The guy at the end is wrong to call it a 4L, it is 1.3L at 1 rev but a 4 stroke piston engine needs 2 revs to complete it's cycle so to make a close as possible comparison you calculate the Rotary also at 2 revs which gives you 2.6L that's why a 13B shows 2.6L on the registration plate
I really thought that Mazda made a big mistake to kill the Rx8 in Japan . The issue was the pollution controls they couldn't reduce to meet the car requirements low levels. But the Truck standards for Canada are different as well as minivans were deemed trucks and not cars which even had the Truck safety Standards applied to it. The Nissan Quest was the japanese version of the Mercury Villager built at the Ohio Ford plant but had features that met the Car safety Standards. So follow me here folks, FORD also owned 40% of mazda while it's Ranger pick-up Plant made the Mazda B2000 pick-up and the Escort Plant made the Protege too. In 2012 the Rx8 was killed, but the 1.3 litre engine pumped out 232 Hp and just imagine a modular version 3 rotor supercharged with almost 400 hp that goes into Buses to drive Shut Motors to be eco friendly and cheap. Develop a bio-fuel and exhaust scrubber system and it will replace the buses near me that have diesel engines running electric motors and the modular engine pops in like a battery because it drives the Electric motor shaft and not the bus drive-line system . Forget about cars for japan, put these engines in Trucks to reduce weight and hood height while the cab could come forward 6 inches near the feet for leg room and make the rear box longer too. Having a 2.0 litre rotary set-up to put out 500 hp and modular for commercial use to swap and repair could flood the market with engines in reserve while perfecting repair job to cut rebuilding times which the owners of the vehicles save fuel costs and down-time for a bus that is now several days for diesel engine repairs .
@@benpasquale6353 I have only owned 7 different Mazda Rotary engine cars RX2, RX3, RX4, RX5, RX7 Series 3 RX7 Turbo II and an RX7 Dual Turbo and have rebuilt several engines. Only time I have had one be temperamental was due to a bad tank of fuel that turned out to have water in it due to flooding that contaminated the petrol stations tank. I think I have had enough experience with Rotaries (1982 to present) to know they are not lawnmowers! Maintain them properly and they are are very reliable and not temperamental unless you do extreme modifications.
The cold run (or warm up) was probably the main weakness though, because that big (compared to a piston) rotor would warm up faster than the housing, expanding more, and putting pressure on apex seals. They did need to be warmed up gently. You'd think modern materials, maybe ceramics could make a big difference though.
The guy at the end is wrong to call it a 4L, it is 1.3L at 1 rev but a 4 stroke piston engine needs 2 revs to complete it's cycle so to make a close as possible comparison you calculate the Rotary also at 2 revs which gives you 2.6L that's why a 13B shows 2.6L on the registration plate
To be honest, it's a completely different concept of engine. Displacement comparisons are pretty meaningless.
Imagine if Allan had people like Curran Bros build that iconic rx7 with a 3 or even FOUR rotor peripheral ported engine
AH the days when there where other makes of car in Australian touring car racing ,i suppose Australians didn't like there v8's losing
I really thought that Mazda made a big mistake to kill the Rx8 in Japan . The issue was the pollution controls they couldn't reduce to meet the car requirements low levels.
But the Truck standards for Canada are different as well as minivans were deemed trucks and not cars which even had the Truck safety Standards applied to it. The Nissan Quest was the japanese version of the Mercury Villager built at the Ohio Ford plant but had features that met the Car safety Standards.
So follow me here folks, FORD also owned 40% of mazda while it's Ranger pick-up Plant made the Mazda B2000 pick-up and the Escort Plant made the Protege too.
In 2012 the Rx8 was killed, but the 1.3 litre engine pumped out 232 Hp and just imagine a modular version 3 rotor supercharged with almost 400 hp that goes into Buses to drive Shut Motors to be eco friendly and cheap.
Develop a bio-fuel and exhaust scrubber system and it will replace the buses near me that have diesel engines running electric motors and the modular engine pops in like a battery because it drives the Electric motor shaft and not the bus drive-line system .
Forget about cars for japan, put these engines in Trucks to reduce weight and hood height while the cab could come forward 6 inches near the feet for leg room and make the rear box longer too.
Having a 2.0 litre rotary set-up to put out 500 hp and modular for commercial use to swap and repair could flood the market with engines in reserve while perfecting repair job to cut rebuilding times which the owners of the vehicles save fuel costs and down-time for a bus that is now several days for diesel engine repairs .
2:30 "ima tell ya anyway"
good engine but very temperamental..especially on cold starts...frustrating
never had any issues with cold starts with any of my rotaries.just make sure you have electronic ignition.
Bullshit!
@@garyhoffmann1615 do you know what a rotary is? no its not a lawn mower
@@benpasquale6353 I have only owned 7 different Mazda Rotary engine cars RX2, RX3, RX4, RX5, RX7 Series 3 RX7 Turbo II and an RX7 Dual Turbo and have rebuilt several engines. Only time I have had one be temperamental was due to a bad tank of fuel that turned out to have water in it due to flooding that contaminated the petrol stations tank. I think I have had enough experience with Rotaries (1982 to present) to know they are not lawnmowers!
Maintain them properly and they are are very reliable and not temperamental unless you do extreme modifications.
The cold run (or warm up) was probably the main weakness though, because that big (compared to a piston) rotor would warm up faster than the housing, expanding more, and putting pressure on apex seals. They did need to be warmed up gently.
You'd think modern materials, maybe ceramics could make a big difference though.