They don't show it, but the scotch yokes & the cylinder positioning gear are probably enclosed in a crankcase.



Ya gotta know those yokes are gonna get hot.



The side ports remind me of a Sterling engine.

the rotary is a very reliable motor, as long as its not in a 3rd gen.



lost of endurance racers dont need to rebuild their engine after every race, unlike the piston engine guys who tear it down after every race. probably another reason its banned, too easy.



kevin.

[quote name='teknics' date='Jul 1 2005, 11:16 PM']the rotary is a very reliable motor, as long as its not in a 3rd gen.



lost of endurance racers dont need to rebuild their engine after every race, unlike the piston engine guys who tear it down after every race. probably another reason its banned, too easy.



kevin.


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Exactly! They said the 787b that won the Le Mans could have done another 24 hours.



The only piston engines that come close to rotaries are 170bhp/litre bike engines which start to deteriorate at 50k miles - 10 year rotaries have been making lots more than that and are still running strong.



Mark

[quote name='inanimate_object' date='Jul 2 2005, 06:27 AM']Exactly! They said the 787b that won the Le Mans could have done another 24 hours.



The only piston engines that come close to rotaries are 170bhp/litre bike engines which start to deteriorate at 50k miles - 10 year rotaries have been making lots more than that and are still running strong.



Mark


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yea everyone says "oh the reliability sucks" yea, if you beat the **** out of it.



Also i like the rotary valve camshaft thingy they designed for piston engines, i forget who made it.



kevin.

[quote name='inanimate_object' date='Jul 2 2005, 07:27 AM']Exactly! They said the 787b that won the Le Mans could have done another 24 hours.




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That reliability point is mute for us normal folk.



787b motor is NA. The only easily accessible NA Rotary motor we have are the 12a, 13b, and Renesis, all making "Sub-par" Horsepower unless introduced to FI. Once FI is there to make up for the lack of 2 more rotor's, reliability drops....

[quote name='PhoenixDownVII' date='Jul 2 2005, 01:14 PM']That reliability point is mute for us normal folk.



787b motor is NA. The only easily accessible NA Rotary motor we have are the 12a, 13b, and Renesis, all making "Sub-par" Horsepower unless introduced to FI. Once FI is there to make up for the lack of 2 more rotor's, reliability drops....


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no, if you dont abuse the FI, its all good. Its when we push the envelope that **** pops.



kevin.

[quote name='teknics' date='Jul 1 2005, 05:16 PM']the rotary is a very reliable motor, as long as its not in a 3rd gen.



lost of endurance racers dont need to rebuild their engine after every race, unlike the piston engine guys who tear it down after every race. probably another reason its banned, too easy.



kevin.


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oh really? not my enduro motors. 62 hour inbetween rebuilds 750hp chevy. touche



judd v8 and v10 go for 45 hours before needing a simple freshining (rings bearings, seals)

[quote name='teknics' date='Jul 2 2005, 03:31 PM']no, if you dont abuse the FI, its all good. Its when we push the envelope that **** pops.



kevin.


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So if I mod my 13b conservatively, but still push high HP, I can yield near 200k out of a 13b? My point was about HP (which creates more heat/stress, the more the worse-off for a rotary)



Just never happens, coolant seals are bound to go with any turbo setup at some point in time before anything stupendous mileage wise...*shrug* eh?

[quote name='PhoenixDownVII' date='Jul 3 2005, 07:09 AM']So if I mod my 13b conservatively, but still push high HP, I can yield near 200k out of a 13b? My point was about HP (which creates more heat/stress, the more the worse-off for a rotary)



Just never happens, coolant seals are bound to go with any turbo setup at some point in time before anything stupendous mileage wise...*shrug* eh?


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whatever you wanna believe, god.



kevin.

[quote name='PhoenixDownVII' date='Jul 3 2005, 04:09 AM']So if I mod my 13b conservatively, but still push high HP, I can yield near 200k out of a 13b? My point was about HP (which creates more heat/stress, the more the worse-off for a rotary)



Just never happens, coolant seals are bound to go with any turbo setup at some point in time before anything stupendous mileage wise...*shrug* eh?


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actually most rotaries live on a time clock, they seem to go for 6-8 years, the 1st gens did, the turbo cars did etc etc. the exceptions are the gsl-se's and the na fc's