mortiky

i was just curious if someone could comment on how detonation sounds in a rotary. i'm all too familiar with this sound on piston engines but i was curious if you could expect a similar or different sound when this condition occurs in a wankel. any info would be appreciated. thanks.

Icemark

Depends on the motor, but it is generally a popcorn popping type sound coming from the passengers side of the engine bay.

2Lucky2tha7

iTrader: (3)

to me it's always sounded like taking (2) 2x4's and smacking them together really hard and really fast.

roc11111

that sounds about right.

mortiky

OK, so it is quite a bit different than the metallic crickets chirping kind of sound you hear in a typical piston engine that has the timing over advanced. i was experiencing a popping sound when i would get on it (WOT) over 4000-5000 RPM, also was like it was missing really jerky power going on. any more info would be great. thanks.

Icemark

Oh yes, considerably louder than a piston engine.

joshcartech

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u-Ki...e_gdata_player


Is this the sound?

ppiiggppoorrkk

Why would a rotary do that at only 3000 to 5000 rpm? Does it have larger injectors?

Kentetsu

On a 12a it kinda sounds like marbles rattling around in a tin coffee can...





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funkjaw

iTrader: (3)

From my own personal experience it sounds similar to a piston engine but much louder...