4 Reasons Why The Rotary Engine Died

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Wünderbaum

LS swap all the things!

01/13/2016 - 17:49 |
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zak.attack

“Heard you was talkin sh!t”

01/13/2016 - 17:54 |
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Anonymous

Nobody builds a racecar for fuel efficiency.

01/13/2016 - 18:04 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Except for all race cars ever…

Less fuel consumption = less time coming into refuel and less on board weight sloshing around.

Advanced racecars like F1, Indy cars and the Australian V8 super cars all have tuning control from the pits. If they are doing well out front or see no potential to gain a position they will slightly detune the car to limit peak fuel flow and preserve fuel. F1’s even have fuel consumption limits now.

Any idiot with money can build a stupidly powerful engine. Building a powerful, yet efficient, motor is what engineers really strive for in combustion engine design and thats what F1 encourages.

01/14/2016 - 04:51 |
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Yermavak

Why doesn’t mazda put a third spark plug in the middle/end of the combustion chamber to help burn the unbrunt gases? I know I ain’t the first to think of it, I just wanna know why it’s not made like that.

01/13/2016 - 18:08 |
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Anonymous

Rotaries are not dead, they’re cooking.

01/13/2016 - 18:09 |
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Anonymous

lalalalalalalalala not listening.

01/13/2016 - 18:16 |
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Ham&Cheese

Rotary is a lifestyle, what can i say

01/13/2016 - 18:20 |
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Anonymous

Aerodynamic engine ever driven.High running costsTemperamentalFragileEvery thing you hear about how poor the economy is, is true. Even for a performance sporty vehicle as its marketed as, it’s still pathetically poor on fuel economy.No power in them whatsoever unless massive turbos are out on but N/A there limp.
I advise anyone to steer completely clear of any rotary unless you like throwing money away.

Aerodynamic meant to be worst engine - autocorrect fail

01/13/2016 - 18:21 |
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Fábio Loureiro

Great video, learned a lot! Thanks!

01/13/2016 - 18:22 |
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Ando.S

piston heads mad that a 1.3 liter turbo can make a ton load of power lol “emissions” anyone who owns a rotary doesn’t give a dam about emissions i was catless the whole life of my rx8 lol

01/13/2016 - 18:33 |
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