I hope your team is still in the race in Reno.

I noticed the attached 81-book-oil-sys.jpg and saw that oil moves through
the output shaft.  First time I had seen the oil flow pattern.

This presents a question in my mind, how does small rotor of the 35MPG RX8
50 hp output shaft function (i.e http://www.rotaryeng.net/RX8-TC-eng3.html )
as it passes thru the center line of the output shaft of the Main 280 hp two
rotor?

My guess is that the outside diameter of the small rotor output shaft leaves
room for the flow of oil between the inside diameter of the main two rotor
output shaft?  What is the outside diameter of the main two rotor output
shaft vs the inside diameter of the main output shaft in this use?

Does that develop any sealing problems or am I looking for non-existent
problems?

GFCurtis Jr.


Good question.
I have not worked that out yet :)
I am still thinking about it.

Probably seals between concentric shafts.

Paul Lamar