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From: "George Lendich" <lendich@optusnet.com.au>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Rebuild 
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 10:12:31 +1000
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>I won't bore you gentlemen by whinning on how I lost 3 years worth of
> rotary emails thanks to consumers Power Co. but I have. I didn't  bother 
> to actually learn any of this because I planned on being able  to look up 
> all the posts I had in separate files for every item on the  engine. My 
> how things can change in 1 minute :(((
>
> Now I need to compile a list of what I need to ask to have done to my 
> RX-8 4-port engine to convert it to aircraft use. Including what flex 
> plate etc. It will be P-ported and hopefully use the bell housing  being 
> developed on the "other" site. Unfortunately, many things on the  "other" 
> site have gotten part way through development and fallen off  the table so 
> we shall see :(
>
> If you gentlemen would be so kind as to just throw up a short list of 
> things you personally would have done I can compile a good list.
>
> Thank you very much,

> Randy

Yes Randy, Larry's bellhousing is very good indeed - take it from someone 
who has been through the exercise twice before. The biggest benefit is that 
he can produce a very controlled mould and maintain the wall thickness to 
the minimum. This is a good subject to bring up on this site, so more 
builders are aware of it.

BTW your not on your lonesome - we have all lost good info over the years to 
computer crashers.

For the RX8 I might look at a smaller inlet opening (44mm) if you intend to 
use the RX8 apex seals. The seals are shorter in height and my tend to flex 
(over the open hole) and go out of the inlet. Don't expect too much from the 
Rx8 in regard to power as the very complex inlet manifold optimumized the 
tuned effect and you can't use it in an aircraft as it's too high. You 
should expect to see the same as you would get out of an RX7.
Hope that helps.
George