Toby, I've seen many rotaries, if not overheated, go well over 150,000 miles
without any dissasembly. I've yet to get a LBC that I could take to 50,000
miles without pulling the head at one time or another, let alone have to
fool around with the distributor/ignition system.
We love my SU's '86 plain stock RX7, but it doesn't beat the shear enjoyment
of our absolutely stock Midget!
(with exception of non original motor, but then again, it's got 156,000
miles on the body! )
bruce@woodward-realty.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Toby Atwater <tob@taltec.net>
To: Sprite Maling List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 1999 6:48 AM
Subject: rotary in a Sprite?
Has anybody toyed with the idea of a rotary in a sprite? the Torque on these
things
is amazing! and the HP? through the roof.... and they are light!
of course they are only good for 30 000 miles.... but what fun for 30 000
miles!
seems like a much better alternative to a v8... ackk....
I don't want to do such a conversion but it would be fun to toy with
Just an idea... tell me your thoughts.....
Toby
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