ALU. Rotor. SHHHH!TOP SECRET.

[Bob Monkhouse]

I said 11000+, thats what its going to tick over at!!

[fil_auto]

Cool cool man - I\'ll keep my ears peeled and if he needs some help, I\'ll put in a good word for you! :rolleyes:

Whats that, an aluminium rotor or a merlin engine? Rover actually campaigned a gas turbine engine in a race car in the sixties(thats a jet engine). Someone also put a Merlin in a Modified Ford Capri in the seventies, that was apparently rather quick!!!By the way fil, Iam an orphan (well, my old mans an ex parrot and I\'m sure I could hurry mumsy along) so if your dad wants to adopt someone to work on his Spits. and the Merlins I\'m your man!

To the below bud - wouldn\'t be able to help you there.... you defo seem to have more knowledge than I! Did find the below though which certainly shows a boost gauge on the dash!! :mmmm

Sorry for being a bore, but is it a mark IX spitfire? It seems to have a four bladed prop and also a bubble canopy, I thought the bubble canopy came with the later five bladed props on the griffon engine. They ran 18psi of boost on the blower apparently.

[BlitzBoy]

yehhhaaaa old skool boost gauge!!

[fil_auto]

I know! I\'ve seen a few of these in the garage back at home..... not sure if they\'ll work that well on the rex though?!

yehhhaaaa old skool boost gauge!!

[Bob Monkhouse]

Thanks for that, I\'ve never been lucky enough to sit in a Spit. I somehow don\'t think the rotary would take the amount of boost the blower on the Spit would deliver!!250 cfm I would guesstimate, thats a b i i i g mother ....er blower.

[BlitzBoy]

just to add the Rover SD1 with the Roll Royce engine had a Meteor which was a non supercharged verson of the Merlin which produced 600hp

[fil_auto]

Probably still a bit nippy then?! :driving

just to add the Rover SD1 with the Roll Royce engine had a Meteor which was a non supercharged verson of the Merlin which produced 600hp

[d6277n]

The blower on the Allison V12 (27l Ali block) takes something like 300-400hp just to turn it, and that\'s a lower output engine than the Griffon. Can\'t remember if it\'s a 2-stage or not?

Chris.

[Nik da Greek]

just to add the Rover SD1 with the Roll Royce engine had a Meteor which was a non supercharged verson of the Merlin which produced 600hp

This one?
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52003

Have to say, I\'ve never seen anything I\'ve wanted so much as a genuine Spitfire boost gauge! That is the coolest thing ever! :Giggle

[antnicuk]

we have a nice new shiney 27 litre Meteor engine in the shed in a crate waiting for a donor car.

Does anyone in this country make 3 or 4 rotor E shafts,  that seems to be the way forward

[HaywardRotary]

we have a nice new shiney 27 litre Meteor engine in the shed in a crate waiting for a donor car.

Does anyone in this country make 3 or 4 rotor E shafts,  that seems to be the way forward

We do.
Regards
Carl

[najiru]

Hey od404, nice to see someone else from the world of stress

[HaywardRotary]

Having been very priveledged to work on both a Lancaster bomber and Mosquito I am very familiar with the Merlin engine.
Standing less than 10 feet away from one on start up with 6 foot flames coming from the exhaust stacks is pretty amazing!
Reagrds
Carl

[Bob Monkhouse]

Rule of thumb on compressors is that 1hp=3cfm.Top fuel Drag cars are running aroud 2400cfm, stick your head over the blower intake and it would suck your brain out through your ear. I am actually imune to this having donated my brain to medical science years ago,

[Bob Monkhouse]

Oh, the blower on the merlin is two stage and (I think) three stage on the griffon