What are the pros/cons when comparing a rotary engine to a typical four stroke piston engine? Its seems 95% of all autos use the piston engine so I'm sure there is a reason why. Any info/comments would be great.
2006-10-20 23:11:50 · 5 answers · asked by ? 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
it is probably because the rotary engine is the Wankel engine so it is harder to boast about how big your Wankel is.
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2006-10-20 23:16:48 · answer #1 · answered by angle_of_deat_69 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
rotary engines are vastly different than your traditional engine. there is a complex system of combustion chambers and valves that are kinda arranged in a circular like shape. the main moving part on the inside can have 10 or more seals that could fail with labor intensive repairs. rotary engines normally produce more power when compared to similar size four stroke engines. they operate at high rpms like around 10 to 13,000 rpm towards the top end. they are not as efficient as four stroke engines. they use more gas and produce more pollutants when compared to similar four stroke engines. you could probably find a lot of information about them at the library. the main reason they are not seen more today is a result of the gas crisis of the late seventies. gm was developing it but scrapped the idea when people were looking for small fuel efficient engines.
2006-10-21 06:23:28 · answer #2 · answered by gillyguy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the reason is there are just more piston engines out there but the rotary engine from Mazda is a good motor and you can run endless nitrous through the motor without harming it
2006-10-21 06:20:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i once had a 1973 Mazda Rx3 and i wish i still had it that car was super fast and would tack out at unbelievable rpms how ever as someone stated they were famous for blowing oil seals the motors are very very heavy
2006-10-21 08:14:19 · answer #4 · answered by simplemanmd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The old rotarys used to blow oil seals all the time..i think they have that fixed now....
2006-10-21 06:14:28 · answer #5 · answered by MC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋