"how Many Cylinders Do You Have?"
01-04-2004, 06:20 PM
#11
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i always tell everyone im stock, ask fikse/martni. he came to my town and instantly both our cars became stock.
the other day i was throwing flames in a parknig lot full of friends and i hear this mustang revving at me from a diff. parking lot. well he rolls up and he's like "what you got, an autolock kit" i was like "an auto what?" and that went back and forth about 3 tmies until he fnially goes "yuo know a spark plug and wire in your exhaust" i was like "na man, this **** does that normally, no plugs here" so he asked me "what valves do you have" i looked at my friend smiling and said "i dont have any valves, it's rotary" to which he replied "oh so you're running OPEN VALVES" i almost fell over i just agreed and was like whatever.
He had a GLITTER PAINTED mustang with a bodykit and exhaust. probably a v6 it was slow and quiet. But after embarassing himself by completely lacking in any knowledge of my car he offers me automotive parts andaudio parts at his store "ultimate audio" Apparently he didnt connect my name and face but when he said what store he owned i knew who he was right away, this guy last year wanted to fight me because i went around saying how crap Ultimate Audio was because my friends amps fell off the mounts the put in.
i HATE these idiots.
kevin.
the other day i was throwing flames in a parknig lot full of friends and i hear this mustang revving at me from a diff. parking lot. well he rolls up and he's like "what you got, an autolock kit" i was like "an auto what?" and that went back and forth about 3 tmies until he fnially goes "yuo know a spark plug and wire in your exhaust" i was like "na man, this **** does that normally, no plugs here" so he asked me "what valves do you have" i looked at my friend smiling and said "i dont have any valves, it's rotary" to which he replied "oh so you're running OPEN VALVES" i almost fell over i just agreed and was like whatever.
He had a GLITTER PAINTED mustang with a bodykit and exhaust. probably a v6 it was slow and quiet. But after embarassing himself by completely lacking in any knowledge of my car he offers me automotive parts andaudio parts at his store "ultimate audio" Apparently he didnt connect my name and face but when he said what store he owned i knew who he was right away, this guy last year wanted to fight me because i went around saying how crap Ultimate Audio was because my friends amps fell off the mounts the put in.
i HATE these idiots.
kevin.
01-04-2004, 06:42 PM
#13
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Location: Port St. Lucie, FL
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Yea I've had that happen at the car shows before... It seems a lot of people hear rotary but they must think it's like "Hemi" or something... 
I remember when I first learned what a rotary was, although I looked it up on the internet and learned about it's potential.
I've had the same thing happen a few times, but there are different people, receptive, and retarded.
Retarded: "So how many pistons you got? (None) What do you mean you don't have pistons? (I mean, I don't have pistons... It's a rotary motor) What's a rotary? (It's like a rounded off triangle in a three stage motor) ...? (Nevermind...) What motor is that? (13B) You mean B13 right? Like my Honda motor? ( ::sighs:: ) How many liters is it? (1.3) Oh man it must be slow... (...) You gonna put skunk2 valve springs in this beast? (I don't have valves) Yea right man, I'm not that stupid!"
Receptive: "So how many pistons you got? (None) What do you mean you don't have pistons? (I mean, I don't have pistons... It's a rotary motor) Would you mind explaining how it works?"
Second scenario is much more pleasing, and much easier to make believers out of people when they actually are humble enough to "listen."
-Anthony
I've had the same thing happen a few times, but there are different people, receptive, and retarded.
Retarded: "So how many pistons you got? (None) What do you mean you don't have pistons? (I mean, I don't have pistons... It's a rotary motor) What's a rotary? (It's like a rounded off triangle in a three stage motor) ...? (Nevermind...) What motor is that? (13B) You mean B13 right? Like my Honda motor? ( ::sighs:: ) How many liters is it? (1.3) Oh man it must be slow... (...) You gonna put skunk2 valve springs in this beast? (I don't have valves) Yea right man, I'm not that stupid!"
Receptive: "So how many pistons you got? (None) What do you mean you don't have pistons? (I mean, I don't have pistons... It's a rotary motor) Would you mind explaining how it works?"
Second scenario is much more pleasing, and much easier to make believers out of people when they actually are humble enough to "listen."
-Anthony
01-04-2004, 06:53 PM
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i have a rotor, housing and junk middle plate in my trunk with a cut e-shaft that was garbage also. I take it out, spin it around and they understand and become very interested.
visual aids work wonders
visual aids work wonders
01-04-2004, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Cheers!' date='Jan 4 2004, 07:50 PM
6
because the horsepower of 1.3L turbo charged FC is equivalent to power of 6 cylinder car
because the horsepower of 1.3L turbo charged FC is equivalent to power of 6 cylinder car
my rotary isn't the equivalent of a 6-clyinder, it is a rotary.
just like a rose is a rose is a rose.
kevin.
01-04-2004, 07:25 PM
#20
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Location: Portland Oregon
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Its this simple to explain if you have all the equipment ready to go!
If you already carry around a laptop for your pfc dialogic and WB, it makes it a lot easier to explain and people can grasp the concept much easier.
Ignorant person walks up drawn by the uniqueness of the sound and style of any rx
Asks: how many cylinders, valves, crank, rods, pistons, or any other thing a rotary doesn’t have
Your simple reply is to: carefully pull out the lap top, pop up any one of numerous Gif animations and say it doesn’t have any of those: but it does do this.
Beats the spinning dorito in a epitrochoidal path explanation almost every time:thumbup:
If you already carry around a laptop for your pfc dialogic and WB, it makes it a lot easier to explain and people can grasp the concept much easier.
Ignorant person walks up drawn by the uniqueness of the sound and style of any rx
Asks: how many cylinders, valves, crank, rods, pistons, or any other thing a rotary doesn’t have
Your simple reply is to: carefully pull out the lap top, pop up any one of numerous Gif animations and say it doesn’t have any of those: but it does do this.
Beats the spinning dorito in a epitrochoidal path explanation almost every time:thumbup: