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Originally Posted by sword181
Thank you for all of the information. That will be a great help. Sgt Frank not to sound like a smart ass, but why would a TH350 be more of a problem than a Mazda auto ? I was planning on a 350 or a glide with a high stall and a trans brake. But like I said I no nothing about Rotary Engines.
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Truthfully the TH350 would probably be a lot better than the Mazda auto transmission, except for the lack of a gear. Certainly so in reliability and parts availability. From what I have seen, rotaries don't do well behind any automatic. Then again I am no expert. I haven't seen anyone adapt one of the newer boxes with a lot of gear ratios yet though. The TH350, and even more so the Powerglide, were designed for the massive amounts of torque available from the V8 to get them moving. If you gear down enough to make up the difference on the bottom end, then you lose out on the top end. It all depends upon how much power you are making. If you are pushing 1000+ hp, like the psychotics from Puerto Rico and Australia, none of that applies of course.
The lightweight VW chassis will help a lot, but I would hate to see you disappointed with your results if it doesn't meet your goals. If you are planning to be competitive you might want to talk to the guys at Bola De Humo Racing in Kansas City. They have a seriously fast first gen that they campaign and the actual real world experience in what it takes to put a rotary into the low 7s.
12-12-2015, 11:25 AM
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