R S Bruner wrote:

I was wondering if the rotary engine backwards, you know counter
rotate?
Is that possible

 Ralph

If you have the money, you can do it. The crank and rotors, no problem. The
rotor housings, and center cast iron can just be flipped around. You will need
a reversed layout front and rear cast irons. You could mill them from billets
of aluminum and use a cast iron wear surface. If you go to periphery ports,
and an external oil pump, the made up parts could be less complex than the stock
pieces. A crank triggered ignition. The prop would turn the right way around
with Tracy's 2.17 reduction, so the prop choices might be bigger and the "P"
factor would be what you are used to.

Lynn E. Hanover

 
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