Going Wankel
B00stCreep
04-18-2006, 01:52 PM
I'm looking for a new used sports car and I was thinking of buying a 3rd gen RX-7. I was just wondering how different it is having a rotary engine under the hood. From research and talking to people I hear they flood easily and the lack of low end torque mean you'll be switching gears alot. But what are the day-to-day things that are different from a piston engines. Do you have to let the engines warm up for a while....and stuff like that?
drftk1d
04-18-2006, 08:02 PM
you let them warm up for like 2 mins then just drive around below 3k and once its warm let it rip
gas mileage kinda sucks on them but it can be decent if you drive like a pussy
gas mileage kinda sucks on them but it can be decent if you drive like a pussy
my89rx7gtu
04-19-2006, 06:32 PM
I get 260mi.-270mi. on the whole tank with 2-3gal. left when I fill it up.
Is that good or bad?
Is that good or bad?
Kavorkian_Scarf
04-19-2006, 06:57 PM
They arent too too bad on gas. For their engine size they are terrible (1.3L) but the effeciency compared to say a 4.5 L isnt bad.
badassfocus1101
04-20-2006, 01:44 AM
just get in the damn thing and drive it...who cares about gas mileage..... drift it and do donuts. who cares, put it to use for what its for, u want a granny car go get a damn lumina..lol
drftk1d
04-20-2006, 09:30 PM
ive been getting good highway mileage using cruise control at 65 mph (which is about 2500 rpms)
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