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Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:49:47 -0400
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: The 16X is A L I V E ! ! ! !
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Dwayne Parkinson wrote:
> Excellent question.  I'm almost afraid to answer because 1) I'm probably
> wrong and 2) it'll make me seem like I'm obsessing over the engine which
> I guess I really am, but maybe that's OK among fellow FlyRotary members :)
> 
> If you look at pictures of the 16X rotor here
>  http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=140474
> 
> about mid way down the page there's a comparison between the 16X and the
> 13B rotor.   The 16X rotor is almost identical but slightly bigger.  I'm
> just looking at the commercial around the 33 second mark and saying "hmm
> that looks bigger than a 13B rotor."  
> 
> Pretty scientific huh?
> 

Dude, you gotta go with what you've got!  Woohoo! The 16X is alive.