New member - NSU Wankel Spider

[Phaedrus]

Originally Posted by phoenix7

I'm going to step up and say you have the rarest rotary car on this forum.

I'd love to see pics!

Have you looked into ceramic seals?? I've read that the early NSU rotaries suffer from more wear and tear than the Mazda rotaries (rebuilds aren't uncommon at 50K miles) and ceramic seals (apex and side seals) might help with the longevity of the NSU rotary.


N.R.S. Rotor Sports
Edmonton, Alberta
http://members.shaw.ca/nrsrotorsports/index.html

Actually, I have considered ceramic seals. Unfortunately, I think they were going to cost more than $1000 for a set from JHB. Does your shop custom make seals?

Carbon seals will work great, and they'll last 50K miles, which is plenty for me. However, I've been told they can break if or when (in the case of my car) backfires.

Steel seals are stronger and work well with the cermet, but they take forever to break in, and develop less compression, at least in the NSU motor.