No problem Doc. I can give him Solid Works files which
usually work better when doing NC stuff. Or Iges or dxf
his choice.
We now have two styles. Long travel 3 inches or short
travel two inches. The long travel is an inch longer.
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
Why not just weld 3/8 bar stock for the frame rather than
mill it out of
one piece?  I made the flange for my oil pan by welding 1/4X1
1/2 and
1/4X2 inch flat stock together.   Karibian
Easier still, use two short and two long pieces of square stock
square
the ends tap and clearance holes and bolt on the ends. No welding
required. The front to back through bolts could be pre drilled in
the bars.
Bill Jepson
They must be sealed Bill. You don't want raw fuel dripping out
on the exhaust. Best done as one piece.
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

Doc,
I would be interested in the slide throttle.  I still have a great
deal
to learn and figure out but am somewhat time limited.  The more I can
use production/available parts the quicker the project will go(I
Hope!)
I am building a GlaStar on Alaska.  Renesis engine.

Paul Kvernplassen
building GlaStar in Alaska

Paul K, just a reminder that the slide throttle is only for P Ported
engines.  I don't know if a Renesis has been p ported yet or how it
would work out with the
side exhaust ports. Paul L, do  you think a p port can be made to
work with the side exhaust?    Also will the Renesis seals work with
the p port?  Someone commented they might be lighter duty since they
had no ports to cross.     Jerry

The slide throttle will also work with side port engine but
it must be designed for the manifold used. In other words if
you use a RB manifold for a Weber the hole spacing must be changed.
Here are some of Tony's 3D on the subject.

People are using RX8 rotors and seals (Renesis) in p-port racing cars.
More on that in a moment. You could p-port the RX8 rotor housings
both intake and exhaust or use 2nd gen p-port rotor housings
with the rest of the engine RX8.

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

Paul,


I thought you told me my second gen. rotor housings wouldn't work with the
Renesis iron parts because the water seal groove was cut in the Renesis
rotor housings not the irons.  Did I get this statement wrong?  That is
great news if they will work as I was planning to buy a Renesis auto version
for the parts.

Doug Fir

That is true. I forgot about that. Sorry.
You have to P-port the RX8 rotor housings.
It has to do with where the water seal O-rings groves
reside. In the RX8 rotor housings they are in the rotor
housings. In the 2nd gen engine they are in the end housings.

You could block of the side exhaust ports
with metal plugs and p-port the RX8 rotor housing
exhaust as well. The side ports have 17% more area so
it might be a wash. Of course both would not hurt.
It would be interesting to hear what that sounds like :)

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

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