Hello rotary experts, i have a few questions here that i would like to know so i can make my friends think i know as much as you guys

Here goes:

What years were the each of the "series" produced? (example...between what years was the series 3 built and so forth for for series 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 and if theres anymore)

What engine went into each one of the series?

How many types of rotary engines are there and a short explanation of each?

And how many cc's is a standard 13B?

Cheers.

 

79-80 Series 1 - SA (Shorthand from the VIN number)
12A (1148 cc)
81-83 Series 2 - FB
12A
84-85 Series 3 - FB
12A, 13B-EGI (6-port FI in GSL-SE), 12AT in Japan
86-88 Series 4 - FC
13B and 13B-RE (TII) (1308 cc)
89-91 Series 5 - FC
13B, 13B-RE
93-98 Series 6 - FD Stopped importing to States in 95
13B-REW
99-02 Series 7 - FD
13B-REW

10A - Carbed 4-port w/ Hitachi Carb
Cosmo 110, R100
12A - Carbed 4-port. Hitachi carbs through 76, then Nikki
RX-2, RX-3, RX-7
13A - FWD Japanese Cosmo
13B - 4-port Carbed in RX-4, RX-5, REPU
- 6-port FI in FB, FC
13B-RE - Turbo II FCs (Single Turbo)
13B-REW - FD (Sequential Twin Turbo) and JC Cosmo
20B-REW - 3-rotor Sequential Twin in Japan-market-only JC Cosmo (2-door luxo-coupe)

There's also the 20B, R20B, R26B (LeMans-winning engine in 787B car) and others, but those are the significant production engines. Lots changed over the years with ignition, 6-port actuation, turbos and such.

I'm sure I've missed things, but that's off the top of my head.

 

good freakin greif off the top of your head? lol i dont think u missed nething, unless u wanted to include the nsu lineup

 

Well, at some point the 12As got EFI and 6-ports in Japan, but I don't know when. Also, the 13A was in the FWD Luce, not Cosmo. My bad.

 

Cheers!

Another question i was thinking to myself was if rotas are so fast then why aren't they race cars, i see V8's in fords and holdens racing but not rotas, why is that?

 

In the states, the SCCA has IT7 specifically for FBs, and they're competitive in ITA. There's also StarMazda with the little RENESIS F-3000 looking cars. Typically, though, they're too difficult to evenly match against piston cars and are not allowed to compete. They were hit with HUGE penalties for LeMans following Mazda's win, though they've been there nearly every year in Kudzu chassis. They're just made non-competitive by the rulemakers.