A friend of mine gave me this address and told me to check it out. I'm no gearhead or even slightly mechanically inclined. So I'll throw it out to you all and see what you make of it. Website: http://www.defazio-rotary.com/ From the website: And I think it looks like this:
A corporate site with "AMAZING ISN'T IT." prominently featured on what's supposed to be a technical page definitely tickles my bunkum-meter. And the diagrams tell me absolutely nothing. . _H*
Sure looks complicated. Not sure that's the right direction to go with a new engine design. The thing I always liked about the Wankel is how simple it is. It's a really good engine, too, in the latest Mazda incarnations. They licked the emissions and reliablility problems. I'd like to see a Wankel-powered hybrid someday. The Wankel would be a good complement to the electric motor/generator in the same way as the Atkinson cycle engines -- they both suck at low-end torque. But when pulling at high RPM, there's nothing better than a Wankel.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hobbit @ Jun 30 2006, 12:40 PM) [snapback]279162[/snapback]</div> Agreed! My bullsh*t filter kicked in too. Need a lot more details and real videos to convince me its real, then more to convince me its better.
