It is truly amazing and very fortunate indeed for us that
Mazda stuck
to the rotary and perfected it.

Amen to that Paul. Most auto V8s seem destined to fail. These blocks just weren't designed for constant high power levels. Most of these ill-fated attempts would do well to look at how de-rated the V8 based boat engines tend to be. Gale Banks the Turbo guy started in boats and said the Large boat people want to crank it up in Miami and run flat out to Bimini. This is reeeally tough on an engine. They don't even have to worry about falling out of the sky when they throw a rod!
Paul I wonder about the availability of 3 rotor engines for higher output apps. Are 3 rotors still in Japanese domestic production? Bill Jepson

Unfortunately the three rotor has been out of production for about ten years.

Paul

 
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