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Old 7th December 2009, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Luke2842 View Post
Hi all,

Just wondered if anyone has attempted (or though about) putting a Wankel Rotary Engine in a kit car, can it be done? Because for what they do, very high revving, easily turbocharged, huge power from such a small capacity and all for reasonable little maintance seems like a worth while conversion.

Luke
I used to have a mazda rx-8 and think they are a fantastic engine, people think they are high maintenance and use a lot of oil but they don't. Only downfall is they are very thirsty and low torque but these don't matter in a roadster.

My next choice will be a wankel, perfect compromise between a bike and car engine. 230bhp at 10k rpm.........
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