Re: Who cares. While the boy racers are out there increasing the tyre I know it's not important but since you made a point of it... wouldn't companies (with no apostrophe) be correct? I didn't think apostrophies were used for plurals. If you were talking about a specific company it would be that company's profits. Apostrophe after the s is used for ownership with nouns that end in s, ie James' group buys. edit: fixed spelling mistake :LOL::LOL:
Price is only because of Australian law... If the 15 year rule continued, you would see a dramatic drop in price of the early FD3S (first manufactured 1991). On standard injectors, mine made 320PS and more torque than a standard R34 RB26DETT at the wheels on 100RON Japanese pump fuel (rebuilt engine, big intercooler, and Power FC tune). The reason why rotaries are unreliable is that if you have blown seals the engine won't run. A conventional engine with bad compression (worn rings/cylinder wall/valves etc) will still run. Just part of the design. The FD serves me well as more of a race car than the Z. J.
yes the 13b is 1.3Ltrs But it chews up around the same amount of fuel as a 2.6ltr and has around the same amount of power as a 2.6ltr therefor, in any racing I can think of they are counted in the same group as a 2.6ltr car. I don't know if they are counted as 2.6 or 1.3 for registration purposes though.
Apostrophes are used for ownership, and since companies is plural it should be used. eg The group of companies' profits soared. Would refer to singular company and multiple profits if the apostrophe weren't there, wouldn't it? Ahh who cares. I need a more interesting job :S
After the s for plurals and before the s for singular Company's profit ---> single company Companies' profits ---> multiple companies An plurar example you can easily check is the Department of Veterans' Affairs which looks after the Affairs of many veterans.
I think that example falls into the same category as my example of James' group buys. The Veterans are considered as a single entity, as a noun that ends in s, therefore it is the Veterans' affairs because you can't say the Veterenses :LOL: Using s' for plural would mean writing trees' or cars'
I think the 2.6l reference in racing comes from it working like a 2 stroke (although it is really a 4 stroke), the process of suck, squeeze, bang, blow are all completed in one revolution which means for one complete cycle of a 1.3l piston engine the rotor has breathed 2.6l
Sorry, I was just thinking the same thing :LOL: Don't I feel like a tosser now! Yes, it is the companies' profits. Anyone got a rock I can hide under? :embarrassed: edit: Sorry to angrybear too. I feel like a complete moron!
Each being stock the RX7 will deal out a hiding! The series 6 - 8 RX7 is a awesome car and the handling is bloody unbelievable. The engines are reliable if cared for. They, like a Zed need to be maintained and if you want to boost them decently dont bother on the stock engine as you will find the engines limit very quickly. But again like the Z even a stock engine with the right combo of mild boost, decent IC (stock one is crap o big time) and a good exhaust will produce a fearsomely quick car. Having built lots of rotaries over the years, they are very finicky with spark plugs, tune and oil. Still love the mazdaz, and would love to restore one again one day as a track/hillclimb car. Used to have a RX4 hillclimber about 10 years ago. Mmmm that was fun. MattB
FD3S (TT) is 1300cc. As are all other standard FD3S. It is why I pay less to keep it on the road here in Japan than if I were to drive a GTR/Z. J.
Injected Rotas Can handle alot more power and mods on stock ports and internals than the old 70's rotary engines. They Due to the nature of engine it produces power alot differently and with less friction. Like Matt said with the right combo you can produce more hoursepower but the translation of 1/4 mile times is alot greater than that of a conventional engine. Mistake me if i'm wrong but Mazda mildly ported them to increase airflow and produce more power at lower revs.... Stock as a rock i hate to say it but the mazda wins hands down.
Don't worry - even the professional linguists are projecting the ultimate.. death of the apostrophe, so soon we will have nothing to argue about. But for the moment there is an auto shop near me, corner of Meadows Road and Elizabeth Drive Mount Pritchard that has some very large signwriting probably 12 metres off the ground that says: TYRE'S AND EXHAUSTS It is really hard to believe that the signwriter risked life and limb to make such a goose of himself. :LOL: Cheers:zlove: Barry
Ahhh but what all you guys are forgetting is that for every crankshaft rotation there are 2 chambers on each rotor on the go at any one time so in Motorsport categories etc the RX7 13B is actually considered roughly 2.6 litres capacity. Ex Rotor head:thumbsup: MattB
