rotaries why hate on them
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truenoae86
Spectator
the only reason i like mine, shoots fire at will... i dont care that its bad for the engine....
m4nfred said:
No torque; well, that doesn't really matter to many since you can hit 9500+rpms boosted and have a broader power band than many na engines.
Blow up; if boosted yes. With big boosted power comes heat. With heat comes premature seal failure. NA RX7's have longer run time on tracks in SCCA than any other engine and make more power than any 4cyl though. Mazda has also been able to prove that n/a 4 rotors make big power as well - granted, that is one long *** engine.
Expensive; agreed.
HellaSFLDan
Driver
cuz they sound and smell like lawn mowers
Latino Hibino
Driver
Personally, if I ever have a rotary powered car, it' pretty much gonna be a track or drag car. I don't rag on them, I just wont trust one for daily driving unless it is an RX-8 (which I am not crazy about) or the latest year FD (and must have been serviced like a little *****). I love the sound of rotaries on the drag strip, but on the street? HELL NO! My quiet little 4 cylinder is just fine. I was about to buy an FC, but I backed out, cuz I didn't wanna pay $1,000,000 for repairs and have to look for a specialist.
jdm ae86t said:
It's not like they're totally different from other cars. The only thing that's different is the engine. The intake, fuel, exhaust, cooling, transmission, suspension... all the same crap. learn how to rebuild rotaries, they cant be that hard to do. Plus, they're like 1/2 the size of other 4 cylinders so they're not that hard to take out. Any engine you modify will have the same problems. Plus any car you drift is going to cost 1,000,000 on repairs!
cus their wierd.....eww
1.They oversteer
2.They go through rear tires too quickly.
3.They are too quiet
4.they don't have stereos or speakers
5.to get the horns to work you have to crash them into 2 poles and 1 curb at the same time
6.steering angle sensors suck
7. rear steering eewwww
8. no torque
9. bad on gas
there you go thats 9 things so i tripled your request.
2.They go through rear tires too quickly.
3.They are too quiet
4.they don't have stereos or speakers
5.to get the horns to work you have to crash them into 2 poles and 1 curb at the same time
6.steering angle sensors suck
7. rear steering eewwww
8. no torque
9. bad on gas
there you go thats 9 things so i tripled your request.
HellaSFLDan
Driver
damn pole position, you sound like you are presidente of the rotary haters club
RICKY SILEIGHTY
Member
Well I like rotery's, but they are to epensive. If I had money I would have one
13b is the shiz, ive yet to hear a valid complaint on this thread. (besides gas milage)
Maint. - spark plugs, fill it with gas every other day.
motor is cheap to buy, about the same cost for rebuild and will provide gobbs of power... dont be stubborn.
FD= different story, i agree.
Maint. - spark plugs, fill it with gas every other day.
motor is cheap to buy, about the same cost for rebuild and will provide gobbs of power... dont be stubborn.
FD= different story, i agree.
simplybebop
Member
im fixing to buy a fc for a v8 swap, gonna rebuild the na and stick it in a gokart, lol
truenoae86
Spectator
dan said:
either way i like my lawnmower.. i mean fc... its different
well to each his own but some of those replies were no where near an honest response
1- a conventional piston engine takes 3 time the amount of money to make power
2- theres only 3 moving parts in a ROTARY engine unlike the many many and many parts moving at once in a piston engine
3-put a rotary and a piston to the test....redline the rotary and and redline the piston engine ......in 5 minutes of continous redline - the piston will blow first---proven
witch means a rotary can take the abuse
downfalls , yes they blow- but it common for lack of oil and overheating
so what if they smell...who ever though carbon minoxide smells good...
expensive---ah no once you get into a hobby evrything is expensive
TOURQUE- are you serious the fastest cars today in puerto rico and australia are rotary powered...so i dont thing thats it...
unless you cant clutch kick in 4th gear ...and you are used to drifting in the rain in 2 gear
1- a conventional piston engine takes 3 time the amount of money to make power
2- theres only 3 moving parts in a ROTARY engine unlike the many many and many parts moving at once in a piston engine
3-put a rotary and a piston to the test....redline the rotary and and redline the piston engine ......in 5 minutes of continous redline - the piston will blow first---proven
witch means a rotary can take the abuse
downfalls , yes they blow- but it common for lack of oil and overheating
so what if they smell...who ever though carbon minoxide smells good...
expensive---ah no once you get into a hobby evrything is expensive
TOURQUE- are you serious the fastest cars today in puerto rico and australia are rotary powered...so i dont thing thats it...
unless you cant clutch kick in 4th gear ...and you are used to drifting in the rain in 2 gear
StealthFighter1
Spectator
yeah rotaries are a cool concept i've had a couple myslef and a stock one for daily driving might not be too bad, a modified one (really modified, not cat back and filter) is hard to be a street driven/ track plaything. the efficiency of a rotary on the street is less than desirable, when you're trying to get going from a street light and you have to rev that little motor real high to hit the power band to move it ...yeah, not too great. but seriously all i've said could be applied to any motor no matter what size, sure some motors are newer and more efficient but most motors you modify will give you trouble if you don't build them right. ok? think DSM....
