Hey Paul,

My buddy and I were talking about BD5's (not a good idea - Hah!), and
the discussion reminded me of that little Wankel Cart engine that was
mentioned here a while back.

http://www.nova-racing.com/nova_gb/index.htm

I started pondering making one of these things as a two rotor - seems
perfect - starts out water cooled and it looks like it might be p-port.
The only thing I think I don't like are the roller bearings..

The thing that stuck out when looking at the pics is that the rotor is
so wide compared to it's other dimensions.

http://www.nova-racing.com/nova_gb/Preise/Einzelteile_Orig/XN079%7E6.JPG

I imagine this is how the 16B rotors might look...

I think trying to convert one of these to a two rotor might be
preferable to converting a 13B to a single rotor, and might end up in a
similar (slightly lesser) horsepower range.  A complete single rotor
weighs less than 40lbs.  It seems that a 92hp 2 rotor might weigh around
75lbs - light!  A 90hp Continental weighs 180lbs+..


Matt-

Yes it sounds like a better idea than a one rotor 13B.