RX-7??

DreXeL said:
It's not a dream for me. Mine is down as 1.3 on the V5. I do pay cheap road tax ;)

The huge fuel bill pretty soon wipes that saving out though :(
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Really? Is it a mistake?

Bit unfair :p :(
 
Yep a mate of mine has an RX7 and an RX8.. Both Imports... One says 1.3L (1308cc) the other 2x645cc (1.3L) :mad:

Ss'not fair!!.. :mad:
 
Jagen said:
I put this in the last thread that turned into a discussion on the size classification of the rotaries but no one answered it.
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So how do you classify one of the old two stroke engines? Or a two stroke bike engine?

I've never seen a 750cc two stroke bike classed as a 1500cc.....
 
Interestingly, the RX8 is classified as a 2.7 for insurance purposes. When you go to chose your type of car on the quote pages, it comes up as a 2.7.
 
Christ, you can get good looking examples on the trader for around 5K.

Never knew they were that cheap.

I know F all about RX-7's, but if you can get a good one for 5K I might just be tempted away from my Jap Spec Coupe Turbo.
 
thoguht it was as simple as "it has two power strokes per revolution" innit?


edit: my spelling it dodgy because this desk is GAF
 
rcrossco_1 said:
Christ, you can get good looking examples on the trader for around 5K.

Never knew they were that cheap.

I know F all about RX-7's, but if you can get a good one for 5K I might just be tempted away from my Jap Spec Coupe Turbo.
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They have become cheap, but beware of the cheap ones. They are normally getting close to rebuild time.
 
Still trying to figure out if a 1966 Saab 96 Monte Carlo 850 would beclassed by your MOT as a 1.7L???

If so, why?

For those that don't get my point, a Saab 96 850 has an 850cc two stroke engine in it. Hence all 850cc's of its displacement are used on EVERY crankshaft rotation, just like the RX-7's rotary.

So, would it be classed as a 1.7L then? If it is, then someone needs thier head examined, just like the people saying a 13B engine is a 2.6L........
 
also if your not doing the rebuild it will probably cost you around 2k.

god i miss mine, damn mortgage :(

i will hopefully buy another eventually, pics still in my sig
 
Mickey_D said:
Still trying to figure out if a 1966 Saab 96 Monte Carlo 850 would beclassed by your MOT as a 1.7L???

If so, why?

For those that don't get my point, a Saab 96 850 has an 850cc two stroke engine in it. Hence all 850cc's of its displacement are used on EVERY crankshaft rotation, just like the RX-7's rotary.

So, would it be classed as a 1.7L then? If it is, then someone needs thier head examined, just like the people saying a 13B engine is a 2.6L........
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The rotary engine is a 4 stroke cycle engine, a 2 stroke is well, a 2 stroke. So trying to fit the same rules around a 2 stroke wouldn't really be appropriate.
 
Jagen said:
The rotary engine is a 4 stroke cycle engine, a 2 stroke is well, a 2 stroke. So trying to fit the same rules around a 2 stroke wouldn't really be appropriate.
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Why not? The two stroke does the same thing as a four stroke, just in half the revolutions. Same with the rotary. So why would the rules apply to one and not the other?

If you're going to make a set of rules based on one assumption, then they have to make sense for ALL applications, not just one.

Calling a 13B a 2.6 is simply a ploy to make more money, nothing more, nothing less. It cannot be rationalised any other way. Sorry.
 
Mickey_D said:
Calling a 13B a 2.6 is simply a ploy to make more money, nothing more, nothing less. It cannot be rationalised any other way. Sorry.
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exactly so stop going overboard on it, its done purely for tax reasons, nothing else.
 
vanpeebles said:
exactly so stop going overboard on it, its done purely for tax reasons, nothing else.
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Exactly, it pumps out double the emissions of a 1.3l 4 stroke piston engine
 
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