Antnicuk
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| posted on 2/1/10 at 08:46 PM |
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RX8 Powered Tiger Avon is Born
My cousin and I started our next project today. He has sourced a Tiger Avon rolling chassis. We like anything rotary so the next thing was to throw
in an RX8 engine and 6 speed box (higher power model)
The car is going to be a track car and is unlikely to be road registered but we will see how it goes.
Pics taken with my phone so not brilliant.
We will trying to put the engine as far back as possible and keep things fairly light. I reckon the RX8 engine should be a good package with 230 odd
bhp and 180 ftlbs and a 9500 rev limit.
600 BHP per ton, Stylus Brought back from the dead! Turbo Rotary Powered!
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 2/1/10 at 08:50 PM |
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How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 2/1/10 at 08:56 PM |
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Quality. Good luck. Nice to see something different!
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 2/1/10 at 08:57 PM |
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Oh holly crap That is going to be a scary beast....
pity the rotarys got such a big bellhousing....cut some of the passengers footwell away and that should do for the starter lump.
[Edited on 2-1-10 by mangogrooveworkshop]
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 2/1/10 at 09:16 PM |
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That looks as though it fits quite well. How much chassis chopping have you had to do for the bellhousing?
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Antnicuk
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| posted on 2/1/10 at 09:17 PM |
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we have already chopped an inch out of the passenger foot well, we are also going to shorten it by 4 inches to allow for the starter. It doesnt
matter if the passenger is uncomfortable 
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flak monkey
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| posted on 2/1/10 at 09:21 PM |
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That looks like it will be rather fun when its finished!
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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franky
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| posted on 2/1/10 at 10:51 PM |
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looks good, nice compact engines!
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locoboy
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| posted on 2/1/10 at 11:06 PM |
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What about the height?
It looks WAY to high.
ATB
Locoboy
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bimbleuk
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| posted on 3/1/10 at 06:01 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by locoboy
What about the height?
It looks WAY to high.
At least its just the inlet gubbings which is far easier to modify than a cylinder head from a straight 4. The engine mass should be lower with the
rotary as well?
I'm doing the complete opposite and using the car chassis and ditching the rotary engine!
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Danozeman
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| posted on 3/1/10 at 10:21 AM |
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Thatl be nice and sound excellent.!!
Also 1300 so should be cheap tax and insurance if you do put it on the road.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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scootz
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| posted on 3/1/10 at 11:09 AM |
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Have you decided what you're doing with the Oil Metering Pump? When I was going down the RX8 route, the general consensus was just to run
pre-mix fuel as there was no commonly available control unit for the OMP? Has that situation changed?
It's Evolution Baby!
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Antnicuk
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| posted on 3/1/10 at 08:41 PM |
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i always run premix on modified rotaries, its much better for the engine, but as far as i know, there isnt an ecu that will run the omp.
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