Hi,
Ive still got a long way to go before fitting an engine but Im just
curios.
Would I need a bigger oil pan for a 13B installed in a Vision or is it
only applicable to the RX8 engine? Would a bigger oil pan benefit the
13B in my application?

Regards,
Pierre in South Africa

It is not mandatory but more oil takes longer to heat up.
The main reason oil over heats is because full power is used for
take off and climb out.

Paul Lamar

Pierre
Good to see  Vision building in Soth Africa - any more Visions with
rotaries
being built over there?
George ( down under)


Some of the guys were looking into rotaries. However, Steve Rahm, the
designer, prefers the Subaru engine. For me though, there is only one
choice and I've already got two 13B's waiting to be rebuilt. I've
stripped one and it seems that I'll only have to replace the seals.
Everything else looks good.

Would anybody have the dimensions and other detail of the oilpan for the
13B perhaps?

Regards,
Pierre in South Africa


Here are a few. We usually integrate them with the motor mount.
What kind of motor mount and gear box do you plane on using?
The oil pan and motor mount are some of the last things you build as you need to
mock up the cooling system and all the other major parts that go under
the cowl. The Vision is a small airplane.

Paul Lamar

Pierre,
How many Visions in Sth Africa?
George ( down under)