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Old 10-10-2004, 11:51 PM   #16
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In the 60's,70's and 80's rotaries weren't very efficient or clean. But with today's technology they far outshine typical internal combustion engines in terms of power to displacement ratio, and they're much cleaner now. I wouldn't hesitate to own one.
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Old 10-14-2004, 12:33 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by Kal-EL905
In the 60's,70's and 80's rotaries weren't very efficient or clean. But with today's technology they far outshine typical internal combustion engines in terms of power to displacement ratio, and they're much cleaner now. I wouldn't hesitate to own one.
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Old 10-14-2004, 01:32 AM   #18
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Old 10-14-2004, 05:01 PM   #19
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heh.. nice bart simpson on google pic. was just thinking of something like that.
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Old 10-19-2004, 06:58 PM   #20
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Rotaries are not all that bad, but they aren't all that good either. Not very efficient but naturally well-balanced and with much less moving parts etc...
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Old 10-28-2004, 01:31 AM   #21
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Dude, Im the biggest Rotary fan in the world. I plan on making the perfect engine someday, and it will be a Rotary Diesel engine. You all just wait and see. Listening to all of you dog on the rotary was like a dagger in my heart But I think that people dont see the potential that is there. The fact that they can make a 1.3 of similar or smaller size to that of a 1.3 piston engine, with over 230 hp is simly amazing.... just imaging what they could do with a 3 or 4 liter rotary?
I mean they have 2.6 liter 4 rotars that make 460 hp n/a. Thats power if you ask me....


Speaking of which I have a question. I have the increadable video that they give to the Mazda Techs when training to work on the Renisis rotary engine. It has CGI moving computer models (in 3d and gloriously detailed) that looks real, and walks through the engineering of it step by step. I have this on a CD WMP file. Is there a way I can upload this so you all can see it? If anyone knows a way, please let me know
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Old 11-02-2004, 07:26 PM   #22
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pretty amazing!!!

keep going and please keep us updated!!!

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