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01-21-11, 12:22 AM
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Imagine if
rotary engines were mass produced before piston engines were used in the standard automobile. If wankel engines came out instead of ford motors in the early 1900s. And if 90% of cars were rotary engine powered all these years. Do you think we would have a better automobile overall than we did?
.. Who would care about the other cars then?
01-21-11, 02:10 AM
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I think the piston IC engine was a progression from piston steam engines. Could a rotary be used as an external combustion steam engine?
It's easy if you try
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Sorry, couldn't resist.
I think the piston IC engine was a progression from piston steam engines. Could a rotary be used as an external combustion steam engine?
01-21-11, 03:08 AM
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If everyone drove Wankel cars (LoL! Right, driving rotary...), I probably wouldn't drive an FC, but one of those rare Otto engine powered cars with the interesting complecated engine design.
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01-21-11, 12:22 PM
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Every city would have as much smog as L.A.
And L.A. would be toxic and unsurvivable for all living creatures, including plants.
Catalytic Converter companies would be as big as Apple.
And L.A. would be toxic and unsurvivable for all living creatures, including plants.
Catalytic Converter companies would be as big as Apple.
01-21-11, 03:17 PM
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Well if rotaries were basically the standard that means more companies would be more effort into perfecting them so I feel the rotary would have evolved into something much more reliable like what we have with piston motors today.
Of course the exact opposite could also occur but think about it. Since piston motors are the standard naturally most of the R&D in engine development is going to go to piston motors...so if rotaries were standard I'm sure it would be a similar situation.
..but I still have to agree with most of the above posts haha
Of course the exact opposite could also occur but think about it. Since piston motors are the standard naturally most of the R&D in engine development is going to go to piston motors...so if rotaries were standard I'm sure it would be a similar situation.
..but I still have to agree with most of the above posts haha
01-21-11, 05:56 PM
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01-21-11, 06:08 PM
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Well if rotaries were basically the standard that means more companies would be more effort into perfecting them so I feel the rotary would have evolved into something much more reliable like what we have with piston motors today.
Of course the exact opposite could also occur but think about it. Since piston motors are the standard naturally most of the R&D in engine development is going to go to piston motors...so if rotaries were standard I'm sure it would be a similar situation.
..but I still have to agree with most of the above posts haha
Of course the exact opposite could also occur but think about it. Since piston motors are the standard naturally most of the R&D in engine development is going to go to piston motors...so if rotaries were standard I'm sure it would be a similar situation.
..but I still have to agree with most of the above posts haha
I couldn't have said this better myself. I try to get everyone to convert. More interest = more development.
01-21-11, 07:35 PM
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Love it. I just wish they spent more time making the rotary engine reliable and fuel efficient, had more people working on it for longer, more models and I think competition could have forced them to make the engine better. I love the rx7 no matter what though.
01-21-11, 10:21 PM
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In this world, Initial D: the Trueno would have a rotary engine and the RX7 would have a 4AGE 20v; the internal engine animations would be that of piston engine in Fast and the furious....
01-21-11, 11:55 PM
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Smells like 2 stroke.
Hmm... I'm gonna go with "a better rotary engine due to more R&D" For 1000 Alex.
The 16X, the Hydrogen RX-8, multi side port... All things that would've happened sooner.
What is... Nirvana? lol
The 16X, the Hydrogen RX-8, multi side port... All things that would've happened sooner.
What is... Nirvana? lol
