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> Rotary 914!, 200whp ; Prepping for Okteenerfest
gabeurgelles
post Sep 21 2015, 07:05 PM
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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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post Sep 21 2015, 07:20 PM
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Man this thing is looking good would love a rotary powered one!!
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post Sep 21 2015, 07:20 PM
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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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post Sep 22 2015, 06:01 PM
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This is the finished exhaust, with the new flowmaster muffler.
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post Sep 22 2015, 08:02 PM
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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.
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post Sep 23 2015, 05:52 PM
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Quick video of the new exhaust at 3/4 throttle.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9EEYwkJAx8
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post Sep 24 2015, 09:09 AM
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QUOTE(gabeurgelles @ Sep 23 2015, 04:52 PM) *

Quick video of the new exhaust at 3/4 throttle.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9EEYwkJAx8


WOW that's sound nice! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)
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post Sep 24 2015, 09:15 AM
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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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post Sep 24 2015, 11:26 AM
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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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post Sep 24 2015, 01:55 PM
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QUOTE(relentless @ Sep 24 2015, 01:26 PM) *

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.
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post Sep 24 2015, 04:31 PM
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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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post Sep 26 2015, 08:56 PM
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Heres a current picture of the engine bay, finally chose a spot for the coils.

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And heres my lithium ion battery. Weighs in at just about a pound!!!

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post Sep 26 2015, 09:46 PM
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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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post Oct 7 2015, 07:57 PM
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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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post Oct 7 2015, 08:04 PM
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This is what I have

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Can it be?
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post Oct 7 2015, 08:05 PM
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QUOTE(gabeurgelles @ Oct 7 2015, 09:57 PM) *

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.
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post Nov 18 2015, 04:21 PM
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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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post Nov 18 2015, 04:26 PM
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This is the plan for casing the h-pipe with the shells of the old glasspacks

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And I'm gonna go with coarse stainless steel wool as my absorbing material to hopefully last the heat of the rotary.

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post Nov 18 2015, 04:27 PM
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post Nov 18 2015, 04:28 PM
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Here is the final product!

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