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Old Jul 24, 2003 | 04:06 PM
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Originally posted by mstr22u
Rotarys may rev smoother, but at least piston engines will rev longer than 50k miles.

Check out how sweet my engine revs with no apex seals!
Rotaries only rev to 50k for jackholes who abuse them. I had two factory motors that went over 150k miles, both turbo... a 93 and a 91.
You may have no apex seals, but you have a whole bunch of extra rotating pieces. Rotaries only have 3 moving pieces, the eccentric shaft and two rotors. With the RENESIS having no overlap, it should respond VERY well to boost. I just don't know how the exhaust ports are going to act with a turbo, being side ports instead of peripheals (sp?).