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Old 11-06-2003, 06:12 PM   #22 (permalink)
bad30th
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Dont get me wrong, I do like the design of the rotary and its simplicity, but....

Its been my experience that with a rotary, there are a series of trade-offs.

A NA rotary has relatively low torque numbers (low-end and peak).... with somewhat decent reliability (being NA, there is much less of a strain on the apex seals).

Add a turbo, and the torque problem is somewhat improved, but you throw your reliability right out the window. I say this because, yes an extremely well tuned and maintained turbo rotary can last, but most are not so well tuned or maintained..... In other words, chances are, you WILL blow your apex seals in your turbo rotary.

And as far as gas mileage goes, its already been said that rotaries have a lower compression ratio, which = less performance per gallon. And if its a turbo rotary, well you can just forget it.....talk to anyone with a turbo and they will tell you that if they are driving for gas mileage, they do everything in their power NOT to boost, because Boost = Guzzling Gas
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