Paul thanks for all the great information on the Rotary. But I have a few questions 1. Does the rotary compare ( if you will ) to a V4, or V6 2. I have heard the rotary is VERY noisy at the required cruise RPM's. 3. What about fuel consumption, I hear that compares to a V8 4. I have heard that the rotary does not really provide lots of torque. Barron64 [111] 1. Yes. 2. Yes. 3. Yes and no. The BSFC is about 5% less. 4. About the same for a given displacement. Try getting a bit more specific. :) Read the web site first :) http://www.rotaryeng.net Paul Lamar You mean BSFC is about 5% more.. :-)-- David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net 5% more than a V8 ? Barron64 [111] All gasoline piston engines have pretty much the same BSFC. Put BSFC in google. It depends on the power. "Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (BSFC) is a measure of fuel efficiency within a shaft reciprocating engine. It is the rate of fuel consumption divided by the power produced. It may also be thought of as power-specific fuel consumption, for this reason. BSFC allows the fuel efficiency of different reciprocating engines to be directly compared." Paul Lamar.-- The Rotary Engine News Letter. Powered by Linux. ACRE NL web site. http://www.rotaryeng.net You Tube key word PaulLamar2 Copyright 1998-2012 All world wide rights reserved.
