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Old May 9, 2008 | 11:05 PM
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I finally get to see what one of those centerplates finally looks like with the stat. gear.
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new pictures of the 4 rotor rx8 coming soon!!!
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new pictures of the 4 rotor rx8 coming soon!!!
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Old May 31, 2008 | 01:18 PM
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engine bracket (mounts) and tranny mounts done!!!!


intake/ exhaust manifold to follow.
pictures coming soon from crispeed
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 07:16 AM
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rack & pinion done..................
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Where's those pinche pics?
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NRS has agreed to supply free of charge 2 full sets of 3mm ceramic corner seals to crispeed for the 4 rotor RX8 build for the purposes of testing. Firstly the engine will be built and a baseline established on 3mm 1pc seals. Then the ceramic corner seals will be installed to properly assess any gains or performance changes.

With the combination of ceramic apex seals and ceramic corner seals the 4 rotor rotating assembly will see a weight savings of approx 5.72 ounces at the extremities of the rotor.

This will definitely be a world first! How exciting is this!

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Very jealous!
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Originally Posted by Glassman
NRS has agreed to supply free of charge 2 full sets of 3mm ceramic corner seals to crispeed for the 4 rotor RX8 build for the purposes of testing. Firstly the engine will be built and a baseline established on 3mm 1pc seals. Then the ceramic corner seals will be installed to properly assess any gains or performance changes.

With the combination of ceramic apex seals and ceramic corner seals the 4 rotor rotating assembly will see a weight savings of approx 5.72 ounces at the extremities of the rotor.

This will definitely be a world first! How exciting is this!

I would like to do these same tests on my 12app for you too. Any chances??
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These were all that could be salvaged from the first run. There is more being made though.
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any updates? really want to see this
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 02:27 PM
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These were all that could be salvaged from the first run. There is more being made though.
Are you running those at almost zero clearance to the apex seal? One piece?
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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 10:13 AM
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No, they will have standard clearance to the 1pc apex seals. Actually they will have a hair extra clearance as these were made using existing tooling.

Right now I'm working on holding fixtures for the cs springs for hard facing.
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damn you chris ...just when i thought i was bad , you show up with this
pretty bad *** ...whats next nuclear powered five rotor
you guys are sick !!!
more pics please
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Any updates, or is this another one of those threads I got to check back in a couple years to see it still at a stand still?
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^^ Fork men grasshopper, don't disturb the builder.... He's probably squeezing in some over time on this project because if he don't make it to Atco next weekend then we'll (the NY crew) be force to take action into our own hands and hunt him down in FL
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^^ Fork men grasshopper, don't disturb the builder.... He's probably squeezing in some over time on this project because if he don't make it to Atco next weekend then we'll (the NY crew) be force to take action into our own hands and hunt him down in FL
In that case it's a good thing I ordered the armor plating for protection from the NY crew!

Here are some pics.
Motor and tranny are mounted in position. The crossmember modifications, steering rack and shaft are done. Working on the intake manifold presently.
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Looking really good. Nice work. Now don't let up.
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Originally Posted by crispeed
In that case it's a good thing I ordered the armor plating for protection from the NY crew!

Here are some pics.
Motor and tranny are mounted in position. The crossmember modifications, steering rack and shaft are done. Working on the intake manifold presently.

Looks very nice Chris. I look forward to seeing how you plan to build the plenum and position the throttle body(s).
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A little more progress on the intake.
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