ORIGINAL: Bax
ORIGINAL: jimmyjames213
ORIGINAL: fly boy2
that Rotary 49 PI Type II (2007) looks cool. If I had the money, I'd get it
. I have no idea what I would put it in
from what i hear, that same engine has been around for a lonnnng time with very few mods done throught the years. to bad they dont make it cheaper/more efficent (its a 30 sized engine that makes the power of a 40 but drinks fuel like a 60).
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Can't be done. The rotary engine will always require more fuel to produce its power, and the engine requires precision machining...you can't just cast parts and be done with it. The machining is more complex than reciprocating engines need, so it costs more to make. It's as much a novelty engine as anything, but it's really quite a nice engine, and suits a lot of different types of installations. That's why O.S. has had a Wankel engine since the 1970's (
http://www.osengines.com/history/ostimeline05.html ).
o well, why not make a 40 sized wankel so it would be more useable?
have you guys ever thought of making a small wankel gasoline engine? maybe to compete w/ the new satio gas engine. no one would care if it drank more fuel because it would weigh less and produce more power. you could prob make a wankel for the same price (or less) of one of those saito gassers.
just thought i would ask, i think rotary engines are cool, i would love for them to be more pratical