Re: Rotary Engine FAQ 0311

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"Felix Miata" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Questions answered in the Rotary (Engine) FAQ:
>
>     1.How does a rotary engine work?
>     2.What's a boinger?
>     3.Why does a rotary engine make as much power as a boinger twice its
size?
>     4.Why does a Renesis make so much more power than prior rotaries?
>     5.How reliable is a rotary engine?
>     6.Is the rotary engine dead?
>     7.What do the 10A, 12A, 13B & 20B Mazda engine designations mean?
>     8.Why two spark plugs for each rotor?
>     9.What spark plugs should I use?
>    10.Why does my rotary Mazda have an oil cooler?
>    11.What oil should I use?
>    12.Should I use synthetic oil?
>    13.Do oil brands matter?
>    14.How often should I change my rotary engine's oil?
>    15.Should I mix oil in the fuel?
>    16.What's the best fuel for my rotary car?
>    17.What gas mileage should a rotary get?
>    18.Does a rotary have any booby traps I need to watch out for?
>    19.Will removing my thermostat help my rotary run cooler or make more
power?
>    20.When should I shift?
>    21.What is an apex seal?
>    22.How do I know if my engine's apex seals are OK?
>    23.What should my engine's compression be?
>    24.What are the differences between earlier & later Mazda rotaries?
>    25.What are the differences between 6-Port & 4-Port rotaries?
>    26.How do I tell a 12A from a 13B?
>    27.What is a thermal reactor?
>    28.What's the best way to test changes I make that affect my car's
power?
>    29.What if I switch to a light flywheel?
>    30.How do I get the old flywheel off?
>    31.How hard is it to stop oil from leaking?
>    32.O-rings? What o-rings?
>    33.What's that foamy stuff under the oil fill cap & inside the filler
tube?
>    34.Why does my engine smoke when I first start it?
>    35.Why does my engine smoke when I shift at high RPM?
>    36.Why won't my engine start? What can I do to start it?
>    37.Why is my engine locked up, and what do I do about it?
>    38.My engine just failed its emissions test. Now what do I do?
>    39.What's the best way to make my rotary car accelerate quicker?
>    40.How hard would it be for me to rebuild my rotary?
>    41.What is porting all about?
>    42.Can I add a turbo to my NA?
>    43.Why is rotary exhaust replacement or improvement so expensive?
>    44.Why not hollow out the cats?
>    45.How do I remove my air pump?
>    46.How do I stop the backfiring?
>    47.How can I tell if my car has a limited-slip differential?
>    48.Where can I race my rotary car?
>    49.Corvttes, Mustngs, Firbirds, Camros, Porches & RX7s?
>    50.What are the RX-7 "generations"?
>    51.Which model RX-7 do I have? How do the various RX-7 models differ?
>    52.What other regular production cars have had rotary engines?
>    53.Why did Mazda stop selling the RX-7 in the US?
>    54.How do I subscribe/unsubscribe to the mailing list?
>    55.Is there an RX-7 club I can join?
>    56.My question's not on this list. Where do I go from here?
>
> Plus, links to the RX-7 generational FAQ; tech goodies, such as the
"Rotary
> Parts Interchange" & "replacing 12A with 13B", in "The Garage"; links to
> information on upcoming rotary models and rotary history; acronymn
dictionary;
> instructions for subscribing to mailing lists; links to vendors, like:
>
>         Gallery Group Mazda
>         Mazda Auto Recycling
>         Mazdaformance
>         Mazdatrix
>         Racing Beat
>         Rotary Performance Online
>         Yaw Power Products
>
> and much more.
>
> Just click on URL below to get to Felix's.
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>
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