Check out this new type of engineering in combustion engines

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See Thru Liquid Piston Rotary Engine in Slow Motion | Forget The Rotary engines of the past, This is a newer type of Rotary engine callled LiquidPiston, Watch How it works differently from the Wankel Engine | By Warped Perception | Facebook

Forget The Rotary engines of the past, This is a newer type of Rotary engine callled LiquidPiston, Watch How it works differently from the Wankel Engine

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[hogjowl]

So exciting

 

[Dolly Llama]

no
I can't log in and have no interest in signing up to log in

..L.T.A.

 

[hogjowl]

He’s just looking for a glide

 

[BIG WOOD]

ugh

 

[BIG WOOD]

 

[BIG WOOD]

The rotary engine isn't' new. It's just new to me

 

[FredC]

The rotary engine isn't' new. It's just new to me

They didn't have Mazdas up north?

 

[BIG WOOD]

That hit a nerve

 

[Nomad74]

Matt, you've never heard of a Wankel Engine?

 

[Cleanworks]

Matt, you've never heard of a Wankel Engine?

He probably thinks you're referring to his right hand. Or is he left handed?

 

[BIG WOOD]

Matt, you've never heard of a Wankel Engine?

no

 

[The Great Oz]

Clear Mazda rotary

 

[Dolly Llama]

what were the supposed benefits
and what were the reasons it failed?
I think I recall hearing gas mileage being terrible

..L.T.A.

 

[FredC]

what were the supposed benefits
and what were the reasons it failed?
I think I recall hearing gas mileage being terrible

..L.T.A.

Wankel engine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

since there are a few



emissions killed the RX-8

 

[Dolly Llama]

dayum...that's a lot reading ...

..L.T.A.

 

[FredC]

dayum...that's a lot reading ...

..L.T.A.

I figured you'd just hit the bullet points/bold

 

[Nomad74]

what were the supposed benefits
and what were the reasons it failed?
I think I recall hearing gas mileage being terrible

..L.T.A.

Had issues with compression over time and repairing it was a major task.

 

[The Great Oz]

Major issue was oil seal failure. Billowing clouds of oil smoke then became an emission issue.

Power was high in the rev range, and since the engine got smoother the faster it revved, people would forget to shift and burn them up, even though there was a warning light and buzzer. Today they'd install a rev limiter.

Back in the day I raced the crud out of a Mazda RX3 SP, pretty much keeping the rev warning on continuously. It was new, and not mine, so really fun.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I had an 86 Mazda RX-7. That car just took off when you stepped on it. No loud mufflers, the rotary just pushed you back in your seat and took off.

Really solid car, whisper quiet in the cabin. Sold it when we started having kids. The back seat was too small even for a child.