Rotary 914!, 200whp ; Prepping for Okteenerfest |
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Rotary 914!, 200whp ; Prepping for Okteenerfest |
gabeurgelles |
Sep 21 2015, 07:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-February 15 From: Miami Member No.: 18,389 Region Association: None |
Ever since I switched over to the aluminum radiator I've been having no problems cooling at all. My temp stays between 175-185 degrees F. Even during spirited driving (IMG:style_emoticons/default/evilgrin.gif)
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Stacks914 |
Sep 21 2015, 07:20 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 1-April 15 From: Omaha, ne Member No.: 18,582 Region Association: None |
Man this thing is looking good would love a rotary powered one!!
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gabeurgelles |
Sep 21 2015, 07:20 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-February 15 From: Miami Member No.: 18,389 Region Association: None |
On top of the radiator, I also worked on the exhaust. The issue I faced was that the whole system was too restrictive for the rotary. I ended up switching over to a 2" to 3" Y-pipe. And switched from a cahmbered muffler, which did not produce a pleasant exhaust note, to a Hushpower Pro Series muffler by flowmaster. This new exhaust is much less restrictive and gives the car a pretty nice sound in general.
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gabeurgelles |
Sep 22 2015, 06:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-February 15 From: Miami Member No.: 18,389 Region Association: None |
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tscrihfield |
Sep 22 2015, 08:02 PM
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Drive Fast and Take Chances Group: Members Posts: 643 Joined: 8-September 10 From: Amelia Ohio Member No.: 12,156 Region Association: None |
Nice handy work you got there.
Only owned one rotary. Was fun while it lasted is how I like to describe it. But it had a huge turbo on it nothing like this. Seems to be a really neat car there! Look forward to the progress. |
gabeurgelles |
Sep 23 2015, 05:52 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-February 15 From: Miami Member No.: 18,389 Region Association: None |
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oldschool |
Sep 24 2015, 09:09 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,360 Joined: 29-October 08 From: P-town Member No.: 9,705 Region Association: Southern California |
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oldschool |
Sep 24 2015, 09:15 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,360 Joined: 29-October 08 From: P-town Member No.: 9,705 Region Association: Southern California |
BTW I still have a Kennedy plate and motor mount set-up for a Rotary to put in your 914 if anyone wants to make me a offer (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)....sorry for the hijack PM me.
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relentless |
Sep 24 2015, 11:26 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 350 Joined: 1-April 07 From: Oregon Member No.: 7,636 |
Neat looking car! Back in the day I had a '93 RX-7 twin turbo and that car was quick. Take good care of those apex seals. I think Pettit Racing sells a lube that you put in the gas, which extends apex seal life.
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BillC |
Sep 24 2015, 01:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 532 Joined: 24-April 15 From: Silver Spring, MD Member No.: 18,667 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Neat looking car! Back in the day I had a '93 RX-7 twin turbo and that car was quick. Take good care of those apex seals. I think Pettit Racing sells a lube that you put in the gas, which extends apex seal life. Standard 2-cycle oil is all you need. Add it to the gas at the normal ratio and it'll protect the apex seals. We race a '79 RX-7 in LeMons, and we removed the stock oil injection system (because it tends to fail with catastrophic consequences) and just pre-oil the gas -- works great and no problems! We use one ounce of oil per gallon of fuel. |
gabeurgelles |
Sep 24 2015, 04:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-February 15 From: Miami Member No.: 18,389 Region Association: None |
yeah, i bypassed the oil metering system and run premix. It gets annoying at times, having to put oil every time I put gas but its well worth the protection!
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gabeurgelles |
Sep 26 2015, 08:56 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-February 15 From: Miami Member No.: 18,389 Region Association: None |
Heres a current picture of the engine bay, finally chose a spot for the coils.
And heres my lithium ion battery. Weighs in at just about a pound!!! |
Mike Bellis |
Sep 26 2015, 09:46 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None |
I used to run premix in mine too. I used Red Line smokeless and marine measuring cup. I would buy it by the case so i always had some available. I still have a case and a blown 13B... I now use the Red Line in my chain saw. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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gabeurgelles |
Oct 7 2015, 07:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-February 15 From: Miami Member No.: 18,389 Region Association: None |
I have recently found what I believe to be the swaybar for the car in the piles of stuff I received when I bought it. The only problem is that I dont have all the parts to install it and dont know exactly whats missing.
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gabeurgelles |
Oct 7 2015, 08:04 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-February 15 From: Miami Member No.: 18,389 Region Association: None |
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mepstein |
Oct 7 2015, 08:05 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,142 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I have recently found what I believe to be the swaybar for the car in the piles of stuff I received when I bought it. The only problem is that I dont have all the parts to install it and dont know exactly whats missing. One just sold on the classifieds. The pic shows all the parts. |
gabeurgelles |
Nov 18 2015, 04:21 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-February 15 From: Miami Member No.: 18,389 Region Association: None |
Been working on perfecting the exhaust system on the car. The cars previous exhaust had two glasspacks going into another muffler but the heat of rotary exhaust proved to be too much. I decided to make my own muffler using the shells of the glasspacks and combining them to make one muffler with two inputs and two outputs. Here is the perforated H-pipe that I made to go inside of the muffler.
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gabeurgelles |
Nov 18 2015, 04:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-February 15 From: Miami Member No.: 18,389 Region Association: None |
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gabeurgelles |
Nov 18 2015, 04:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-February 15 From: Miami Member No.: 18,389 Region Association: None |
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gabeurgelles |
Nov 18 2015, 04:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-February 15 From: Miami Member No.: 18,389 Region Association: None |
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