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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by iLikeEatPoo
My FC lasted to 220k and my rx8 reached 102k this week. Maybe it's just me.
You do realize that there are exceptions to every rule.... and that rotary motors have in general a bad reputation among the general populous for unreliability. Which isn't to say that you can't have a reliable rotary engine, it's just not as common as the alternative...

My milage has varied, I had what seemed like a bullet proof motor, that ran 12 PSI on the stock system all day long, without an incident ! Untill I wrecked it !

The replacement couldn't do 8 PSI without screwing up, and when I whent single turbo I couldn't keep the darned thing together... and I never made more than 300 RWHP with a GT 35/40 and a VMount...

Some people are lucky some are not... but it's not like I didn't try ....
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