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Originally Posted by greencactus3
you just reminded me.. all the rotary motors. not too relaiable. they are a 'high maintainance motor. espescially those turbo ones. and they are japanese. i love those FCs but as a dailydriver i would not want one... even if it was n/a i think my stock s10 motor will outlast it (in the sense of will keep running until it stops completely without any repairs)
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Yeah, rotary enginges are funny beasts. You'd think that they would be stonger and more reliable, since they have less moving parts. Apparently if they run forever if naturally aspirated, but when that turbo comes along BAM! Apex seals just die. I've always wondered why Mazda (owned by Ford now) chose to turbocharge the 13B two rotor Wankel in the RX-7 instead of using a 20B three rotor Wankel. The major issue with rotaries is their immense volume and temperature of exhaust and massive fuel consumption, but for their size and displacement it's hard to beat without exotic tech or a gas turbine.