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Re:“Inside-out Wankel” rotary engine delivers 5X the power o... by 93po on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @01:13PM (#35457356)
Ok, a Kawasaki H2R engine makes 326 horsepower and weighs about 160 pounds running regular fuel. That's almost identical to the Traxxas - 1hp for 0.49 pounds.
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Re:“Inside-out Wankel” rotary engine delivers 5X the power o... by seabird on Thursday April 06, 2023 @08:18PM (#35476403)
That engine is 4x heavier and supercharged. You're not comparing apples to apples.
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Re:“Inside-out Wankel” rotary engine delivers 5X the power o... by 93po on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @12:48PM (#35527725)
my point is that this ratio exists both much smaller and also somewhat larger. it makes sense this same ratio would be possible in the middle of the two as well. also diesels have super/turbo chargers all the time on production engines, why is that cheating?
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