engine thoughts

[Tri-Z Pilot]

what about those really really old winde up cars? they sure didnt run off a pistons cause they didnt need gas. had to be rotary powered.

Yeah they did, its just that they didnt have the technology for starters back then so you had to hand start your crank to get the motor going. Pistons went way back even to the early 1800's but they ran off of steam then. I think Adolfus Diesel was the first one to invent internal combustion and that is where your diesel tech stems from today.

[RedRider_AK]

what about those really really old winde up cars? they sure didnt run off a pistons cause they didnt need gas. had to be rotary powered.

WTF? what do you think rotary engine run off of, air and happy memories?!

Those olden-days cars were hand-started, but they used the same old internal combustion engine technology. I remember reading once that they were very dangerous and could break your arm if you weren't careful with the cranking.

[The Goat]

friend of mine has a model A with the crank restoed.... those old ads with a picture of a tiny woman cranking it. i'm sorry, but she'd have to be one BIG woman. i can deadlift every bit of 375 pounds (nowhere near what it was in highschool unfortunately)...and when that thing catches compression...yeah...OW

and i didn't know they had bought the rights...was this like original company or what?

[RedRider_AK]

i didn't know they had bought the rights...was this like original company or what?

I don't think they bought the rights to the whole setup of rotary engine manufacturing. There's lots of companies that make industrial/aviation rotary engines.

[Nick_R_23]

We have a friend that has an UNRESTORED Model T, looks like it literally rolled off the showroom floor. Just sits in the shop. Sweet cars for sure. They also have one of the original Austin Minis.

My grandpa also has a 1929 (I think) John Deere tractor that uses a crank, I gotta agree with The Goat, even that things a PITA to turn over.

-Nick

[84honda200s]

ok guys i was wrong i admit it. here is as link to some info about the rotary engine.


http://www.mazda.com/mazdaspirit/rot...ory/index.html

[The Goat]

shh...you weren't wrong. you were misinformed. lol.

[84honda200s]

shh...you weren't wrong. you were misinformed. lol.

lol close enough to wrong for me.

[cody2]

I saw a nice RE5 at Iron Pony Morotsports in Columbus Ohio, it was there on display from the AMA museum. Interesting bike but looks like your riding a brick, can you say heavy! So much stuff cramed in there!

How fast are those things? Compared to a normal 500cc, and a cr500?

[RedRider_AK]

How fast are those things? Compared to a normal 500cc, and a cr500?

Comparing apples to oranges there man. It's a cruiser, it'll probably hit 100 or so mph but it will take ages to get there.