Okay, after a quick visit to Mazda USA's website, it appears as though the only Mazda using the rotary engine is the RX8. The Renesis, as described in Manu's post.
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Okay, after a quick visit to Mazda USA's website, it appears as though the only Mazda using the rotary engine is the RX8. The Renesis, as described in Manu's post.
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Oh! That hurts. I guess that is what I get for not staying on top of mazda.Originally Posted by manu1959
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I didn't say that it didn't work, just that it's inefficient, as in consuming too much fuel and not burning it completely.
Wow- you need a LOT of education about engines (not to mention basic English). Efficiency is only measured one way: work done / heat energy of the fuel.
He can disagree all he wants, but he'll be driving fewer miles with his hard earned dollar.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_..._and_emissionsJust as the shape of the Wankel combustion chamber prevents preignition, it also leads to incomplete combustion of the air-fuel charge, with the remaining unburned hydrocarbons released into the exhaust. …However, the less effective sealing of the Wankel is one factor reducing its efficiency, confining its success mainly to applications such as racing engines and sports vehicles where neither efficiency nor long engine life are major considerations…
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not to mention the turbocharger, etc. that he added to it......and I don't even want to know why he says it's top end is 150 mph......
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Right....because cars/engines are NEVER judged for "FUEL EFFICIENCY"....or any OTHER efficiency.
wow.
Here's the deal - Based on Horsepower per Litre, the engine returns very nice gains. That's efficient. It's efficient in terms of weight and space-saving, too.
You are arguing because you can't be wrong. It's against your nature to be taught anything.
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Hell, I was still under the impression that they only sold cars and trucks with rotary engines. That's the way it used to be I had no idea it was any different.
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I can't believe mazda ever 'only' used rotary engines across their line up. If you look thru their line, historically, (I can't find the data) any car starting with a letter other than R was a Piston engine, generally. They did have a rotary-powered pick up AND Bus, though.
[edit] this table shows the engines mazda used over the years: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_engines
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Wow Darin, you're really getting psychotic over this. You neg rep’d me for my thermodynamically correct assessment, now this. Did you name your girlie car “Christine”?
Who pay's the insurance?
My 16 year old is driving my old "Exploder" with only the state mandated insurance and its still $1000/ year. I told him that if he crashes, he drives a dented car, fixes it himself or walks.
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Why did he add a turbo to it? 93 RX7s were all turbo'd from the factory. Did he do a single turbo conversion (from the stock twin-turbo set up)?
The turbo will only HELP the engine's "efficiency" if that's what he's after.
One reason I didn't buy an Rx7, however, (I was shopping 93-97 models) was because I'd seen several posts on their forums which amounted to:
"Hey y'all! I've made it 60,000 miles without the apex seals going!"
Replies:
":bs:"
While there have been plenty of advancements in apex-seal and tuning technology, folks with built-up Rotary engines should be prepared to replace stuff. Rotary engines, specifically RX7s, left stock can run very well, for a reasonably long time w/o major problems.
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You need to paint your's red at least, Darin.
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In my mind, everything the sold in the late seventies/early eighties was rotary. Obviously this perception is wrong, but that's the way it seemed to me. Maybe it was due to the popularity of their pick-ups.
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I thought so too, at least back in the 70's when I first heard of Mazda. One of my boyfriends got one for his 16th bd, I know that was rotary, thought they all were.
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y'all know Miatas are Piston-powered, right?
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Yep. I have the R6, that is too. I can't afford the rotary.
Funny, I tried to find out more about the 70's, found a site called triplezoom or something like that. They speak only of rotary, but then pistons come up. I probably don't know enough about cars to even read it well.
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