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arhhh yes, i now see your point... very true...

although im not sure about the Lexus, when you pop the hood all i see is a massive plastic cover...

so who knows whats going on under there, probably a big Japanese mouse on a wheel...?

rofl @ mouse on a wheel

Actually, the plan is more along the lines of:

Buy bug with decent motor and buy a second motor.

Rebuild second motor and supercharge it.

Swap engines.

???

Profit.

rebuild second motor and supercharge it

one qld summer

air cooled engine shits itself

fail

buys rotor

apex seals out.

rebuild second motor and supercharge it

one qld summer

air cooled engine shits itself

fail

buys rotor

apex seals out.

\

The supercharged engines run a fancy cooling fan and oil cooler :thumbsup:

I have given thought to a rotor bug though to be honest. Don't know if I really want to go that overboard though.

notgoodenough

That's what she said

Shouldn NOT have played yesterday, so sick right now >_< lol

I'm feelin' good. Just epic tired.

apex seals out.

Love your work Noel

I have given thought to a rotor bug though to be honest. Don't know if I really want to go that overboard though.

Do it, you skirt.

GL to you john but all my years of not owning an aircooled engine built for northern european climate only convinced me I did the right thing by avoiding them.

I dont think I ever saw one that wasnt either just rebuilt or needed rebuilding.

yeah, i thought it might be a bit borderline on length but given the start and end points I couldn't come up with a shorter route.

I should definitely be there this thursday :thumbsup:

GL to you john but all my years of not owning an aircooled engine built for northern european climate only convinced me I did the right thing by avoiding them.

I dont think I ever saw one that wasnt either just rebuilt or needed rebuilding.

You might be surprised how robust they actually are. My other two were always at a happy temp even on 32 degree days stuck in standstill traffic on the western freeway for hours on end. Some of the US models even had AC fitted to them and managed to plod along just fine.

The only real problem I've ever found with them (overheating wise) is if you use aftermarket seals. Then they leak oil, and then get too hot because they don't have enough oil to keep them cool.

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