Rotary engine horsepower. The power curve the horsepower and torque delivered by the engine as engine speed increases can be compared directly. The 13b msp renesis from the rx8 has the highest horsepower per displacement of any naturally aspirated motor produced from the factory in america. Mazda rotary engines have a reputation for being relatively small and powerful at the expense of poor fuel efficiency. Theres a lot to love about the wankel rotary engine but not enough to keep it alive.
Its a motor design that utilizes way less moving parts than its piston counterpart. Loads of power in a tiny simple lightweight package. For its size the rotary packs a punch. Mazda 12b engine is the shortly produced engine which had improved reliability and new ignition system.
The smoothness of the rotary engine gives it a genuine advantage by extending the power curve. The problem with rotary engines. Its main application was in aviation although it also saw use before its primary aviation role in a. Mazda rotary dyno massive 1664hp cornnfedd.
The 13b rew got two big hitachi ht 12 turbos. Easy 550 plus horsepower chevy build naturally aspirated. Rotary engines have featured in some of the worlds coolest cars but how do they compare to their piston engined counterparts. This is the first engine in the mass production with such turbocharger system.
The mazda wankel engines are a family of wankel rotary combustion car engines produced by mazda. See thru rotary engine max rpm 29000 wankel engine. The rew indicates that it is a rotary engine supercharged by twin sequential turbochargers. Wankel engines were invented in the early 1960s by felix wankel a german engineerover the years displacement has been increased and turbocharging has been added.
The rotary engine is very simple. In rough terms rotary engine displacement must be multiplied by 15 to get a general idea of the size of a comparable piston engine.