Rotaries are amazing!

[JITB]

i drove my first rotary vehicle today...and i loved it!!

my next vehicle will def be rotary powered!

[redpanda]

how'd it drive?

[Elbow]

Yeah they are, the power band is incredible as is the sound.

[EJ25RUN]

i drove my first rotary vehicle today!

really?

[HypnoToad]

ive driven a couple,there fun but i drove stock N/A ones.........so deff nothing special on power.

[G'd[UP]]

Yea rotaries are aweomse i loved my FC.

[eraser4g63]

I just sold mine, I miss it but I will post some pics of my new toy soon.

[JITB]

really?

lol yea man..

it was a na 13b in a FB... but it felt so smooth!!!

[SeePlusPlus]

Want to buy my RX-8? I'll cut you a deal...

[JITB]

i cant afford it!

[On_Her_Face]

Only Rotary I will own will be pulled out of the car lol.

[SeePlusPlus]

Ha I can't either!

[Andy_013]

Rotaries are amazing especially in a 1300 lb racecar.

[silverDA]

whats all the fuss/

[DieselNuts]

Torque is too important to me to own a rotary

[dorin48]

Torque is too important to me to own a rotary

Lol, eraser needs to post his dyno sheet. I think it was what?? 255hp and 247tq? Broad ass powerband and insane power delivery.

[DeeAOne]

i wish i had torque..or even power for that matter. lol

im going 3 rotor in the 323.

[87 Turbo II]

I really expected this much earlier from you haha. Yeah I have a 13B first gen, and now you see why I love it. rotaries do drive different than anything else, but they're not for everyone. I am a huge rotor lover though. You can drive mine sometime if you ever see me at a meet or something, just give me a shout.

[Big Baller]

Rotaries are amazing especially in a 1300 lb racecar.

Everything is amazing in a 1300lb racecar, thats nothing that makes me want a Rotary

Torque is too important to me to own a rotary

AMEN TO THAT

Lol, eraser needs to post his dyno sheet. I think it was what?? 255hp and 247tq? Broad ass powerband and insane power delivery.

OH FUCKING SWEET 255HP AND 247TQ....you have to be kidding me....I made more torque than that last time I farted


You know whats amazing to drive....even better than a rotary I mean....a twin turbo LS1...thats amazing

[SeePlusPlus]

OH FUCKING SWEET 255HP AND 247TQ....you have to be kidding me....I made more torque than that last time I farted

Chris @ Esmeril has an RX-8 running at 490hp and 330ish ft lbs. And that's on a built Renesis. There are 3 rotors and 13b's putting out high torque as well. When put in a light car with a low center of gravity and 50/50 weight distribution, rotaries can perform admirably in racing conditions.
They also make pretty good dragcars...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au7F2ttEXWU

[87 Turbo II]

Everything is amazing in a 1300lb racecar, thats nothing that makes me want a Rotary

AMEN TO THAT

OH FUCKING SWEET 255HP AND 247TQ....you have to be kidding me....I made more torque than that last time I farted


You know whats amazing to drive....even better than a rotary I mean....a twin turbo LS1...thats amazing

1.drive a rotary car
2.understand it's pros and cons
3.don't be a douche

I made a "To Do" list for you. I am rotary guy, but I am not the kind that bashes other, or is close minded. I am wiling to bet you haven't driven a rotary powered car, they put power down differently, and are quite nice IN THEIR OWN WAY. Why in fanboy-esque debates to people feel the need to hate the side their not on?

-Owning a Playstation does not mean you have to hate X-boxes
-Owning a Mac doesn't mean you have to hate windows
-Owning a Piston powered car doesn't mean you have to hate rotaries
-etc. & vice versa for all of the above

Why is there always a group of retards in any category that thinks you can't like both, or if you dislike one, why you would have to hate it? It's so stupid.

[Big Baller]

Chris @ Esmeril has an RX-8 running at 490hp and 330ish ft lbs. And that's on a built Renesis. There are 3 rotors and 13b's putting out high torque as well. When put in a light car with a low center of gravity and 50/50 weight distribution, rotaries can perform admirably in racing conditions.
They also make pretty good dragcars...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au7F2ttEXWU

Sweet all things that can be accomplished with a piston engine. 490hp and 330ftlbs isnt even good when you compare it to honda much less and evo or sti motor. I would take a 3 rotor out of one of the old Kudzu cars but other than that you can keep that garbage

[green91]

They are a novelty item, not a practicality. Theres a reason essentially only one auto maker uses them and nobody else will touch them.

[SeePlusPlus]

Sweet all things that can be accomplished with a piston engine. 490hp and 330ftlbs isnt even good when you compare it to honda much less and evo or sti motor. I would take a 3 rotor out of one of the old Kudzu cars but other than that you can keep that garbage

I'd say almost 500hp is pretty good out of a 1.3L motor. Especially in race classes restricted by displacement right? it's hard to find a lighter engine with that much of a usable power band

[Big Baller]

1.drive a rotary car
2.understand it's pros and cons
3.don't be a douche

I made a "To Do" list for you. I am rotary guy, but I am not the kind that bashes other, or is close minded. I am wiling to bet you haven't driven a rotary powered car, they put power down differently, and are quite nice IN THEIR OWN WAY. Why in fanboy-esque debates to people feel the need to hate the side their not on?

-Owning a Playstation does not mean you have to hate X-boxes
-Owning a Mac doesn't mean you have to hate windows
-Owning a Piston powered car doesn't mean you have to hate rotaries
-etc. & vice versa for all of the above

Why is there always a group of retards in any category that thinks you can't like both, or if you dislike one, why you would have to hate it? It's so stupid.

You might want to get ready to put your foot in your fucking mouth.

1. Most of the reason I hate rotarys is there fanboy club and how fanatical all you people are about them. They aren't the greatest thing since sliced bread, at best they are a cool car culture novelty.

2. I've driven a lot and I do mean a lot of Rotary powered cars on track, everything from Caterhamesque replicas to 3rd Gen RX7s, all nice cars and well balanced but Ill take an RX7 with an LS1 anyday of the week, and don't waste my time with the "it thows off the balance" remark....because it doesn't.

3. It was a simple statement if you don't like it...I don't care

4. I don't hate rotaries....I mostly just hate the owners

5. If you are looking to go toe to toe with someone and challenge them with your vastly superior car knowledge you better pick someone else.

[Big Baller]

I'd say almost 500hp is pretty good out of a 1.3L motor. Especially in race classes restricted by displacement right? it's hard to find a lighter engine with that much of a usable power band

Name a race class that has a displacement limit and doesn't have an air inlet restrictor.

I really hate the displacement arguement who really cares if its 1.3 liters.

Its light and thats about the only thing good I really have to say about it.

[green91]

I'd say almost 500hp is pretty good out of a 1.3L motor. Especially in race classes restricted by displacement right? it's hard to find a lighter engine with that much of a usable power band

The 1.3L is a bit of a misnomer actually when compared to a standard internal combustion engine. Each rotor face has a displacement of .65L per rotation x 2 rotors = 1.3L per rotation. Now take your .65, and multiple by 6 faces = 3.9L. so by the same way a piston engine is calculated the 13b would actually be a 3.9L engine.

[87 Turbo II]

You might want to get ready to put your foot in your fucking mouth.

1. Most of the reason I hate rotarys is there fanboy club and how fanatical all you people are about them. They aren't the greatest thing since sliced bread, at best they are a cool car culture novelty.

2. I've driven a lot and I do mean a lot of Rotary powered cars on track, everything from Caterhamesque replicas to 3rd Gen RX7s, all nice cars and well balanced but Ill take an RX7 with an LS1 anyday of the week, and don't waste my time with the "it thows off the balance" remark....because it doesn't.

3. It was a simple statement if you don't like it...I don't care

4. I don't hate rotaries....I mostly just hate the owners

5. If you are looking to go toe to toe with someone and challenge them with your vastly superior car knowledge you better pick someone else.

Way to be a hyppocrite yourself and act like an ass because you think rotary owners are asses. You just come off as an ignorant douche, now I just realize youre a regular plain douche who does it on purpose cause you dislike the crowd.

I know LS1 7s perform amazingly and remain balanced. I am the Rx-7 owner you don't expect because I'm not a fucking retard like a vast majority of them. So don't bash the entire community like a jackass, there is a good group of people out there that aren't "in your face" rotary, I am one of them, so do guys like us a favor and cut the bullshit when you recognize it's there yourself, why give into a system that you dislike. The whole fight fire with fire mentality is stupid, all you'll do is burn down the house faster. fight fire with water, and be calm, and respectable, that way you don't look like the ass you just made yourself to be.I know the rotaries shortcommings and limits I do still like them, am I going to go around trying to convert people like I am a rotary Jahova's witness? no. Am I going to glorify their name as the engine to end all engine's? no. Am I going to pretend that there aren't better engines out there? Definitely not. Will I polish their public image up a hair and show how much I love them, well to an extent yes, but can you blame someone from praising what they own just a little bit?

In reguarding vastly superior car knowledge, I do not have that. I know what I know, and speak not on what I don't know, same as any other person, I don't know where you took me for someone who thinks they know more about cars as a whole than you.

[JITB]

Im not here to debate...but i am here to say i have a new appreciation for rotaries..and cant wait till i am able to get one.

[SeePlusPlus]

The 1.3L is a bit of a misnomer actually when compared to a standard internal combustion engine. Each rotor face has a displacement of .65L per rotation x 2 rotors = 1.3L per rotation. Now take your .65, and multiple by 6 faces = 3.9L. so by the same way a piston engine is calculated the 13b would actually be a 3.9L engine.

Interesting... I need to do some more homework maybe. I do stand by my statement that light is good, and so that is one thing rotaries do have over their similar piston powered counterparts.

Lots of hostility in this thread though

[Boosted FC]

I own both a Piston & a Rotary powered vehicle. Both have their cons & both have their pros.

[Master Shake]

is it true that rotaries are capable of running no rev limiter and it not hurt the motor? i've heard it before but never really thought about it.

example, could you use a rotary and rev to like 16k or something and it not blow up?

[Stormhammer]

I drove a Turbo2 FC once. Eh, the thing I liked the most of it was popping flames. That was about it.

[87 Turbo II]

is it true that rotaries are capable of running no rev limiter and it not hurt the motor? i've heard it before but never really thought about it.

example, could you use a rotary and rev to like 16k or something and it not blow up?

If you had the rotating assembly balanced out better than the factory does(factory balances the rotors with the counterweights in the flywheel like a wheel on a car, but the front and rear rotors and their respected counterweights aren't balanced for each other across the length of the eccentric shaft, and little things like the mass of the seals and such aren't taken into consideration, it's still good enough for the Rx-8 to hit 9k, but not 11k and up), and ran hardened stationary gears, as long as you could feed it oil and gasoline and cool it down it would keep revving yes. Ceramic seals that wear/weigh less and produce less friction would help too.

[Big Baller]

I am the Rx-7 owner you don't expect because I'm not a fucking retard like a vast majority of them.

Nope you are just like the rest and your un-dieing need to continue to defend rotaries by making long winded post where you repeat the same boring facts over and over again supports my theory.

[dorin48]

OH FUCKING SWEET 255HP AND 247TQ....you have to be kidding me....I made more torque than that last time I farted


You know whats amazing to drive....even better than a rotary I mean....a twin turbo LS1...thats amazing

Lol, the point was that the power and torque were balanced and it makes a lot of the torque before 7500 rpms unlike a honda. Like a piston engine that has good bore/stroke ratio. Thats what I ment. No one is going to tremble in fear of 250hp.

[G'd[UP]]

Need i say more??? lol I lvoe rotaries and piston motors but nothing will ever sound like the pure sex of a 20b.=)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIGr0...layer_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S7gy...layer_embedded

[JITB]

20b just takes me to a happy place..

[G'd[UP]]

Yea its an awesome motor=) should check out the 4 rotor.

[JITB]

Yea its an awesome motor=) should check out the 4 rotor.

im not ready for the 4 rotor...