X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail11.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.192] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.2) with ESMTPS id 2892148 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 03 May 2008 17:48:23 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.192; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d220-236-69-50.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.236.69.50]) by mail11.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id m43LlY9E004999 for ; Sun, 4 May 2008 07:47:36 +1000 Message-ID: <002701c8ad67$4d3bcaa0$6400a8c0@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Rotor Housings Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 07:47:34 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0024_01C8ADBB.1D65A770" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0657-0, 12/12/2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C8ADBB.1D65A770 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Joe/Michael, I'm sure these housings would be fine to run in a car. The problem I see = from pulling down different motors, one housing will have lost chrome = surface and the other seems OK both from the same motor, but the second = one is most likely just on the cusp. You just don't know at what stage = of wear these housing are at ( even if they look OK) - better to buy new = ones and know what you have in your engine. You can evaluate the wear on = the cast iron housings and even then they can be ground and re-nitrited = if need be. Buying new will be more cost effective in the long run. George ( down under) Joe: Used ones of questionable pedigree do pop up on ebay often: = http://motors.search.ebay.com/rx-7_Engines-Components_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfcc= lZ1QQfclZ3QQfromZR2QQfrppZ50QQfrtsZ0QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ2QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQsac= atZ33612QQsatitleZrxQ2d7 I'd probably hack up a used set and get my process down pat, before = I'd drill in to a brand new one. Michael ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Joe Berki=20 Does anyone have a set of new rotor housings for 89 to 92 13B? = Where should one look? What is a good price for them? I want to build = a P Port but I wonder if the non turbo variety would help for noise = suppression? Thanks for any help. Joe Berki Limo EZ -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG.=20 Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.7/1410 - Release Date: = 1/05/2008 5:30 PM ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C8ADBB.1D65A770 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Joe/Michael,
I'm sure these housings would be fine = to run in a=20 car. The problem I see from pulling down different motors, one housing = will have=20 lost chrome surface and the other seems OK both from the same motor,=20 but the second one is most likely just on the cusp. You just = don't=20 know at what stage of wear these housing are at ( even if they look OK) = - better=20 to buy new ones and know what you have in your engine. You can evaluate = the wear=20 on the cast iron housings and even then they can be ground and = re-nitrited=20 if need be.
Buying new will be more cost effective = in the long=20 run.
 
George ( down under)
Joe:
 
Used ones of questionable pedigree do = pop up on=20 ebay often:
 
http://motors.search.ebay.com/rx-7_Engi= nes-Components_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfcclZ1QQfclZ3QQfromZR2QQfrppZ50QQfrtsZ0QQf= sooZ2QQfsopZ2QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQsacatZ33612QQsatitleZrxQ2d7
 
I'd probably hack up a used set = and get my=20 process down pat, before I'd drill in to a brand new one.
 
Michael
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Joe=20 Berki

Does anyone have a set of new rotor = housings=20 for 89 to 92 13B?  Where should one look?  What is a good=20 price  for them?  I want to build a P Port but I wonder if = the non=20 turbo variety would help for noise suppression?  Thanks for any = help.
 
Joe Berki
Limo EZ

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