To: | Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca> |
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Subject: | Re: tr6 engine ? |
From: | Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net> |
Date: | Thu, 26 Mar 1998 16:32:36 -0800 |
Cc: | Steven Allen <sallen@ms.com>, drew@pixar.com, "triumphs@autox.team.net" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net> |
Organization: | Curry Enterprises |
References: | <Pine.OSF.3.95.980326150430.5495A-100000@ccins.camosun.bc.ca> |
Malcolm, I am hoping that you are being facetious when you state that a ring job on a rotary is horrenous!!!!! Joe Malcolm Walker wrote: > > On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, Steven Allen wrote: > > > Is this common to put in this type of engine? Does this cause problems > > with the trans? > > Opinions please? > > I'd think it would be too many revs for the TR6... rotary engines are > capable of enormous RPMs, but aren't as torquey as the straight-six. > > They are also a bit of a pain to work on, as the actual 'block' is quite > small, and there's a lot of stuff to be bolted on to it- ie. a ring job is > horrendous -- "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort." -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer |
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