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Title: 13b,20b ...........?????
Post by: gonzodave on May 28, 2011, 07:18:29 PM
Was just curious as to engine codes, the 2 rotor is 13b the 3 rotor is 20b so what is the 4 rotor engine coz i never knew it existed till recently ?
Thanks Dave
Title: 13b,20b ...........?????
Post by: captainbizzaro on May 28, 2011, 07:30:33 PM
26B for prototypes and the 787B race car etc, 13J in earlier incarnations.
Title: 13b,20b ...........?????
Post by: matt p on May 28, 2011, 09:31:27 PM
Quote from: gonzodave;765352Was just curious as to engine codes, the 2 rotor is 13b the 3 rotor is 20b so what is the 4 rotor engine coz i never knew it existed till recently ?
Thanks Dave

A 26b PP on full chat is a sound that you will never forget, do a search for a guy called JT or jan tore on here he had one built...I got to see it in action in Norway a couple of years ago....howled like a banshee :)
Title: 13b,20b ...........?????
Post by: Ada7 on May 28, 2011, 10:19:54 PM
Have a look here..
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Wankel_engine

Adam
Title: 13b,20b ...........?????
Post by: m1tch on May 29, 2011, 03:59:53 PM
A 26B quad rotor is a custom build engine, that requires a lot of precision machine work to run.
Title: 13b,20b ...........?????
Post by: captainbizzaro on May 29, 2011, 05:06:18 PM
Quote from: m1tch;765470A 26B quad rotor is a custom build engine, that requires a lot of precision machine work to run.

I\'ve got two 13B\'s and a tube of chemical metal-I don\'t see there being an issue.:rolleyes: