| Re: [GMCnet] Scuderi Split Cycle Engine [message #166415 is a reply to message #166311] |
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jhbridges
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Mazda still fits them to their sports car.
Racers said the trick was to keep the tip seals on the rotor alive at high RPM. They weren't particularly economic at the outset, but made good power for the displacement.
GM paid a reported $50 million for the US auto production rights, but never marketed one. Suzuki built some biles with one, but had seal problems.
Supposedly, they were very hard to clean up, though this may have changed. Surely some of our Detroit types have more information on them.
--johnny
'76 23' transmode norris
'76 palm beach.
From: Skip Hartline <skiphartline@aol.com>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Scuderi Split Cycle Engine
Does anybody remember the wankel rotary. I can't remember if it was more or less economical. I remember that all kind of records were set by OMC they just couldn't build a gearcase that could handle the rpm and power.
Skip
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Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
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