Wankel types are so fucking cool. Not a lot of engines out there that can come close to their power to weight ratio.
Maintenance is just a bitch…
Also you get to say Wankel all the time with a serious face.
Too bad there are no Tossel or Buggel engines though...
Also very fuel inefficient, which is the main reason you don't get them in cars anymore.
If they had only gone to laser ignition and roller apex seals...
Huh… can you explain? Did they ever do research on roller apex seals?
Idk what you’re talking about with laser ignition, but I guess that the name is self explanatory… as in a laser pulse instead of a spark to ignite in the combustion phase….
But the roller seals are suuuuper fucking interesting. But that would bring its own issues. Sure you’d save the sliding of the apex seal against the chamber walls, but then you’ve got to deal with some sort of roller bearing exposed to the actual combustion process. Plus lubrication is still an issue…
Fun problem to think about!
I always heard that these things sound really cool but I can never hear them over sound of Mazda fans nutting themselves
Love me some spinny doritos
mahn i was so in love with my friends mazda series2 rx7 with a rotary engine. it was just so bizarre
And yet when I tell people I’m spinning up the Wankel engine the cops always get called
This is amazing.
Sigh... unzips wankels
Those little red dots on the lower left are the apex seals on their way to the cats
First car was an FB RX-7, little rotary goes woooooooo. I miss it 😭
Yeah i had an 83, it was a 12A I guess? Revved like crazy and was one of the more balanced cars I ever drove. Consistently got 20 mpg, not great. I don't recall it using much oil and thr transmission went before the engine. The nonturbo versions were pretty sturdy, heat kills the apex seals I hear.
ah moller.
