Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Posted

 

why has nobody got one of these in their osf yet? rotary power seems to be bonkers

 

bet you get through some manifolds though

Posted

That's f*ckin' insane! But I've had ideas of building a 4-rotor motor for the Almighty for ages. Although turbos are gonna be a no-no. That much power scares even me.

 

Besides, how quick would you go through tyres, axles, gearboxes, clutches...

 

No. Nice set of carbs for mine methinks. :mrgreen:

Posted

FOOK ME!!! Thats unbelievable, no way that can last longer than one ru tho, the flames licking up the side of the block would melt everything in the engine bay! :ykt:

Posted

Spend the money, you can get a rotary to rev over 10,000 and last for a very, VERY long time, even with silly BHP. It's all to do with the rotor seals. And you have GOT to give 'em a good thrashing now and again to clear all the shit out.

 

But yeah, the exhaust manifold didn't look overly secure on that one, did it?

 

Type 4 rotor into youtube and see what you get. Some very nice cars on there.

Posted

i read that when they first tested the rotary engine they had it at full bore for 100k or something like that with little to no wear, its only when they varied the revs of the engine that it started wearing out the tips :wink:

Posted

thats a vid on yourube of an rx8 drag car and it literally removes the surface of the tarmac... couldnt find the vid thou but im sure one of you will :P

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...