An autoshop teacer was that dumb? Holy Hannah!

 

dude, its oregon 'nuff said we just done got electricity
j/k but really these guys think if its under 300 ci its crap. i've already introduced some muscleheads and ricers (mostly hondas slammed to the ground with big fart cans on the back) to my little 1.1L demon

 

How bout being told by a client that called in to order parts anyway he was telling me that he was going to do an "in frame overhaul" on his sons RX-7 and I told him that you cant do an "in frame overhaul" on an RX7 ,and he tells me that you can do an "in frame overhaul" on an RX7 , so I changed the agurment on him I told him to send me photos of him doing this "in frame overhaul" and I will send him all the parts he will need to replace to do this motor reduild @ no charge.


I am still wating for the dude to send me photos that was like 2 years ago.

Dan Atkins

 

Jesus... its not like the rotary is even that new of a concept. You'd think that after thirty four years people would finally have a grasp of the difference between piston engines and rotaries. Hell, in the mid 70s rotaries were everywhere, you could get one from the hardware store by the dozen.

 

and I still have many many stories like that just cant think of any right now.

comradegiant
I will agree with you on that one....

Dan Atkins

 

agreed, but it is newer than the four stroke engine

 

Some people are so ignorant. I've been asked what I have for an engine. I say its a 1.1L rotary. They are like "Ohhhh, Ok. I know what that is". Then they say "Must get GREAT gas mileage with that small engine". Or they say "Rotaries are ****. That thing won't last a week". Most people in fact don't know even the basics of a rotary. A lot of people think because its so small, it makes almost no power. This is in fact not the case. It makes more HP/L than a lot of todays engines.

 

rotories get that easy to blow up reputation because of fd's pumping up the boost with no extra cooling, it really is sad, my rotary is more reliable than my boinger and has almost twice the miles on it

 

yay I changed levels

 

I had to explain to my dad tonight why it's not "vital" to rebuild your car every 50K miles and then he starts on his apex seal paraphenalia again so I then explain to him that it's actually kinda hard to blow a seal. this guy they know that threatened to call the cops on me who I now hate told him all the "myths" of rotaries and now I get pissed off every time I see that motherf........well you know what I mean. So now everytime I flood the engine or have a stuck needle valve I hear the maybe your apex seal.

Edit: I was also once told to take my car to crane cams. It's in Daytona. Man I laughed so hard and asked the guy what size cam was put in. EVER heard your car is a 4 cyl cause it has 4 spark plugs.

 

yeah, every time I bring it into the auto shop
ever get comments about your plugs being on the side of the engine

 

i dont know what you guys are talking about i have a dual over head cam 12 1/2 a engine and its got like 3 1/2 cams and like 17 pistons plus im runnin a 100k shot of koolaid and wat !!

 

Size of cam? Well, personally, I like a Nice Big Cam. Right now I'm using an Iskenderian cam from a 1937 Buick straight eight. It's a little long for the engine compartment so I had to run a hole thru the radiator and mill a new camshaft bearing mount, but it works swell.

B

 

Hmmm... Would be funny to hang a cam from an idler pulley and engragve it "Waste of Power"... Then show it off... hehe...

 

Recently while at Mazdas RevItUp.. I was tuning into this dorks conversation.. he said, "the RX-8 would be better if the bottom half were to be changed out............"
I HAD to walk away ... this was right next to an RX-8 inside the MAZDASPEED tent.

 

WTF? Right NEXT to it, and... OMG!

Would have been even funnier if they had a cut-away of the engine sitting next to him. hehe...

 

Got another one for you guys....

I get a call and this guy on the phone says he wants me to put in 2 BIG cams in his rotary rebuild .

 

Do you want the Big Cams from my 1947 Jowett Jupiter Javelin?

B

 

had a guy tell me todday that his friend with an rx6 said that he'll give him the car if he can find the plugs, I told him to give me the keys.

 

whats even worse is, i've actually seriously thought of glueing valve covers to my engine to pass inspection.


but only because they have no idea what they are looking at when they pop my hood. idiots!!!

 

I have been training since 97 to combat this stupidity and have never had anything like these stories happen to me. the ones who did not know were willing to learn!

 

lucky sob, oh well, we have more fun, also, anyone in the eugene area, I found an auto parts guy who knows about rotaries, go to knechts on west 11th one of the guys actually asked me if I had the 12a or the 13b, not hey whats 2rtr mean, do you have the 1146 or the 1338

 

you luck sob, oh well, we have more fun, anyways I finally found anauto parts guys who knows about the rotary, in eugen on west 11th at the knechts I finally got a guy who asked, do you have the 12a or the 13b instead of 2rtr????? do you have the 1146or the 1338 guessed on the numbers