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Subject:Re: RX7 Conversion
From:garth woolstenhulme
Date:Thu, 23 Oct 1997 20:11:18 -0700

> You might want to keep in mind that RX7 engines are great engines --
Compact, light, last a long
> time and are easy to work on.  But, the more common (afforable) ones
really don't put out that much
> HP or torque, and probably would not be a good bus engine.

I have heard, from people trying to put this motor in non-RX7 vehicles,
that it has low amounts of torque--so it would not get the bus going, has
real hot exhaust temperatures, and runs at much higher RPM's than most
other engines--10,000RPM if I remember correctly.

Garth