Kenichi Yamamoto, dead at 95

Post ls swaps

th-thanks dad...

Hope they make a dope Kenichi version with 500 hp or something

Sayonara, Senkan Yamamoto

rotary in lotus europa

youtube.com/watch?v=CXN8C-TdrLg

>Father of rotary

That's weird his last name doesn't appear to be wankel

Mazda are the ones that solved the "chatter marks" problem with apex seals.
Rotary engines were not viable before apex seals.

>Mazda rotary
not
>rotary

Rotary engines still aren't viable after apex seals.

Yes they are, especially now days since there's multiple aftermarket options for seals which are less prone to becoming brittle and cracking or shattering as a result of pre-detonation.

>rotaryman is dead just like his beloved engines
If Mazda doesn't make a Rotary RX9 now i'm going to fly to japan and firebomb their headquarters.

F

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RIP

NA Rotary engines tend to last 250k+ miles unless you seriously neglect them in the same way that'd destroy piston engines prematurely.

The average rotary engine lasts longer than the average piston engine. Most piston engines need major maintenance (replacing heads, gaskets, piston rings, rods, whatever) before a rotary needs a rebuild, on average.
Turbo rotaries are the minority of rotary engine, yet all any of you tards can do is compare the least reliable rotary engine models to the most reliable piston engine models.

>take nearly extinct car
>remove the only thing that made the car noteworthy
>put in an LS as if there aren't enough LS swapped camries or volvos or Miatas or Mustangs or Crown Victorias or AE86s or S13s or Zs or Supras or anything with wheels ever

At this point I'm more triggered by the overabundance of LS swaps.

Holy shit, where did you get those stats? Pull them straight out your ass? Fucking kill yourself you dense cunt. Apex seals are on their way out at a 100k miles.

>number of gm engine le mans wins: 0
>number of "unviable" rotary engine le mans wins: more than gm engines
Stay btfo pushrod cuck

>Apex seals are on their way out at a 100k miles
Over 160k miles on this tho. Theres an user with 300k miles on his original 12a here as well

>be mazda
>enter an endurance race with an engine that's prone to failing
>win on your very first try
>organizers got so butthurt they permabanned you

At least he left us at a fine age.

>that's prone to failing
it isn't in racing conditions. it is extremely reliable when it is being pushed to the limit and redlined often. retard

>>win on your very first try

uh they were trying for 10 years you stupid bitch and the rule changed were already in planning prior to the LM24

All true and accurate