Rotary power thread! [Pics]

[slammin.e28]

even if you never changed the timing belt, an M20 would last longer without needing a rebuild than a rotary. :p

Rotary has no timing belt so it wins by default.

[nando]

even if you never changed the timing belt, an M20 would last longer without needing a rebuild than a rotary. :p

[slammin.e28]

am I the only one who thinks M20s are freaking terrible? I'm not saying you couldn't pay me to drive one, but it would have to be a 6 figure salary..

Fixed that for me.

[nando]

am I the only one who thinks rotaries are freaking terrible? I'm not saying you couldn't pay me to drive one, but it would have to be a 6 figure salary..

[ForcedFirebird]

How about a turbo rotary e30?

[slammin.e28]

Check out some of the Rotary boat engines.....

Also, dad had two 1979 Mazda Cosmos....consecutive serial numbers. Wish he'd kept them....I'd love to have it.



Also.....don't forget to include the Mercedes C111 in this thread....

[Hooffenstein HD]

This is how we rotary down under

No.

[Massimo]

This is how we rotary down under

[BobombETA]

besides the 787B all rotary cars are shells for swaps.

318's are shells for a swap

[mrcheezle19]

besides the 787B all rotary cars are shells for swaps.

[LJ851]

[BlackbirdM3]

My shots from the Monterey Historics 2 years ago.

Will

[3vilE30]

Oh how I want an FD....
20B single turbos are insane
R26B 4 rotors produce such an amazing exhaust note

ROTARY FTW

[AwakenNoMore]

The pre-mix thing isn't necessary unless the oil metering pump has been deleted though. I daily drove all my 7's (including the FD) and gas isn't much worse than my e30. I got 25 mpg out of the FD to a from Tucson once.

[varg]

I looked at a few of them before I settled on an E30, and was really interested for a while. Don't like the sound of 2-rotors though, or the premix ritual, or the horrendous gas mileage. FBs are some beautiful cars though and I could see myself buying one as a toy some day, just not as regular driver...