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Peter Farell Supercars
> (http://www.pfsupercars.com/) and Pettit Racing
> (http://www.pettitracing.com/) both know an awful lot about this stuff.
> Check out those pages if you're even moderately interested in the rotary.
> Everybody should read about Pettit's "Banzai" RX-7 with the _mighty_ 20B
> rotary (a 3-rotor, 600hp, 2.0 liter version of the same basic 13B design).
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Gotta plug the homeboys, Jim Downing's Kudzu.
http://www.monito.com/wankel/downing.html
They do some serious work, and check out all the various conversions.
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Seriously, the 13B is a teeny little thing, and the long-block
> weighs barely over 200lbs. One guy can pick a short-block up and move it
> around by himself in a pinch... I think the outside dimensions would be
> something like 20" wide by 20" high by 24" long or so.
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Probably it's biggest advantage is a much lower CG.
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> All that's left is plumbing the exhaust/turbo and figuring out what else
to
> put in that big engine compartment so that the 13B doesn't look like a toy
> in there! I think I'll opt for a big intercooler and rad, and race-style
> ducting to route the air out through some holes in the hood.
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I assume you'll lay them down to maintain that low CG.
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> I'd like to note publicly that Greg Monfort has been an invaluable help in
> planning out these mods, and perhaps more importantly, goading me into
> actually going for it! ;) Not that I needed much prodding, but he's been
> very good at reinforcing my "if I've done all that, why not do this?"
> mentality. ;)
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Aw shucks! (blush).
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If I ever get this pig done, I'll have to make a road trip
> to Georgia so he can have a chance to take it around Road Atlanta.
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Cool! I'd settle for seeing it in all the hot rod mags. That'll get some
juices flowin'.
GM
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> Phil Martin
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