Originally Posted by
GKR_17
We have a set for the 13b, but the stewards would not even look at them when they were provided in a protest (at the ARRC). In that case they only allowed visual inspection of the ports, just how much is that worth?
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Doesn't surprise me that the tech folk wouldn't want to use lollipops that you provided. Or a stock rotor housing. That's the core of the problem - only the party competing against the rotary that is torn down is interesting in having stock parts or lollipops. But, those items would be ignored in a protest due to conflict of interest.
Visual inspection - not much use. The ITCS says:2. Rotary engines (only)
a. Any porting or polishing is prohibited.
But in this day and age it wouldn't be too hard to port and make it look like it was never touched, at least for a visual inspection.
From the ITCS on specs:Where factory specifications are absent or unclear, e.g., cylinder head thickness and/or combustion chamber depth, etc., the Club may establish an acceptable dimension and/or allowable tolerance from stock.
With my inline six I can probably have the head off, displacement, valve size, and a rough compression check completed in under three hours. Seems it should be possible to perform similar performance checks on a rotary engine.
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