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Old 05-20-2004, 12:38 PM
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Something was bugging me about that FE picture...and I just now put my finger on it. Does this engine spin counter-clockwise? If not, at the risk of sounding stupid, I think you have the wrong blower! Does Vortech even make a reverse rotation XX-Trim? They don't list it.

Looking at that FE picture, and considering the direction the engine rotates (clockwise? should be), and the way the gearing inside the Vortech works...and the shape of the volute/discharge of the blower shown...something is wrong here unless this engine spins counter-clockwise or the gearing in an XX-Trim is some 3-gear setup (dunno why they'd do that...).

I'm sure you guys didn't build this thing then discover this...so I'm guessing this is a conceptual mock-up awaiting some new RR XX-Trim? Whatever the answer; (whether I'm being dumb or not); I'd like to know what the story is here. I have several folks interested in bigger blowers adapted to my bracket kit. If there's a RR XX-Trim coming, I'll support it.

Byron Reynolds
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