In this video, we address several common questions regarding the rotary vane engine design: 00:00 How it's made 04:53 Q1: Vanes catching on ports 06:05 Q2: Engine balance 07:24 Q3: Springs 08:45 Q4: ...

When it comes to unconventional engine design, few exceed the Wankel rotary in terms of weirdness. Despite that, the same basic principles of internal combustion apply here: Fuel and air are mixed and ...

Getting the spark plug tuning right in a rotary-engine application is a whole other level of car nerdy.

Developing a gasoline-powered rotary engine was a dream for Felix Wankel, and we mean that literally. Some steam engines worked on the same basic principle as far back as the 18th century, but the ...

The Wankel rotary engine offers one of the most unique sounds of any ICE. Most famously used in various legendary Mazdas like the RX-7 and the supposedly banned Le ...

In theory, Wankel-style rotary internal combustion engines have many advantages: they ditch the cumbersome crankcase and piston design, replacing it with a simple, single-chamber design and a thick, ...