Boingers

[Raymond C Drouillard]

He didn't compare that goofey cycloid-operated engine with the more
standard piston engine.  He was lumping it with all of the other internal
combustion engines as old technology.

We can argue all day about the relative merits of the two technologies,
but the Wankyl doesn't seem to have enough to offer to entice more than
one car company to put any money into it.  I don't recall seeing any
really impressive performance or mileage figures for the Mazda RX7.  Yah,
it's a neat concept.  There are other ways of reducing the loss due to
forcing a few ounces of metal bounce back and forth.  You could hold the
crank still and rotate the cylinders.  I believe the British made an
engine that did that.

On Tue, 5 May 1998 09:43:11 +0100 Robert Humphris
<r.humphris at indigo-avs.com> writes:
>I am amazed that someone who is obviously not stupid should bad mouth
>the wankle rotary engine.. It is quite simply the proper design for an
>engine.  Yea alright the design is flawed due to the problem with the
>seals wearing, but in this day and age with ceramic technology there
>must be a way to make this problem go away.  I have always wanted a 
>car
>engine that revs to 14,000 rpm with good efficiency.
>
>But thats my problem
>
>Rob Humphris
>
>>----------
>>From: 	Frederic 
>Breitwieser[SMTP:frederic.breitwieser at xephic.dynip.com]
>>Sent: 	05 May 1998 05:44
>>To: 	diy_efi at coulomb.eng.ohio-state.edu
>>Subject: 	Boingers
>>
>>>Anyway, just wanted to put a slant on things.
>>
>>Okay Michael, short and sweet- my apologies for not including the 
>wankel in
>>my suggestive list of inefficient antiquated technology :)
>>
>><smile>
>>
>>
>>Frederic Breitwieser
>>Bridgeport, CT 06606
>>
>>Homebrew Automotive Website:
>>http://www.xephic.dynip.com/
>>
>>1993 Supercharged Lincoln Continental
>>1989 HMMWV
>>2000 Buick-Powered Mid-Engined Sports Car
>>
>>-
>>
>

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