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    Piston vs Rotary vs Boxer

    Whats your pick guys?

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    Turbine engine!

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    Quote Originally Posted by sodamninsane View Post
    Piston vs Rotary vs Boxer

    Whats your pick guys?
    A Boxer is still a piston engine.

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    Agree with GH... how can you argue with the high rpms turbines can hit? And a good turbine can drink just about anything.

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...

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    turbine engine? as in gas-turbines engines similar to those used on airplanes? (joule-brayton cycle??)

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    Quote Originally Posted by robin_micmac View Post
    turbine engine? as in gas-turbines engines similar to those used on airplanes? (joule-brayton cycle??)


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Turbine_Car

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    Y2K FTW.



    Same engine as the Bell JetRanger and Kiowa. And it'll run on gin and vodka.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roberto_minosa View Post
    Y2K FTW.



    Same engine as the Bell JetRanger and Kiowa. And it'll run on gin and vodka.
    And according to the most famous Y2K owner out there, Jay Leno, it'll melt the plastic bumper of any idiot who decides to tailgate you at a stoplight...

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...

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    Quote Originally Posted by sodamninsane View Post
    Piston vs Rotary vs Boxer

    Whats your pick guys?
    Rotary for me is the nearest to a turbine engine.
    Unlike pistons that reciprocate rotary engine are radial, less wear and tear.
    Invest and refine or even reinvent it to run in all fuels then you have good engine.

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    Why do rotaries eat up more oil than pistons?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 4JGtootsie View Post
    Rotary for me is the nearest to a turbine engine.
    Unlike pistons that reciprocate rotary engine are radial, less wear and tear.
    Invest and refine or even reinvent it to run in all fuels then you have good engine.
    Have you owned a rotary engine before?... the seals wear out faster than piston rings. Use bad gas with resulting ping, bye bye engine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
    Have you owned a rotary engine before?... the seals wear out faster than piston rings. Use bad gas with resulting ping, bye bye engine.
    No haven't own one and never touched one either. Very basic lang ang knowledge about this engine. Which seal?
    Last edited by 4JGtootsie; February 28th, 2010 at 12:42 PM.

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