Bill Freeman wrote:

Paul,
My system puked on your images of the Evolve, I don't
normally have problems with your images.  I went to the
site and copied, cropped, enlarged and reworked the
engine section.  Here it is.

Notes:

 Few cooling passages on the right side of housing.

   Multipiece rotor, probably alum as you stated.

   Odd porting, altho I am not up to speed on this.

    The (I think) intake port looks a lot like the Abaru
     'port job' port in your recent post.

  Long small diam intake runners.

 Alt is half as big as motor (typical rotary!).

 Can't believe the AN hose and elbow are production
    unless the eng comp. stylists just like it.  Kinda
clashes with the rest of it.  Note the "internal engine
cover" in the one hood open photo.  Weird and a half.

The car is ugly (like Audi TT, BMW Z3, etc.)  * I* still like
the Lambo Muira, Jag XKE, etc.  Probably MY problem.
Interior is different, but looks like a typical hokey  (never to be
produced) show car interior.

Bill

Juergen Bax of Wankel told me worldwide sales was a sure thing.
The four seats and four doors makes sense for Ford as they
like high volume.

One could also make hollow rotors like this if two symetrical 
pieces  were hogged out of steel billet and electron beam
or laser welded together on centerline back to back.

Paul Lamar
 
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