glory, but you CAN NOT say that they are 7 times stronger than stock seals because they lasted 7 times as long.
I'm not trying to take away any glory, but you CAN NOT say that they are 7 times stronger than stock seals because they lasted 7 times as long.
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Originally posted by 911GT2
But the point here is that they lasted 7 times as long. Imagine, stock seals last what, 50-60k, average? Multiply that by 7 and all of a sudden you have yourself an engine with reliability of a Saab engine, or a honda engine. Sounds good to me, but I'd like some longterm testing on a properly functioning car.
But the point here is that they lasted 7 times as long. Imagine, stock seals last what, 50-60k, average? Multiply that by 7 and all of a sudden you have yourself an engine with reliability of a Saab engine, or a honda engine. Sounds good to me, but I'd like some longterm testing on a properly functioning car.
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Originally posted by milkman2k52
i want controlled, induced detonation dyno testing. And a controlled hp gain test between 2mm and 3mm, ceramic and steel.
i want controlled, induced detonation dyno testing. And a controlled hp gain test between 2mm and 3mm, ceramic and steel.
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Originally posted by r0gu3
I was just wondering where he was doing 7100 rpm in 5th gear for 5 minutes ...
I was just wondering where he was doing 7100 rpm in 5th gear for 5 minutes ...
It was 7100 rpm for 5 miles, at that speed it was probably only a few minutes.