/DRIVE: Matt Farah evaluates RX-7s

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kevm14
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/DRIVE: Matt Farah evaluates RX-7s

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pay_-WMK_Y&sns=em

Specifically, turbo rotary vs V8. Weak on technical content but a good 10 min watch.
bill25
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Re: /DRIVE: Matt Farah evaluates RX-7s

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Wow, the feel of a Corvette, without the golf club requirements!

In all seriousness, I really like these, and really have no attachment to the rotary, so an LS swap sounds great to me. It looks way better than a Miata also...
Adam
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Fun fact: an all-aluminum LS engine is lighter than a turbo rotary (when you include the turbo bits).

Fun fact #2: Rotary maintenance is stupid. Periodically add coolant and oil. Periodically replace apex seals every ~50K miles.
kevm14
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Re: /DRIVE: Matt Farah evaluates RX-7s

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I think I am not even stretching the truth when I say that rotary sounds nasty. Terrible.
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