September 28, 200718 yr Author Not sure how much they would suited to trials though as i beleive you dont get as much torque from them. From Wikipedia: Compared to piston engines, the time available for fuel to be injected into a ****el engine is significantly shorter, due to the way the three chambers rotate. The fuel-air mixture cannot be pre-stored as there is no intake valve. This means that to get good performance out of a ****el engine, more complicated fuel injection technologies are required than for regular four-stroke engines. This difference in intake times also causes ****el engines to be more susceptible to pressure loss at low RPM compared to regular piston engines. And your point is? Why I think a w ankel engine would be suitable for trials is :- [1] You can get a large amount of power from a small displacement. An RX8 has a 1300cc engine and pokes out 220BHP (if I remember correctly) [2] The engine could be quite small [3] They can also rev very high [4] They have a considerable smooth power delivery. I took an RX4 to bits once - amazing engines
September 28, 200718 yr Not sure how much they would suited to trials though as i beleive you dont get as much torque from them. From Wikipedia: Compared to piston engines, the time available for fuel to be injected into a ****el engine is significantly shorter, due to the way the three chambers rotate. The fuel-air mixture cannot be pre-stored as there is no intake valve. This means that to get good performance out of a ****el engine, more complicated fuel injection technologies are required than for regular four-stroke engines. This difference in intake times also causes ****el engines to be more susceptible to pressure loss at low RPM compared to regular piston engines. And your point is? Why I think a w ankel engine would be suitable for trials is :- [1] You can get a large amount of power from a small displacement. An RX8 has a 1300cc engine and pokes out 220BHP (if I remember correctly) [2] The engine could be quite small [3] They can also rev very high [4] They have a considerable smooth power delivery. I took an RX4 to bits once - amazing engines It would require you to change your riding style i think, when you have an engine which might rev to 20,000rpm, but the weight advantage is certainly there.
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