q-tip Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Let's get real, its a rotary, how reliable can it really be? 3 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Well that's over two weeks of running day and night cruisin' on the ocean. In a car you can drive about 1,500 miles in a day so 24,000 miles Quote Link to comment
Burabuda Posted December 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 4 Quote Link to comment
JoeCool Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 The intake and exhaust are insane and ridiculous looking. Looks like rocket launchers. Sounds like a flatulent ass as well. Let's get real, its a rotary, how reliable can it really be? No kidding! I have lost count on how many Rx7's I have seen with GM or Ford engines swapped in. If you make it 100,000 miles on a Rotary, I heard that is damn good! 2 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 The thing that I know about a rotary is if you leave it the hell alone it will work great, as soon as you "improve" parts shit starts to go wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I don't see reliability as an issue here, because that things obviously easy to rebuild. Swiss Arm Knife and a dental pick is all you need. Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Looks like rocket launchers. Sounds like a flatulent ass as well. No kidding! I have lost count on how many Rx7's I have seen with GM or Ford engines swapped in. If you make it 100,000 miles on a Rotary, I heard that is damn good! My Cuz had his RX8 Rotary go out at 5000 miles lol Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Looks like rocket launchers. Sounds like a flatulent ass as well. Yeah didn't know this was a boat engine, makes slightly more sense, but surely a basket of mandrel snakes would look better and make some serious more power. 1 Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 There is almost always a sacrifice in reliability for dopeness. Rotaries are specifically dope at high RPM. They fundamentally perform differently than piston engines. The principle conservation of momentum is demonstrated beautifully here. The consumer market was never ready to pay for reliability, so Mazda made it to sell. Ceramic seals and rotors would last many times longer, and take larger thermal swings without warpage. I tend to think the price would have been astronomical in the 80/90's. The RX8 has no excuse though. Ceramic composites have come a long ass way, and it should have been brought up. Shame. Perhaps the RX10H2 running Hydrogen, will bring out the ceramic carbides. Coupled with an stronger terroidal CVT trans with a torque shifter and I'll sell my left nut. Got my kids already, why not? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Keep nut(s) sell kids. Quote Link to comment
nismo dr Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Keep nut(s) sell kids. you buyin? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Hell no. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 This post wins the thread. Sunny Excellent with an LZ14. :thumbup: Just noticed something new in this pic (yes, I've stared at it a lot). It looks like they widened the trans tunnel on the left side for better header clearance? Quote Link to comment
Burabuda Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 ^ here's the car that bay belongs to: 4 Quote Link to comment
Burabuda Posted December 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 4 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 ^^minor porting :lol: Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 FIA head Quote Link to comment
Burabuda Posted December 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Wonder what that's being built for? S10 or A10 maybe? Quote Link to comment
captaingamez Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 That is gonna be a torquey mofo. Quote Link to comment
nismo dr Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Noble m600 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Noble m600 Fancy ass clip on. 2 Quote Link to comment
Burabuda Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 4 Quote Link to comment
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