RE: Mazda conversion
BSD%mimi(at)magic.itg.ti.com
Fri, 28 Jun 96 13:57:14 CDT
fr: bsd(at)msg.ti.com
Subject: RE: Mazda conversion
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Jay wrote:
>Just as a fun point, I seem to remember watching the tailpipes of Mazda
>rotary cars back in the late 70's to see them glow at night from heat.
Yes, on some early '70s models, if you just happened to floor the throttle
while switching off the ignition, there would usually be one heckofan explosion
10 to 20 seconds later from the gas fumes that would accumulate in the hot
exhaust system. In more prankish days, it was a good way to scare the living
daylights out of someone. However, it did tend to be rather rough on the
muffler and resonator; fortunately those were pre-converter models. Seems
Mazda sorted this out by the late '70s.
BTW, I used the rotary wagon to haul parts for my first Brit. car, a '58 MG
Magnette ZB.
Bob Douglas '62 Alpine S.II