"Rogers, Bob J." wrote:

Congratulations to Ed Anderson for his excellent one-page article that was
published on page 44 of this month's (July 2001) edition of Sport Aviation!
It is very favorable publicity for the rotary engine and it lists this User
Group as a resource.  Acknowledgment by the EAA in their premier magazine is
just the sort of validation that will encourage others to consider the
rotary engine as a viable power source.

I have found the comments and information appearing here to be invaluable.
It is a lot like looking for gold.  You have to sift through a lot of
ordinary stuff to find the nuggets, but when you do, the search is
worthwhile and rewarding.

Fred Mooers wrote:

What would be a realistic price for a rotary engine or car with engine?
How to know what is what? If 200 hp is desired what engine and what
mods?
It would appear to me from studying the various threads, that the rotary
is definately the way to go.
Fred Mooers
always a student

Lots of good questions. I had a guy offer to give me a 1988 turbo
car if I would haul it away. Turned out there was only a minor
problem with the engine but he could not find anybody who
knew anything about it to fix it. The turbo housing and exhaust
manifold were cracked but it would still run fine.

The car to get is the 1989-1992 Turbo II. You should be able
to get one for around $2500 or less. It is the best of all Mazda 
turbo's from a turbo durability point of view. If you get the
whole car you have a lot of useful parts.
If it is running well you got yourself a real bargain in a 
200 to 250 HP turbo aircraft engine.

A minor overhaul with perhaps about $2000 in parts worst
case. Use new tension bolts and coat them with RTV before
you install them. Get a video from Bruce Turrentine and shop
manuals from Mazdatrix or Haynes and do it yourself slowly so you
know it is done right. 

Mazdatrix in Long Beach CA does a good job of overhaul for 
about $3000 plus core. They will run the engine for a few hours 
to make sure everything is working right. Hayes Rotary in
Redmond Washington also does good work.

Bruce Turrentine in NC also does a good overhaul job.

Paul Lamar
 
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