Originally posted by tbielobockie Seriously it's a considerable amount of work and it costs 7000-10000 to complete. Closer to 10. Buy a MIG welder you will need it and read torquecentral.com |
Originally posted by pomanferrari In the same vein of reasoning, I would say Porsche 911's, from the recent water cooled 911s to the 959 are engineering stupidities too. tbielobockie, is any of this sinking into that granite skull? |
Who cares what he thinks. If you love your RX-7 you will work on it . . . I personally like the LS1 T56 swap idea but also like a supercharged Renesis swap . . . or just a supercharger on the REW instead of the turbos. I don't know why but I don't like turbos for some reason.
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well it looks like ive joined the conversion bandwagon ive begun to sell all those rotor related parts and am gonna begin removing the engine in a few weeks. that v8 torque is gonna be great
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I recently went to Brian Hinson's partner's shop to buy some FD parts.. there I saw his V8 LS1 conversion in progress.. I have to say.. Its pretty nice.. Nice, Clean, and well designed.. But I don't know.. I like the 7 because its simple.. Have any one looked inside of the rotary engine?? I think if you took disassembled rotary engine and piston engine, place it side by side and someone asked to put it together... I would be picking rotary.. less parts!!
But seriously.. I would of never came to the forum if my FD was reliable.. The whole fun of these cars and close niche of people I acquired IS thru because of the uniqueness of rotary engine.. I didn't buy this car because I wanted muscle car.. I bought it because I was curious.. I knew about the reliability issues.. thats why I bought a second engine already.. KEEP the ROTARY ALIVE>> DON'T PUT PISTON>> |
Originally posted by herblenny I like the 7 because its simple... Have any one looked inside of the rotary engine?? 1 eccentric shaft 2 stationary gears 2 rotor housings 2 end plates 1 intermediate plate 1 front cover Oil pump and drive chain 2 rotors 6 apex seals, in 2 or 3 parts per seal 6 or 12 apex seal springs, depending on apex seal design 12 corner seals, 2 pieces each 12 corner seal springs 12 side seals 12 side seal springs 8 oil control seals 8 oil control seal springs 8 water jacket O-rings etc. Being fairly conservative, that's 120+ parts, and that's just the "short block" of a 2-rotor engine, not including the oil pump pick-up or pan, or the 17 bolts holding the whole rotary sandwich together. :) Typical V8 short block... 1 block 1 crankshaft 5 main bearings, 2 pieces each 5 main caps 8 connecting rods 8 connecting rod bearings, 2 pieces each 8 pistons 24 piston oil control rings 8 wrist pins 1 cam 5 cam bearings, 2 pieces each 1 timing set 1 front cover 94 pieces, not including the oil pump, pick-up, or pan. Even if you include the 10 main cap bolts, that's 104. Make it 4-bolt mains and include the rod cap bolts, and that's 126 parts if you want to be picky. A 2-rotor engine may only have 3 major rotating parts, but don't be fooled into believing that they're not complex internally. There's a huge number of parts they rely on to keep combustion, oil, and coolant out of the wrong places, and sometimes, those parts fall down on the job. :) |
it my car. i can change it to v8 if i want and you cant stop me.
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