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Postby gt5 » Sun Apr 09, 2006 11:52 am

if our engines(prv) were as easy to tune as the rotary im sure we would be getting good times probably better due to traction,you dont need a lot of bolt on bits to get em past 350bhp
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Postby David Gentleman » Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:18 pm

Yes, but the rotaries only make power with revs, hence 400bhp at 9k for instance..

At 5k, its no more power than the GTA..

I have a Top Gear roadtest of the late RX7 against the A610, and they said on all performance increments (0-60, 30-70, 50-90, quartermile etc..) they were one tenth of a second of each other on every test, but on the road the A610 would eat the RX7 through the abundance of low end torque, which never comes into action on sprints...
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Postby andyh877 » Sun Apr 09, 2006 1:48 pm

but we aren't talking about all that standard crap are we...... so lets not go there :?

Totally different internals on the rotary with all race proven parts... ceramic seals and all that type of stuff.... don't ask me any more as it ain't my stuff so lets not get into a long debate about it :? special gearbox, diff chassis custom built for the job special suspension

and with a large lorry size turbo it will make a hell of a load of horses :!:

and in a flash and you suddenly see the paracute being deployed!

we'll wait till it hits the strip...... until then :!:
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Postby simontaylor » Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:21 pm

Any one going to admit to doing this for fun.
Last one out is a wuss !!
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Postby andyh877 » Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:12 am

Simon, is that you on the left in the bath :?: :lol:
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Postby simontaylor » Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:19 am

Unfortunately not.
With age one becomes responsible, sensible, serious and boring.
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Postby andyh877 » Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:31 am

simontaylor wrote:Unfortunately not.
With age one becomes responsible, sensible, serious and boring.


not you though mate eh :?: ...... your gonna be a racer 8)
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Postby simontaylor » Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:33 am

I suppose I better get out in the garage and start to fit that harness then.
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Postby clee » Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:57 am

For the baby racer ,the rubberband will snap you back a treat .The racesuit looks quite 8) as well ...............................



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Postby simontaylor » Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:07 pm

So how many of these cars are on the road now that summer is truly here?
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Postby David Gentleman » Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:58 am

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