At 03:58 PM 10/1/97 -0400, you wrote:
Running the risk of getting flamed horribly, I have always felt that the
>rotary engine is really superior to many piston engines in many ways. They
>have a better weight to horsepower ratio than many standard piston engines,
>and are really much more durable (eg: they will run up and above 300k miles
>and still be able to redline!)
>I guess I am also a little biased - I am an ex RX-7 owner.. ;)
>BEN RUSET - http://www.monmouth.com/~bruset
While all the above were basically true, aren't rotaries thirstier and
dirtier? Seems these, and perhaps others, were the reasons for the rotary
retreat.
Michael, New Bern, NC
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