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DarkKnight47 | Posted: Nov 21 2002, 08:44 PM |
IDW Member Group: Members Posts: 22 Member No.: 74 Joined: Nov 7th 2002 Location: Update Profile | can any1 describe to me what exactly a rotarty engine is??? [i.e. FD or FCs] |
karasac | Posted: Nov 21 2002, 09:56 PM |
Rotary Disciple Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,209 Member No.: 11 Joined: Aug 28th 2002 Location: Chino Hills, California | now this would be my area of expertice well basically instead of pistons, connecting rods and camshaft, it uses 2 triangular rotors and an eccentric shaft. the rotors move around the eccentric shaft which then goes to the tranny. well since a picture is worth a thousand words check out : http://www.howstuffworks.com/rotary-engine.htm its got a ton of pics on how it works. ROTARYS RULE!! |
Jayson | Posted: Nov 22 2002, 10:10 AM |
IDW Posts A Freaking LOT Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 10,554 Member No.: 32 Joined: Sep 26th 2002 Location: Orlando, FL | Don't you also love how you can get 200hp+ out of a 1.3 litre engine? |
bunta_boi | Posted: Nov 22 2002, 10:40 AM |
Billy Jean is not my lover ... Group: Advanced Members Posts: 586 Member No.: 68 Joined: Nov 1st 2002 Location: Update Profile | damn that was sooo helpful...i was going to ask the question myself about rotary engines...but im still confused....the part about 270 degree revolution and stuff....??? i dont get it |
breeze | Posted: Nov 22 2002, 12:10 PM |
IDW Member Group: Members Posts: 25 Member No.: 92 Joined: Nov 18th 2002 Location: Update Profile | I was at the Mazda Dealership yesterday... happily, the Rx8 has fixed the "heat spots" problem that plagued the Rx7 should be interesting to see how it does sales wise, compared to the new Z. |
karasac | Posted: Nov 22 2002, 12:56 PM | ||
Rotary Disciple Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,209 Member No.: 11 Joined: Aug 28th 2002 Location: Chino Hills, California |
its just saying that the rotor is powerd by a single combustion for 270 degrees. | ||
karasac | Posted: Nov 22 2002, 01:08 PM | ||
Rotary Disciple Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,209 Member No.: 11 Joined: Aug 28th 2002 Location: Chino Hills, California |
the "hot spots" only plagued the US 3rd gen rx7, due to the twin turbos and the US emmisions laws restricting the exhast flow. the japanese 3rd gen was not plagued by the "hot spots". i think the dealership didnt know what it was talking about, the rx-8 is NA while the 3rd gen was turbo, due to a combination of twin turbo and the US emmisions laws was the cause to the "hot spots", the 2nd gen exhibited no such "hot spots". the way they solved the "hot spot" problem in the rx-8 is by making it NA. and the rx-8 is gonna be mazda's "affordable-sports-car". if the rx-8 does well then they will bring back a redesigned rx-7 as their "true sports car". | ||
]{aya | Posted: Nov 23 2002, 09:15 AM |
Old HOT PINK Schmuck Group: Advanced Members Posts: 841 Member No.: 47 Joined: Oct 16th 2002 Location: Montréal, Québec | the advantage of the rotary is that, there is merely no parts moving exept the piston, in a cylinder engine a lot of parts are moving, but the rotary is also a fragile engine, and its expensive |
karasac | Posted: Nov 23 2002, 05:50 PM | ||
Rotary Disciple Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,209 Member No.: 11 Joined: Aug 28th 2002 Location: Chino Hills, California |
actually the first and second gen rx-7(the 3rd gen had problems cuz of the twin turbo) was praised for its reliability, it is just more susceptible to neglect, and its not really expensive, only has 3 moving parts. | ||
vtecstyl3z | Posted: Nov 23 2002, 06:22 PM |
United States Marine Corps Group: Advanced Members Posts: 792 Member No.: 4 Joined: Sep 17th 2002 Location: San Francisco, California | the rx-6 kicks ass. thats a really bad azz car. i can say. and that site is really funny man. hahaha www. how stuff works .com rofl rofl rofl..!!! who would thought of that. but is a nice site tho !!! anyone know any web site for essays? hahaha that would be tight if ya know one. |
Neo Vash | Posted: Nov 23 2002, 06:55 PM |
IDW Expert Member Group: Members Posts: 128 Member No.: 98 Joined: Nov 19th 2002 Location: Update Profile | The Rotary is a good engine, but its hard to find a good mechanic who "actually knows what thier doing". At least it is hard to find one where i live. |
breeze | Posted: Nov 26 2002, 11:25 AM | ||
IDW Member Group: Members Posts: 25 Member No.: 92 Joined: Nov 18th 2002 Location: Update Profile |
Howstuffworks.com is a great site. maybe some people could learn how their vaunted Vtec engines actually work... | ||