whatchain

is it normal when a rotary engine is warming up for it to shake or vibrate? mine seems to have a noticeable amount of vibration/shake when cold starting, once warmed up, the engine is smooth and quiet. it' s a stock s8 short block engine with no porting.

x-con

my stock s8 doesnt have any vibration or shaking on warm up

were in NZ you at ?

whatchain

im in christchurch.. it's just seems weird as one of the rotary engines party piece is how quiet and smooth it runs.. im not actually 100% sure if its coming from the engine kus when i lift the bonnet up, the engine idles very quietly..

x-con

So with the bonnet closed ,were do you notice the vibration and shaking ?

Darryl C

Hi, did you sus this out. Is the car an auto and did it feel like a surging harmonic vibration more than a constant vibration when on fast idle warm up.
Cheers

skinced

if it is bridgeported then yes

freaknbigpanda

Hey I have the exact same problem with my car, did you guys figure out what the deal is? The car almost trembles until it warms up a bit then it is completely smooth. Really weird, it is't really a big deal but I'm worried it is a symptom of a potentially bigger issue.

Edit: forgot to add I have a 1996 series 7 totally stock motor.

whatchain

it's the air pump doing its job during warming up. its normal.