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Re: Wankels,2-strokes,ad nauseum,oh my!

To: "Clay, Dale" <Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com>
Subject: Re: Wankels,2-strokes,ad nauseum,oh my!
From: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 15:20:11 -0500
I KNOW :>)
gee a v-12 would be 1500 cc LOL about 540 hp worth.. we went
219 with 240 hp in the Salt Shark.. 
Now if i fire up the CNC and make a block and crank.....
Dave (smiling a lot...and always thinking..)

"Clay, Dale" wrote:
> 
> Packaging a four cylinder should be doable, more than that could be a
> problem getting the expansion chambers to fit ...
> 
> There a ultralight, snowmobile and outboard engines which could work as
> well.
> 
> DC
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Dahlgren [mailto:ddahlgren@snet.net]
> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 12:14 PM
> To: RAWAWA@aol.com
> Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Wankels,2-strokes,ad nauseum,oh my!
> 
> seems pretty doable to me.. I have gotton about 85 - 90 out
> of a rotax 250....
> Dave Dahlgren
> 
> RAWAWA@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Subj:   RE: Rules/wankel engine size factor.........
> > Date:   01/04/2001 10:50:27 AM Eastern Standard Time
> > From:    Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com (Clay, Dale)
> > Sender:    owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Reply-to:    Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com (Clay, Dale)
> > To:    landspeedracer@email.msn.com ('John Beckett'), ddahlgren@snet.net
> > (Dave Dahlgren), land-speed@autox.team.net, leekenn@pacbell.net (Lee
> > Kennedy), dwarner@electrorent.com (Dan Warner), beauty1@hughes.net (Mike
> > Cook), mmanghel@hughes.net (Mike Manghelli)
> >
> > Current 500 cc GP motorcycles produce almost 200 HP (!).  I don't know if
> > any direct comparisons can be made, but clearly a rotary shouldn't be
> > penalized MORE than 2 strokes.
> >
> > Shouldn't we be in line with the FIA on this?  I thought Bonneville
> records
> > were FIA endorsed.
> >
> > llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
> > Subj:   Re: Rules/wankel engine size factor.........
> > Date:   01/04/2001 6:32:29 PM Eastern Standard Time
> > From:   RAWAWA
> > To:     Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com
> >
> > Where can i get one of those 500cc 200hp 2-strokes? Are they readily
> > available to the public,and at realistic prices? ......Gran Prix= Big
> prize
> > and a proportionate investment to be in the race..If one can squeeze 2/3
> that
> > HP out of a 500cc,you are doing very well !...........................Bob
> W
> >
> >
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> l
> > l
> >
> > llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
> >
> > Subj:   RE: Rules/wankel engine size factor.........
> > Date:   01/05/2001 9:12:45 AM Eastern Standard Time
> > From:    Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com (Clay, Dale)
> > To:    RAWAWA@aol.com ('RAWAWA@aol.com'), Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com
> (Clay,
> > Dale)
> >
> > Well ... they lease them for $1M per year, but you need a pretty good
> resume
> > too.
> >
> > Subj:   RE: Rules/wankel engine size factor.........
> > Date:   01/04/2001 10:50:27 AM Eastern Standard Time
> > From:    Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com (Clay, Dale)
> > Sender:    owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> >
> > from Bob Wanner  a.k.a. Wanner B an LSRacer

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