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Old 07-04-2008, 05:11 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by Brucelee
Doesn't the rotary engine weight like 100 lbs or so. I saw one once out of the car and it looked tiny to me.
It's a little heavier than that, the rotor housings are steel. But it is pretty light and small. The simplicity is the real beauty of the rotary. Think about everything spinning, orbiting and sliding in a piston engine. The rotary has just 3 rotating parts.
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