Does it deserve to be engine of the year?????

[2strokebloke]

Originally posted by FYRHWK1
Typical piston engine problems? like what? The RX-8's roughly the same weight as a C5, siomilar aerodynamics and still makes the same mileage, all on a 1.3, or 2.6 depending on how you view rotaries.

Talking about the engine not the car. Rotary engines, have less moving mass (and the rotors don't have to change direction either) no camshaft, or valves etc. - those sort of problems.

[FYRHWK1]

Originally posted by 2strokebloke


Talking about the engine not the car. Rotary engines, have less moving mass (and the rotors don't have to change direction either) no camshaft, or valves etc. - those sort of problems.

Pity they still break down with all those fewer parts.

I was thinking of the 3.8 liter V-6. My fault.....

the 3.8L is still one of the best V6s ever made, never seen a GN have you? my 3.8L has been nothing but reliable, as have most of them, you must've gotten a lemon, it's well known how reliable and how much potential they've got.

[Pick]

Originally posted by FYRHWK1


the 3.8L is still one of the best V6s ever made, never seen a GN have you? my 3.8L has been nothing but reliable, as have most of them, you must've gotten a lemon, it's well known how reliable and how much potential they've got.

From my experiences with this engine in 3 cars, I'm not impressed by it. But I may have gotten 3 lemons as you say......

[FYRHWK1]

What happened with them? the reason that motor still exists is becaus it's design is so simple and cheap to make while being plenty reliable. GNs have proven their power potential and ease of modding.

[Pick]

Originally posted by FYRHWK1
What happened with them? the reason that motor still exists is becaus it's design is so simple and cheap to make while being plenty reliable. GNs have proven their power potential and ease of modding.

The transmission went and then we got it replaced and the alternator went, then it starting hesitating because water got into the gas. We just sold it recently. Oh, BTW, it was a '91 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera S.

the other two belonged to a friend and a family member.

[2strokebloke]

Originally posted by FYRHWK1
Pity they still break down with all those fewer parts.

Break down? - reliable, but short lived (face it, the 4-stroke-cycle piston engines used in cars weren't even as reliable when they were this old) Think it's good that Mazda has stood by a great design for so long, without them the wankel would've died along with NSU.