Do rotary engines "break in"?
03-12-2003, 10:50 PM
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Do rotary engines "break in"?
As we all know, most piston engines usually provide better performance(read acceleration) after about 20-30K miles. Is this the same for a rotary engine or not because of the rotor design?
03-12-2003, 11:00 PM
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as far as i've read, there's a break for rotaries too, in fact we have a huge thread on it...
http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread.p...light=break+in
http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread.p...light=break+in
03-13-2003, 06:04 PM
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You misunderstood, I'm not talking about the "break in" period for the first say 3,000 miles. I'm asking if the rotary engine will produce better acceleration times at 30,000miles compared to say 10,000 miles like many piston engines do.
03-13-2003, 08:40 PM
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hoho, yah i really did, hups
well if i had to guess i would venture to say it would...probably not as much as a piston engine tho, less moving parts and all to settle into each other etc.
well if i had to guess i would venture to say it would...probably not as much as a piston engine tho, less moving parts and all to settle into each other etc.
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I have some friends that have been racing an RX-7 (one of the fastest in its class in So. Cal.) for a while now, they say that the engines do get more powerful after thay've 'coked-up' they say. just a few thousand miles. The dealer I'm going through also said that when I get my car, the mechanic wants to go through some good break-in routines with me. Sounds interesting... Damn, the more I think abotu this, the more i really want this car!!! hehe
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