> and saw that the ceramic seals were aftermarket pieces from NRS
> up in
> Canada. ( http://members.shaw.ca/nrsrotorsports/index.html ) I looked
> them up and see that they do re-chromes as well on rotor
> housings. Very
> nice work. Worth a look anyway.
>
> Lynn E. Hanover
>
> I have some pictures of some of their plating stuff coming off.
> The seals might be OK
> --
> Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
>
> Paul, the seals are a lot better than ok and please don't
> confuse NRS with
> JHB. I do not do the cermet housings. What Lynn is referring to
> is an actual
> re-chromed rotor housing as in the attached.
>
> Sven
>
> I am not confusing anything. Of course coatings or plating's can
> look good
> when brand new.
> This first picture is obviously a picture of a brand new coating
> or plating.
> If a coating or plating comes off in a car engine no big deal.
> Pull over the
> side of
> the road and stop. If a coating or plating comes off while over the
> mountains in
> an airplane you are in a world of hurt.
>
> It is dumb to risk your life to save $50 bucks on a new rotor
> housing by
> buying a refurbished used housing.  I am not the only
> person with
> that opinion. Jim  Wall of Hendricks Racing speaking of
> coatings says:
> "Unless we find there is real performance we will resists changes".
> Coatings and platting's are getting a bad reputation.
>
> The same thing can be said about after market apex seals.
> We know stock apex seals have millions if not billions of hours
> of use. Mazda spent millions on developing them and lots of money
> making them.
>
> http://www.rotaryeng.net/seals.html
>
> Let the car racers fool around with that sort of after market stuff.
>
> Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
>
> Paul,
> You said "I have some pictures of some of their plating stuff
> coming off."
>
> You must be confused as you couldn't possibly have pictures of
> the housings
> we re-chromed to new condition as there have only been 2 done
> and they still
> are in a working engine for 2 years.
>
> If our goal was to save someone $50 on a housing do you really
> think we
> would even bother.
> Anyway you are right about one thing; we'll let the racers test them.
>
> Sven
>
> Yes I am confused about one thing. Who are you? Are you NRS or
> JHB or both?
>
> If you are NRS (from your email address) are you coating or re-plating
> housings?
> Are you also making and selling ceramic apex seals?
>
> What about the housing I saw in the JHB booth at Seven Stock
> Last year?
> Supposedly it had only 60Km or some such and the plating or
> coating was
> coming off.
> Was it plated or was it coated? Unfortunately I did not get a
> movie of the
> conversation :)
>
> If you are NRS you have a problem. I would distance myself from JHB.
> Perhaps change your company name.
>
>
> Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
>
> Paul,
> Why do you assume I have anything to do with JHB? JHB is in
> Manitoba, I am
> in Alberta. Take a look at a map.
>
> As I have clearly said before the housings are re-chromed.
> I am not about to change my company name and I certainly have no
> problem as
> you seem to be the only one who assumes we are one in the same.
>
> I hope this makes it crystal clear now ;)
>
> Sven  NRS
>
>
> JHB... NRS... rotary...  Canada.... same O same O! What do
> I know? :)
>
> Your damn right I am confused :)
> --
> Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
>


Yes Paul confuded?  And we use the metric system.  Our old Imperial
mesurements are called with the same names (pint, gallon etc...)
But volume are not the same.  And this country is bilingual.

Yes we Canadians are very much confused sometimes :)))

Marc Joseph


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