Street Alpha Podcast18 Des 2024

Betun Performance On Building the World’s Fastest Rotaries

In today’s episode we sit down with Betun, the mastermind behind some of the world’s fastest rotary powered machines. From his iconic Starlet to his classic RX-7, Betun has been dominating the racing scene for years.

Recently, he made history by shattering records with a jaw-dropping 6.33-second run in his Starlet. Join us as we dive into the journey of Betun Performance, exploring the passion, innovation, and milestones that have cemented his legacy in the rotary racing world.

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00:00 Intro

02:20 The Diﬀerence In Puerto Rican Car Culture

03:01 Getting Information In Puerto Rico For Rotaries

04:46 Why Betun Chose To Work WIth The Rotary Engine

05:43 The Biggest Similarities Between Rotary and Banshees

06:16 How betun Fixed Reliablilty Issues With The Rotary

06:51 The Biggest Problem Found With Rotary Engines

07:25 How Much Power Betuns Cars Are Making

08:34 Why Betun Runs A 2 Rotor Engine

09:20 Billet Housing For Rotary Engine

09:56 What Betun Does For Apex Seals

10:20 How Many Passes Betun Gets With His Apex Seals

10:33 Betun's Teardown Inspection Process After Drag Racing

11:29 What ECU Betun Is Using

12:32 What Tricks Betun Has To Make The Rotary Reliable

13:38 The Most Power You Can Make On A 2 Rotor

14:47 What Turbo Betun Runs

15:22 Why Betun Chose An Apex Turbo

16:24 What Betun Does For Fuel On The Rotary Platform

17:37 Getting Air Into The Rotary Engine

18:03 What Transmission Betun Uses

19:05 Best Rotary Car To Get Into

19:59 How To Make 700HP On A Rotary

20:42 The Weakest Point On A 700HP Rotary

21:56 The Diﬀerence Between An 13B and The Renesis Engine

24:21 How Long It Took For Betun To Get Into The 6's

25:32 Challenges Betun Faced Getting Into The 6's

26:13 Rotary Parts Quality Is Not The Same

27:16 Rotary Vs Honda

28:38 Rotary Companies That Make Parts

28:59 Rotary Dowels Betun Is Using

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