X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from tomcat.al.noaa.gov ([140.172.240.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.3) with ESMTP id 970655 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 31 May 2005 15:05:24 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=140.172.240.2; envelope-from=bdube@al.noaa.gov Received: from mungo.al.noaa.gov (mungo.al.noaa.gov [140.172.241.126]) by tomcat.al.noaa.gov (8.12.11/8.12.0) with ESMTP id j4VJ4eXv029708 for ; Tue, 31 May 2005 13:04:40 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <6.2.1.2.0.20050531124913.03c7d6d8@mailsrvr.al.noaa.gov> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.1.2 Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 13:03:49 -0600 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" From: Bill Dube Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: RX-8 6 port Intake - Like, complicated.... In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed At 12:32 PM 5/31/2005, you wrote: >Is the 4 port from the automatic and the 6 port from the 6 speed manual? >Jeff The 6 port is rated at 247 HP, 159 ft-lb peak torque, 9000 RPM max. The 4 port is rated 207 HP, 164 ft-lb peak torque, 7500 RPM max. The automatic transmission won't stand for the 9000 RPM, so the six port is only available with a manual transmission. >Tracy Crook wrote: >>Yep, that was a big factor in why I chose the 4 port "low power" >>engine. Much simpler manifold requirements. Six runners will, indeed, be a challenge. Did your RX-8 counterweight look any different from and RX-7 counterweight? How can I tell the difference? I bought a counterweight, and I want to know some way to make sure it is the correct one for my engine. What does the RX-7 counterweight weigh? Thanks in advance, Bill Dube'