In a message dated 8/12/00 12:36:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
chuck@decaturnet.com writes:
<< The leading and trailing plugs both fire once for each side of the rotor...
BUT
the E-shaft RPM is 3 times faster than the rotor RPM.
so it would be equal with 4 cylinder.
one power "stroke" per rotor per epichrod. >>
I'm not sure it matters how many cylinders it equals. I think the bottom
line is power production and fuel consumption. If it produces power like a 4
litre and consumes fuel like a 4 litre, it's a lot more like a 4 litre than
it is like a 1.3 litre. I think a NA 13B is a lot more like a big 6 than it
is a 1.3 litre 4. And a twin turbo 13B produces power a lot closer to
something between 5.0 and 5.7 litres. I just think saying "it's a 1.3 litre"
is naive...
CHD
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