ianphampton Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 http://autoweek.com/article/car-life/12-rotor-wankel-engine-will-melt-your-brain Potentially - 3600 BHP Potentially - 14000 rpm Like - wow! I'd love to see this connected up for real! Even in the video here you can see how as the video progresses he made improvements and the running just got better and better - and I love the glass of water! Anyway - I thought this was interesting - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Very cool Ian. Hope he gets it fitted in something better than a boat. Just want to see what it could do on a road vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 The rotary is a very clever design, in theory there is no reason why you just cant keep bolting on more rotors, the only restraining factor is the eshaft (crankshaft) in that it will twist with increased length. We have the 3 rotor Cosmo and 787B 4 rotor Lemans car, Mad mike also runs a 4 rotor in his drift car I think they are a fantastic engine if your remove the relatively short engine life and emissions issues, silky smooth and they rev so quickly as there are no cams etc Would have another in a heart beat if they bought out a nice car with one in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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