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- From: seanr@lobo.rmhs.colorado.edu (Sean Reifschneider)
- Subject: Re: Need Rotary Engine (12A)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov05.052009.23936@lobo.rmhs.colorado.edu>
- Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 05:20:09 GMT
- References: <5799@balrog.ctron.com> <m5VPTB3w164w@cellar.org>
- Organization: Rocky Mountain High School, Fort Collins, CO
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- In article <m5VPTB3w164w@cellar.org> blu@cellar.org (Dan Reed) writes:
- >smith@ctron.com (Larry Smith) writes:
- >
- >> In article <92Nov02.163857.1664@acs.ucalgary.ca>, jpmcmill@acs.ucalgary.ca (J
- >> >Help! I just found out that the engine on my 1983 RX7 just bit
- >> >it, no compression. I am looking for an independent aftermarket
- >>
- >> It has been alleged to me that a complete engine rebuild for a Mazda rotary
- >> is something like $150 down at your Mazda engine shop. I'd be curious to
- >
- >Uhh..
- >
- >Hate to tell you this.... Rotarys have no compression. Try it...
-
- Hate to tell you this, but they DO. To properly measure compression, you need
- a special tester that runs in the $700 range (to dynamically test each pass
- of the rotor). It still has intake, compression and exhaust phases, it's
- just that it does them all at the same time.
-
- If it had no compression, it wouldn't really do anything. Certainly not move
- a car from 0-60 in 8 seconds.
-
- Sean
-