Rotary Engines - Why YOU Should Love Them, Even Though They SUCK | WheelHouse
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The rotary engine is well known in the automotive community, both for reliability issues and for being amazing. So is the rotary engine really one of the coolest engines ever or is it a poor design that should be left behind?
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BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP
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Donut Media spicy Doritos
Spicy nachooo 😋
NACHO TORTILLA HOSE
I prefer...... SPCCI flavoured
20B?
Mazda
*slams massive line of coke*
“Yea let’s put a rotary in everything”
Mazda
*downs fifth of crown pre Lemans*
"Yea so they're probably going to be all burt hurt and ban our race car but fuck em - let's wax dat ass for the one time."
Rooted Onion funniest shit I’ve heard
*Puts rotary in electric car.*
Tech Witch , thats what they plan on doing, rotary hybrid
@@TheBacontarian Rotary will be working as a generator not a power plant. it will be electric car
9:17 - *rotary screams* - subtitles says [Music]
Shieet, that's true
🤣🤣🤣👆🏻👍🏻👌🏻
Hahaha it happends so many times in donut videos
Lmao
I'll buy an rx-7 the instant I'm fiscally stable enough to keep it running lol.
Lmao
My own goal is to get a CVPI and keep it my whole life. I need to have a car that 100% works for sure.
You should watch Rob Dahm and don't effin listen to what chev fuck boy say
Same
Amano Yuuji did you just say effin? Lmaooo
The RX-7 has always been my dream car.
The sound, the looks, the DRIFTS, all perfectly balanced, yes please.
same tbh and im turning 16 soon cant wait to start my build
@@jonahlinson3831 wait a min you got one?
my buddies working on his dream car.. an 80's "z car" he got for 75usd "if you can remove it today" the engine was so blown, it wasnt just blown... it was in 6-7 chunks after we unbolted all the stuff that was still holding the lock togather, pistons/cylanders wedged at angles... just true 'how the hell did they do this'.... a shop in the portland area know for mazda and nissan and similar cars bough the engine off him after hearing about it..they actually traded him some nice parts he needed, hes putting a custom tranny he got after it was rebuilt but the original owner had a stroke and died before picking it up, and his son, didnt want to spend more then buying a pick-n-pull tranny to get it working again...
the tranny is uniq and nice, 3 reverse gears, first is fast, faster then normal, 2nd is slower but higher torque, and the 3rd is "i need to use this AMC Eagle Wagon to pull that large fishing boat up this steep fucking ramp" (what im told it was in back then anyway), hes got a custom kit on order...hes still months out on the cue he got into just before cv19 started up, it will make mounting the rx7 engine in the z car(the one with the 2 removable t top/sun roof/wtfe panels over each seat and is iconic as hell for anybody in my age bracket), piss easy, same for the tranny adaptor kit, hes said i will be the first non-family member to drive it once its done... mostly because i helped him find alot of info showing, its been done and can be done.... oh, the tranny has 6 forward gears as well as the 3 reverse, just damn nice....
@@AshenTechDotCom You are definetly not an engineer... why do you lie?
@@AshenTechDotCom nice fake story, as soon as i saw an 80s z car for 75 usd i knew it was fake
If they weren't banned from racing rotaries would still be a thing.
why they are banned?
@@ShadowFri3nd straight up too good
@@zrspangle not exactly. Racing leagues set rules based on engine volume among other things, and the hp/volume for a wankel is much greater than for any other piston engine. That creates an unfair advantage for other engines which they try to incorporate into racing as many types as possible. It's perfectly fine to race with a V8 vs an inline 6 or Boxer 6 in certain leagues as long as the volume has the same limit. Allowing rotaries would pretty much throw that equality out the window. Everyone would use rotary and it technically would be bad for car companies because they wouldn't have incentive to test their consumer car engine on a track. It would overall create a bad car culture in terms of providing data for consumer engines. I love the wankel engine. It is a genius concept but because it is too inefficient( unless mazda makes a miracle with a skyactive 10 wankel) and doesn't pass current EPA standards, allowing it in races would severely hurt the engineering car companies use for regular consumers. The race track is not just a competition but also a science experiment.
@@nicholasperkins4655 Wasnt fuel consumption also partly why they were banned?
I believe it was more due to emissions
I still admire people who still use rotary as their engine of choice and my all time favorite car is always RX7. Its iconic, pop up headlight, timeless design, and Rotary
Borneo Fox the old version or the newer one? The more blocky one or the r o u n d one
@@lukasyee2296 i mean RX7 FD
@@borneofox agreed. I saw one at a gas station when I was a kid and have LOVED them since. They are so sexy in person. Pictures and vids don't do them justice.
I have 2 RX8 daily drivers still working perfectly fine. With the right mods reliability isn’t an issue. The MPG can’t be fixed, but any sports car eats tons of gas too. Gotta pay to play.
@@borneofox Gonna be honest the FD doesnt do it for me anymore. Same with the new and MKIV supra. I've learned to love my 87 FC T2's styling and same with the FB.
"Doing it the weirder and harder way makes it more interesting" A++++
Just like sex
all i want to say is: that’s why I fuck my dog instead of my girlfriend, like no one else does it except me so it’s cool
Rotaries are the reason I have fights with my girlfriend about me loving cars more than her
It's cool man. With a rotary you'll always have women throwing themselves at you, it's something your girlfriend is going to get used to
As it should
@Dr.Science
They'll know the sound
@Nyum91 RedZonE Toramer you mean fap
I thank you should say sorry to her because car hasn't have a mouth to talk to
Bonus Rotary facts:
The Delorean first concept was intended to have a rotary mid engine, from GM
Audi made an A1 hybrid, with a house built rotary as the range extender
Mazda made a Rotary powered bus once, it also had another 1cyl engine in it but only to get working the A/C.
Bruh, you forgot about the rotary Lada's
@@jimaki_37 I was gonna say that, so here's just the link drivemag.com/news/did-you-know-lada-made-wankel-rotary-engined-cars
Also mercedes c111 concept had the 4 rotor
Bonus: in the 70s, when rotary appeared to be a serious alternative to pistons, even Alfa Romeo started experimenting, making a working rotary prototype with a 2.2 engine on a Giulia. Unfortunately it was discontinued due to bad emission.
Claudio Galeno as much as I love Alfas, that would have been the mother of bad reliability 😅
Cool! Back in the late 70’s my Dad used to smoke muscle cars with a Rotary powered Mazda station wagon.
Not surprising, most muscle cars of that era had under 200 hp and weighed 5000 lbs.
@@powertothesheeple5422 lmao, yeah, big block v8s nuked to meet emission standard, cut the cats out and replace the exhaust, flash a tune, bigger injectors, and a more powerful fuel pump and they made great power..... that is for the time, but still not quite enough for the weight, sad boi hours. but honestly muscle at the time was bought for the looks anyways
@@powertothesheeple5422 took the words roght out of my mouth 78-81 corvettes had a massive tire smoking 150hp
@@ZeroCooly flash a tune and put bigger injectors in a 70s muscle car? I'd be interested to hear how you would do that with a carburettor and distributer
@@mitchellhayman381 I was thinking about the same thing
I wish he had mentioned Mazda is still committed to the rotary, the sky active concept of 2018 and the fact that they are still actively working on and developing rotary's for future models.
That titles realllly gunna piss off a lot of rotary guys 😂
LMAO people literally lose hair overtime trying to maintain a rotary even they live them to death. Tbh I want them to come back they were awesome
@Dr.Science I know that's the sad part 😭
as a huge lover of rotaries
GOOD
lotta wankeldudes are a bit up their own asses, gotta knock em down a peg, lmao
They're terrible for daily driving, they're at their best when racing, where you never let off the gas
yup
>happy when the Eunos Cosmo gets mentioned
>also angry because I dont want prices to rise
i looks like a Nissan Skyline but made by Buick.
@@ShadowFri3nd as much as I hate to say it, I don't disagree
Girls:Men dont even have emotions they dont even cry
When men cried: 6:55
Yeah true
These engines are huge in Puerto Rico, there’s tons of old corollas and starlets over there running rotors instead of pistons.
These guys should do a video about the drag racing in PR some rotores vs pistones would be nice lol.
Is there a reason why they prefer rotors? I mean they are are nice, but parts seem to be a little more expensive.
Yosimar Sanchez two reasons: uniqueness and show factor. It’s cool to see Japanese cars from the 70s and 80s haul ass, but to see and (better yet) hear a rotary powered car do it just adds pizzazz. Gotta show off someway somehow, chief.
Josué Cruz they ABSOLUTELY should, given the fact that it’s Puerto Rican rotary-powered dragsters that have won world titles. If Donut is going to do stuff about Bosuzaku cars and scooters, why not look into a scene that’s closer to their backyard?
@@concernedcitizen2766 hahaha, that is a great way to show off. My friend has an rx8 and man that thing just sounds, feels and drives amazing. I hope mazda brings them back.
Mazda’s with rotary engines: *Exists*
Fuel Emission Standards: “Allow us to introduce ourselves”
people who buy sports cars: " who cares about fuel economy and emissions."
@@7sins979 Why should sports car owners care about fuel economy if those who buy trucks and suvs don't?
@@linkskywalker5417 kinda my point
Fuel emission standards: Exists
Decat: I am about to end this man whole career
@@7sins979 obama pls. U get hit with massive fines and taxes if your average fuel economy was too shitty.
Two things that never should die:
The Rotary Engine dream,
The Cargo Pants dream.
I got cargo pants now i need rotary engine
@lIlIllIlIIl noice
@lIlIllIlIIl I prefer scrambled eggs
@lIlIllIlIIl yeah, try tosat with scrambled eggs sassuage and beacon
I fuckin rock cargos and I'm buyin an fc 💪💪💪
Shh..The Rotary Brothers are watching
And so are the
Initial D Fans
Yeah
Don't worry rx9 is coming in 2020
You called?
Deja Vu! I just been in this place before!
And i am too
Seeing that old school footage of the 787B, hearing that scream, and seeing the celebrations of the team after winning it all brings a tear to my eye every time.
i’ve wanted a rotary engine ever since i first learned about them 3 years ago from forza motorsport 6, the sound alone just sends chills
I preferred the rx7 in need for speed most wanted
Best bounty car and racer I ever used
I've been on a quest to own every car in Horizon 4 that I can stick a rotary in. I've been gunning for a RX-3 since I learned they were in the game, & I have a Caddy Limo with a racing Mazda 4-rotor in it. The sound is amazing, especially when it's coming from an American limo with an anime paint job. I wonder what the Drivavatars reactions would be when I pass them...
"They eat apex seals for breakfast" not even 10s in and my favourite line already
but you just have to replace them once and get the ones that dont break just flex
Somebody gotta make those apex seals as strong as piston rings. 💪
Yup
Actually even tho people kept saying rotary will eat apex seals the problem is always on the corner seals
When the rotary win le mans i felt like this should be a movie.
Actually, there is. It's called "From tears to Le Mans" (ル・マンへ熱き涙を). Altough its only available in japanese ua-cam.com/video/H_b9vEFYxDs/v-deo.html
I mean it's displacement was 7.8 Liters which is more than double what their competitors had soooo.. they were at a massive advantage
Yet remakes and reboots are on the menu. At least Ford vs Ferrari was made. Maybe hope springs eternal...
@@zacht9447 iirc they were underpowered compared to the competition, soooo.. the actual advantage would only be a lighter rotating assembly and less engine weight.
@@stoneee1234 yeah 900 hp is underpowered if you consider its displacement but not compared to the competition
Rotarys are great engines when in the hands of someone who knows what they are doing. Premix the fuel, and redline it often. A family friend had a 2004 rx-8. He was a Mazda tech and had over 250k miles on it when he passed. What made that impressive is the fact the the engine had never been opened up. It finally blew an apex seal at 283k miles.
I run the car maintenance UA-cam channel in Korea. I'm always learning such a great ideas on your channel. I hope we have a chance to be together. Thank you.
ㄱㅅ
Boleh
Nobody:
Not a soul:
Mazda in the mid 60s: Piston engines *BIG GAY*
No u pt. 2
I laughed way to hard to that shit
Clit dick!
@@dylan8736 What?
emissions: no u
*bra pa pa pa pa PAPA PAPA PAPAPAPAPREEEEEEEEeEEEEEeEEE*
- rotaries
This is deep
This is deep
Me: they have to mention Rob Dahm right
Donut: Who!?
Edit:
Me: what about Vargas Bros.
Donut: You say something?
I was looking for this comment, thank you.
I was thinking the same thing as well. He did put a Rotor in a Vette and is built a 4 rotor
the rotary world nothing without rob dahm
Yep was wondering the same..and anxiously waiting for his updates everytime..started to wonder when will that 4 rotor rx7 will be completed
Soon you will see a first start up video, I am a patreon subscriber of his, good things are coming very soon
Rotary engines are amazing even with their flaws
Jesus Valles I am tempted to get a mazda rx 7 fc or a rx 8 I heard they are high maintenance and not easy to find a mechanic now in days that knows how to work on it. Both cars are fun though.
Amazing is an overstatement. They would be amazing if they had little to no flaws.
@@rolon-ew5kl bruh if you cant maintenance your rx7 yourself you are not worthy of the rotary experience. It takes alot of research and knowledge to own reliable rotary and tuning isnt cheap at all.
@@j0lel666 Exactly. The only people who think they suck are dumb as batshit and have no clue how to maintain them. rOtArY tO0 mUcH hArD rEaDinG i RaTheR LS
Really good hp/liter, and an insane amount of potential for racing
And the best thing about my FC:
POP UP UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTS!
You must have the non turbo version if thats the best thing
You've never driven at night with the headlights up if you don't understand, mike :)
@Elijah Anderson Coolest car in initial D. Prove me wrong.
How's the reliability? Thinking of buying one
Every rx7 was released with pop ups smh
Is anyone ganna mention the “best Granpa ever” T-shirt?
😂😂😂
Shhhhhhhhhhhh
dude, we don't talk about that.
Either he and his offspring are EXTREMELY reckless... ...or he enjoys the company of older, much more experienced, women. The love child is not his. He's really a step grandfather.
ant-man reference?
Mazda is bringing back the rotary.
Just wait till the Tokyo motor show 2019..
I bet shmee will buy one.
Kick buttowski dumb thing to bring back lol but cool engine
....I never wanted to go to this show until now
Mazda is bringing it back as a range extender
its might be RX9 and somehow they say it could be hybrid
Nah only rangextender
I love my RX-8 and when I take it to shows it usually does get a few comments about it being a rotary, which makes me happy!
I will never forget this young kid who freaked out when he saw it. My cars no show car and needs some pretty massive paint work, but he was very excited to see the car. It's nice to see the next generation still holding on to the excitement that a rotary engine causes.
One guy was explaining to his wife who clearly was into cars, how the engine in my car works, and when she was finished her eyes lit up and she was talking about how cool and unique it was.
Love them because with cat delete you get MO' FIRE BABY 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Felix Wankel was an unappreciated GENIUS!
- Regular Car Reviews
the people who think the wankel engine is a japanese invention are idiots
*MORE TRIANGLES*
He was a piece of shit Nazi and probably stole his ideas from a jewish guy just like Hitler and Porsche did with the beetle.
@@jonathankeith524 the irony of you saying this on youtube with your google account is astounding
@@Shakshuka69 Felix wankel was thrown in jail for betraying hitler, not all germans living in those times are fucking nazis do some research.
8:53 instant goosebumps 😍
sounds like 2 or 3 cars
Sounds like a v10 f1 🤯
No body :....
Rk7: 9k rpm brrraaaapppp
Braaappppppp braaaappppp
Apex seals have left the chat
I like the sound of a 11,500rpm small block chevy v8 over a rotory. Still like the rotory especially the chevy rotory.
*Rx7
Really a shame that they banned the rotary in Le Mans after Mazda won
Imagine all the events they could’ve won afterwards
why?
What year(s)?
Yeah it was a shame and rather rude too, all that R&D spent and the formula is changed making your effort wasted. But it's in the history books and it's unlikely another type of engine will ever win the race.
@@juanmanuelpenaloza9264 their only victory 199x i dont remember the year but it was in the 90s the only victory from mazda in the Group C
Y’all when will science garage return... like I’m missing that show
I have bad news, it wont. The host got fired from donut and i dont think there will be another host coming.
@@jaluver5955 what happened?
Where is muscular science kitchen guy? I think it's not only me missing him...
There was a dino outbreak. I think it was on the news.
To quote Nolan(u/DonutNolan at reddit) on this: So I feel like it’s my place to say something here. No, Bart is not working at Donut anymore. I don’t think it’s right for us to go into what the reasons for that are, but I can say we’re excited and supportive of whatever Bart does next. Also, we are never going to do Science Garage without Bart, he’s part of that show’s DNA, but I can tell you we have new things in the works that will teach you (and me) about how cars work.
I feel doubly bad about this because the last time I talked about SG on here I said it was coming back, which was true at the time, but I am sorry guys.
God dem it I shit myself
we all mis bart
No girl ever:
Rotary driver: you like triangles that burn oil?
shows her vagina: yes!
bruh
Why do people say they they burn oil? There is a difference between burning oil and injecting oil!!
Bry Pom because just like a two stroke the oil always eventually meets with the air fuel mix in the combustion chamber
Dirty minded
That “Triple Kill” took me out 😂😂😂
Y’all make learning so fun. I always feel like I learned something at the end of a vid and I can never wait for the next one!!😁
I love my RX8, the rotary is already a black-sheep genre of cars but the RX8 is the black sheep of that tiny segment of the market. It's an underdog and an utterly enjoyable one, love it!
"Triple Kill" from Halo had me dead 🤣 4:34
Braaaaaap braaaaap!!!! I love my 83 gs.. 95 hp of pure carburated fun🤣😂!!!! 240k+ miles and still goin strong. Been my daily for thr past 5 years!!! Even did a drift event last month!!!
Hell yeah dude I've had a '93 single turbo street port FD, and an '85 bridgeport 12A FB with a Weber 48 IDA and that thing was as much fun as my FD lol
@@austinramsay thats whats up man!!! Yae my lil 12a is bone stock. Straight piped from the cats. Bigass 3row rad and a clutch max stage 3 clutch its not fast by anymeans but its suprizingly not that slow either 😂🤣
My first car was a 1989 rx7 gtu with a 13b rotary and I've been in love from the first time I started it
my first car was a 1976 rx2 sedan four speed twin dizzy and that was 22 years ago and I still regret selling it.
I still miss my 1987 RX7 sport. Hated working on it. Hated the plug change. Hated the engine flooding. Hated having no experts to fix it.
When Nolan Partners with Butcher Box
NOS ENERGY DRANK: *AM I A JOKE TO YOU?*
Oof
Nolan to NOS:but you just gave my homie James a heart attack!!
Nos energy drink:Oh,ok.
Deuces.
Rotary: exists
Mazda: *Never gonna give you up! Never gonna let you down.*
But they turned around and deserted it!
@@ruikazane5123 heard they havent 100% ditched it
@@kevinbaboolal4225 "We come back where we started"
@@kevinbaboolal4225 Yes, they have...
@@sandervanderkammen9230 not exactly heard they are thinking of using the rotary in a hybrid
Your RX2
Was actually an RX4...
Yeah, two RX4s 😂
And they forgot the quite rare (at least here in the US) R100.
@@CJ-ty8sv Or the even more rare, R-100 Ute.
Amateur hour🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
i pmsl when that popped up 🤣
I loved my 89 GXL, after 100k miles the apex seals started to go out. A friend that was part of an RX7 club told me to put an ounce of trans fluid into the engine through the upper spark plug holes once a week(if it sat longer than 24 hours it would sometimes lose compression) after that I was able to get a few more years of use out of it. Was in high school still so didn't have enough to fix it right. Wish I still had it, was in beautiful condition, one owner.
Recently bought myself an RX8 PZ and I just love it, prodrive's improved exhaust system sounds so sweet
FusRowDaft UK I am tempted to get one right now.
@@rolon-ew5kl if you think you're able to with the upkeep and costs then i would say go for it, you're unlikely to get the chance to again
FusRowDaft UK If I get decent an good paying job Soon I would that could make enough money to do it. Or the alternative I would get a mx 5. They are both fun cars but the rx 8 is more practical. Right now I am leaning more toward the mx 5 due to it is way easier to get a mechanic to work on it engine and more economical with gas. The rx 8 is tricky to find a mechanic that knows rotary engine well and less economical with gas. With my current job I would not be able to afford to run a rx 8.
@@rolon-ew5kl that's fair enough, currently i don't drive a lot for work so don't use that much fuel. You'd be surprised at the amount of rotary specialists there are tbh. If you want sporty and practical with decent mileage then i would suggest looking at a mazda 3 MPS
@@rolon-ew5kl What about a speed3?
The rx2 you showed was really an rx4! Cmon guys 🤦🏻♂️
@
William Ocasio just rotor noobs trying to get in on the current internet clout - we cant expect them to know everything lol
@@wrighty338 i mean, it's not hard to google rx-2
I have a rotary in a RX7, RX8 and I tossed a 13B into a 1959 Austin Healey Bugeye! Gotta love that brap!
Rotary = Puerto Ricans’ dreams
Dino Kadribasic we switched to 2JZ everything.
❤️
Donut media: Butcher box is our favorite sponsor
Nos: Hold my can
Well there ain’t nothing like driving a Rotary... the feel it gives me everytime, the smile on your face when you hit 9K it’s just amazing... yeah i love my RX-8.
Its too bad you have never experienced what its like to drive a real performance car... the RX8 is just a dreadful little compact sedan.
*Rob Dahm has entered the chat*
Rob: "BILLET!!!"
That motor has already blown up 😂
By the way: There are rumors that Mazda is working on a Skyactiv X Rotary engine;)
Fingers crosst
Wasd92 it’s not gonna happen lol. no point to sell from a manufacturer POV as only a few people would buy them
Lol no, those are just fanbois misreading Mazda's statements
"The rotary engine will return to the Mazda lineup soon, but it won't be in a revived RX-7 or RX-8. Instead, the engine layout will function as a range-extender for topping up the battery pack in a hybrid vehicle.
"Inside Mazda, we all have the dream of seeing one day a vehicle powered by a rotary engine. But given the number of things we have to do, we had to put this on the back burner, and we have no time frame," Mazda CEO Akira Marumoto told Automotive News Europe in June 2019."
www.motor1.com/news/356794/mazda-rotary-engine-patent-update/
Skyactiv x yes but rotary unfortunately not
@@chrisa.2795 that's not the point, mazda are the only ones that can build wankels, if they stopped, none else will make them.
Imagine if porsche stopped building boxer engines, millions would be greatly saddened.
Mazda has to keep the dream, the spirit of THE DORITO POWER ALIVE
I’m still 14, but I fell in love with rotaries, Believe it or not, my dream car is a 3 rotor FC, engine built up for 1000 hp, tuned down to 650-700 for reliability.
"Eat apex seals for breakfast"😂🤣
My first FC definitely taught me to become a better mechanic than I was years ago. Despite its notorious flaws, it was definitely well worth the trouble just for the sheer pleasure of being an automotive "hipster".
This video was uploaded at a perfect time as I'm in the market for another FC but an S4 Turbo II instead. #s4pride
I was 6 when I first sat in an FC (13B Turbo) at a tuner meet.
I'm in love with that car up to this day.
Mad props to the ad loading bar, that's a nice touch, also thanks for exposing others to the disco Dorito drifty hearts 👌 you guy's production value has gotten insane over the last year!! ❤
The Akagi Redsuns approved.
BRAPP
One thing to note about Wankel rotaries is that they do have some applications outside of cars where they are absolutely awesome. One thing a rotary can do that a piston engine has a lot more trouble doing is running full bore for hours on end. Without pistons slamming back and forth, you can just redline the suckers forever. This makes the wankel awesome for prop planes where the engine load is high and continuous for long stretches. They also work great as small, high output generators so they're certainly not dead but in cars, smooth revving and high rpm is mostly a luxury. Quick bursts of power from piston engines is all you need.
Wankel engines are obsolete because they have no advantages.
Wankel engines are not used in generator applications because of their horrendously bad fuel consumption and they have never been used in passenger aircraft applications because of unacceptable reliability problems which make them unsafe for planes carrying passengers.
@@sandervanderkammen9230 WRONG dumbass........Rotary DOES have advantages.......otherwise no one would have mass produced them in the first place. They are still popular for racing and some aircraft DO use them.
@@94SexyStang The WANKEL type engine has no advantages, the Wankel engine is obsolete technology no longer manufactured in series production anywhere today.
@@94SexyStang The WANKEL type engine is no longer used in any major professional motorsports series. Mazda no longer has any motorsports program.
@@94SexyStang Wankel engines have never been used in any production certificated passenger aircraft... no Wankel engine has ever been reliable enough to pass a FAA or EASA airworthiness certification.
HEAR THE 787B SCREAMING AT 9 THOUSAND RPM!
*BRUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUNNNNNNNNP*
GET REKT, V8'S!
Such a shame it got rektd instead
I will NEVER sell my FC
Who would buy it?
@Dr.Science me.
@@them26pershing59 ikr, FC3S is good ;-;
@@laksamanasuhendra5868 yeah even thoigh i drive an ae86
I will NEVER sell my FB
Suzuki built a rotary motorcycle, the RE5, but they didn't trust their mechanics to work on it. The repair procedure was to pull the engine, place it in a wooden crate, ship it to Japan, and await return. There is a small cult following for the bike online now, which is pretty cool.
As an RX8 driver I appreciate this.
Are they actually as hard to maintain as it sounds or do you mostly just need a good toolbox and basic engine knowledge?
@@notgray88I've had 2 FC Turbo II Rx-7's and 2 RX-8's since the late 90s. There is a wealth of information on youtube and froums now to understand what all is involved with owning, operating, and maintaining a rotary powered car. Once of the best channels I've seen is Driven By Madness, he focuses mostly on the RX-8 but it's great information. To anyone considering the plunge, go drive one. If you fall in love then go for it, they are a little more work than a "normal" car. Take care of them and modify them responsibly then they can out last the average ownership time people keep cars now a days anyway.
@@JonJordanHD neat. I totally can't afford one right now, but I would love to drive one
Dang they didn’t even mention Rob Damn... like if you feel sorry him g!
@Swampy made in NZ tho
Donut Media: BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP
What's your favorite Dorito flavor?
Me:
*air*
When I saw this video I remember of the 4 rotor project of Rob Dahm. Man what an engine
Natan Lunardon he’s almost got it done
@@lincolnfleischman5259 Can't believe it's actually happening though, so many haters asking him where's the 4 rotor must have got to him :P
Should be firing it up on the stand within the next day or so, he was waiting a fair while for it to be built and shipped from New Zealand. He said he wants it ready for sema I'm pretty sure, and he's got the other guy working on the car.
@@Entharion he gets a lot of haters. He is building a full chassy, turbo, AWD 4 rotor tho. That takes time and a lot of $$$$$$$$
Rotary: BRAAAAAAAAAPPP
Gearheads: Sounds awesome
Lexus LFA: Hold my saki
La Ferrari: Hold my wine
Carerra GT?
It's a different type of sound tho especially in person at 9000 RPM haha, but true LFA and La Ferrari are beautiful sounding
You are talking about million dollar cars vs 30k car.
Sake
zonda r
Got my first rotary almost 2 years ago, and understand how the love/hate relationships works finally
Let me guess: you love it and it hates you?
At times, love drinking fuel/hate being empty kinda ways
I'm so happy rotaries are cool again
rohan's world rotaries have always been cool 🥴
Lol when were rotaries not cool man
@@aisacirema7841 there was that phase where everyone loved ls everything then jz everything and now rotaries are in fashion now
Yeah it just feels like they are kinda getting noticed more. And with people like Rob Dahm with his W.I.P. build and David Mazzei, oh damn then i really understand why.
@@refracted6349 Its probably one of those things where JZs and LS's have been talked about so much people are just tired of it or want to be different. Funny thing is a lot of the cool and rare parts on the FC are super hard to track down now. Really a lot of parts are for it. There seemed to be a pretty large fanbase around 2008. A ton of forum posts I come across for the FC were around that time period.
Mazda confirmed they coming back!!! in a hybrid tho :( buttttt they said a cool use might be a thing in the future
@@jzxtrd337 just like with the supra and nsx.... Just waiting for rotary fans to go all furious and angry if Mazda gets it wrong like Toyota has done.
_Do Not Mess Up The Heritage of the Dorito Mazda!!!_
apparently they trademarked some chasis setup that only has space for a rotary engine to fit so there is a chance
edit: www.carthrottle.com/post/new-patent-suggests-a-rotary-mazda-rx-9-is-happening-after-all/
There isn't anybody left working for Mazda that gives any fucks about the rotary engine. Couldn't care less if another rotary powered car was produced. I've got my rx7 and the prices are just goin up hahaha
I have been all in since my first car, a 1982 RX-7 bought used in 1986. I went on to get an 84', an 87', an 89' convertible. I currently daily a 2004 RX-8 with 138K miles on it. Keep the RPM high and you treat it well.
6:53 is that sound from Tony Hawks Pro Skater when you perform a special? 😂
Sloppy Joe man does that bring back memories
*LET ME TELL YOU HOW A ROTARY WORKS!*
Oh you already know how a rotary works?
*WELL LET ME TELL YOU HOW A WANKEL WORKS!*
Oh you say you already know that too?
*IMMA TELL YOU ANYWAY!*
I’m still out here hoping and praying the Mazda is hard at work perfectly this engine in secret. One day maybe we’ll see an RX-9 with a skyactiv rotary or something.
Rotary engines are known for to unreliable yet the 787 was the most reliable car in Le Mans
User error blamed on the engine most of the time, not saying they are the most reliable thing out there but the careless owners of them don't help lol
Spinny bois (Rotaries) love to be revved high, while pushy bois (Pistons) don't.
Basically Rotaries are better generally for racing in terms of endurance.
@@megahornet yeah for sure, I've had a single turbo FD and a bridgeport carb'd FB and beat the hell out of them and I never had a problem lol. They don't like to be babied that's for sure
@@megahornet sound like the perfect engine for me.
5:58 Hmmm...actually, there was one more manufacturer which successfully produced rotary cars... And it was LADA LOL
Huh
This was actually a very well done video. Thanks for the roto support.
If the FIA didn’t ban them, team Mazda could have used the racing money to solve most big problems
They didn't ban them, they had a rule going into effect the year after that increased engine displacement, it was in the works before the 787 even competed. I thought the same thing, it makes a much better story.
I love rotaries because they BRAP BRAP BRAP
but only bridgeport/sideport rotaries do the BRAPS
Brap brap brap BRAAAP bra brAAAAAAAAP
@@robbery1085 I just got an erection listening to rotaries brapping
Mad Mike is a Kiwi Icon..the cars he has built and raced are truly Gorgeous and with the sound of the Turbo bolted to his hand made Rota's..pure heaven..
He was awesome in _Crusty Demons of Dirt_ and the World Motocross champion. Go Team Green!
For the pickup truck it must be :
R.I.P.U.
The first gen Mazda Cosmo is one of the best looking cars ever made imo
That Wankel idle sound is GODLY!! The coolest sound to come out of a car!
6:13 4 cylinder bike engines left the chat
4:57
I really want a kossumo lotary tabo now.
Over the last 20yrs I've owned an Fb, & Fc rx7, & watching this video reminds me how much I miss those cars...well off to craigslist I go...😱 I need rotor sounds in my life again
BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAP BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP *throttle off* pm pm pm
EUROBEAT INTESIFIES
But still midnight club still cancelled SOZ. I hope their bring rotary back though
Rotary is coming back supposedly, it’s going to be the “generator” for their electric car though.
Which is really dumb because of their terrible fuel efficiency.
@@PistonAvatarGuy electricity =/= fuel
@@BanditLeader Uhhh... if you're using fuel to make electricity, you get less electricity from that fuel with a less efficient engine.
@@PistonAvatarGuy thats not whats happening tho. Fuel isnt being used to spin the rotary to make electric to run the car. Think of a tesla, but with rotary
@@BanditLeader You're talking complete nonsense. Research range-extender technologies.
I bought a RX8 when I was 16 years old. Had no idea what I was buying then but slowly learned to work on the 13b. Absolutely love it and will keep the car forever. Bought the car for $3500 and have put over $10k in performance parts and have done 2 rebuilds. Lol
Ya'll posted TWO RX-4's and ZERO RX-2's 🙄🙄
Lol, yes.
the interns forgot how to use google lol
Came to say this but ya beat me to it!!
Funny the rx2 looks like a a rx4 🤔 haha someone missed that in editing.
AAHHHH im so glad i wasnt the other one who noticed that. flipped my lid so much haha
Amateurs
I got a FB atm and it was actually my first car. Gotta say, that sound really is something to die for.
Men!
You miss all the DRAG aplicación that the Rotarys had!
In Puerto Rico we have the fastes one!
3rotors
2rotors
And Also 12a engine