General => General Technical => Topic started by: pigeon on November 08, 2008, 10:31:19 PM
Title: building a single rotor....
Post by: pigeon on November 08, 2008, 10:31:19 PM
so basically once i have built my engine for my car im gonna have two spare engines. was thinking the other day that it carnt be all that hard to build a single rotor. anyone ever done it or heard anything about it. i figure the hardest part is gonna be machining the e-shaft. just gonna do it for ****s and giggles but still want to do it properly. any info or input would be great cheers adam
Title: building a single rotor....
Post by: adib on November 08, 2008, 11:06:49 PM
be a bit slow so may be smart cars will start putting it in there cars :Laugh
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Post by: Jimi_Hendrix on November 08, 2008, 11:48:33 PM
0.65 ltr! Tasty!:driving
Title: building a single rotor....
Post by: G@NDY on November 08, 2008, 11:56:56 PM
Heard it being done for go-karts, and other similar applications. Never cars tho !
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Post by: Carl on November 09, 2008, 09:40:52 AM
Drainage of oil back into the sump is the area you need to look at most as the oil on two rotors drains through the center plate. Then the rotating assembly needs balancing. Regards Carl
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Post by: Dan Norton on November 09, 2008, 09:53:23 AM
Yea....stick it on a go kart chassis!!!!
That would be awesome.....you could get 100bhp with one rotor couldnt you?
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Post by: dthebuk on November 09, 2008, 11:26:08 AM
surely you\'d be need a PP for that? which would me even worse low down torque.
Also the single rotor go carts have single engines i believe and kick out around 50 hp
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Post by: Dan Norton on November 09, 2008, 12:46:15 PM
They are fast as f**K
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Post by: skybusr34 on November 09, 2008, 11:23:37 PM
they are only 50cc rotary engines and cost 2500 quid.
Title: Want one!
Post by: DMDRIFTING on November 25, 2008, 11:05:19 PM