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On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:22:49 -0800 (PST), Tim
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http://boatracingfacts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8780

Prototyped it into a racing engine, and was blowing Mercury away.

It's a shame they didn't have the time and finances to really develop
it.

http://inlinethumb15.webshots.com/37...600x600Q85.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1380/...d1dd521590.jpg

I always heard the weakness was the rotor seals

thjey eventually got great rotor tip seals. end seals were not a problem.
Emissions were the worst part. Wankel engineer talked to my engineering
class at San Francisco State and said all the changes for emissions reduced
the power and mileage lots.