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Was really surprised how it sounded at idle... obviously got the usual raspy high RPM sound of the rotary motors but at idle it actually sounded pretty bad *** Sounds good or not its a pretty fast little ride...

 

It's different.


Rotary engines are so gay though...

 

mmmm rotary engine ftw!

i've seen that video before and still love it. puerto rico is rotary hell though, they own rotary titles!

 

Yet, their (rotary) fastest car is faster than the fastest LSx..

Don't knock on something you don't know about.

 

The driver of Anais (the fasted 3/4th's body car in the world) was recently murdered.

Took 32 shots from two masked men armed with AR-15's, the island sure is tough.

 

yup

 

Good god, he couldn't even get the power to the ground good. Isn't Abel Ibarra the fastest rotary in the 7's?

 

I think there is a faster car out there, but I can't really remember. But Abel's car is now running 6's @ 190+MPH now though!

 

I know plenty. Piston engines are capable of making much more power at a hell of a lot less RPM.

If they are so great, why is your FD LSX powered?


There are lots of piston powered vehicles that are a hell of a lot faster than the fastest rotary.

 

If it I meant, piston engines in GENERAL, I would have said that, but I carefully noted specifically the LS1 - correct?

I'm not here to get into the Rotary vs Piston argument. Do you have any first hand experience with the Rotary? Are you knocking on it because something bad has happened to you? If not, how can you even say is a "gay" engine - because of some horror story you read on the forums from some people that have never even seen a rotary engine in person? Get real, man.

That is why I stated:
The rotary sure is finicky, but it is one hell of an engine if tuned and built right. Treat it right and it will treat you the same. There is no engine out there that will just blow, you have the say in that. If you treat it like garbage, it'll treat you the same.

If you really must know why I switched over, here you are:

I have many friends with LS1's and very knowledgeable ones at that as most of them tune their own engines or others. I know a lot there is to know about a piston engine and how to diagnose one.

I also know about rotaries TO A CERTAIN EXTENT since there are some special tools used to diagnose and/or do upgrade. If something is wrong with my engine that I can't fix myself, I would have to travel 54 miles each way to the nearest Rotary mechanic - that would not be the case with my LS1.

It's all about resources and around here, there aren't any for Rotaries, otherwise I would have kept it and would have added a nice little snail on there.

EDIT: If you have any experience with Rotary's, I'd love to hear of some projects.

 

i couldnt figure out what it sounded like at first....then i realized it sounds just like a nitro rc car lol

 

I don't wanna argue back and forth either. It's just my opinion. I was half joking when I called them "gay". That being said, I dont care how much power you make with a rotary. They just don't do it for me.

I have driven/ridden in RX7s and 8s. I helped a friend with his 13b more than once. I haven't owned one, and wont.

My car, my truck, and my ATV all use piston engines. Thats the way I like it.

 

i'd hope that pistons engines are as powerful as they are for being around since the begining of cars...

i own a 87 and love the rotary, love how not many people have then or even understand them, also for the output they put for being so tiny. just something different than being in the same cookie cutter piston scene. but hey that's just me

 

I thought there was an lsx in the 7's, seen a few low 8's.

 

hardcore is in the 7's and W2W is in the 6's

 

Doesn't do a damn thing for me. Sounds bad *** at idle. That wannabe E46 chassis is lame though...

As soon as he hit it I had to close the window. There is nothing more annoying than the sound of a Rotary engine.

Can't argue with the concept of a Rotary engine though.

 

that thing looked like it really got moving after the 1/8th