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Old 06-27-2013, 03:29 AM   #1
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Rotary vs rice burner

Can someone please tell me the advantageous and disadvantages of a rotary moter over the typical four cylinder rice burners you see on tv.
i have just acquired a 73 opel gt with a junk motor and im torn on what to put in it.
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Old 11-20-2014, 09:09 PM   #2
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Re: Rotary vs rice burner

Rotary's are able to be significantly smaller but put out a ton of HP. With that being said, they are extremely unreliable, usually have oil leaks and other problems, they are also quite tidious to tend for.
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Old 11-24-2014, 04:45 PM   #3
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Re: Rotary vs rice burner

Rotaries aren't "extremely unreliable", they just require more maintenance in order to stay reliable.
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