Boxer breathing

[leno]

Well you wouldn't be able to have a turbocharged wan kel 1.2. A normal 4 stroke engine had a power stroke per cylinder once every 2 times the crank turns. But a rotary has a power stroke each time. So to calculate the volume of a wan kel in FIA terms a 1.2 turbo rotary engine would be 1.2*2*1.7 so 4.08l.

wow! so that means wan.kle should be only 0,6 litre for wrc

[Daniel]

wow! so that means wan.kle should be only 0,6 litre for wrc

No

1L

1 (actual displacement) * 2 (FIA ruling on rotaries) * 1.7 (turbocharging) = 3.4

[urabus-denoS2000]

No

1L

1 (actual displacement) * 2 (FIA ruling on rotaries) * 1.7 (turbocharging) = 3.4

They can race those minicars you can only see in Japan!

OFF TOPIC:
Now I seriously think Mazda can be a serious competitor in the future.
1)Their ZOOM-ZOOM philosophy is ideal for rallying
2)Every new car is lighter than the car before it
3)The new Mazda 3 MPS will be ideal for group N.It will have 4WD with around 300 BHP.The only problem is that it will have a 2.5 liter engine,but that can be solved by putting a 2.0 liter on some market (just like Subaru did with the last generation Impreza9
4)They are showing some signs of waking up by their programmes is Australia ,etc.
5)They have announced their plan for a R2 Mazda 2 (we havent spokeen about it here).There are even some pictures.

I would love to see Mazda back.

[Mirek]

That Mazda 2 is not R2. It is local Australian project of cheap rally car. Only the future will show if it can come to something more...

[urabus-denoS2000]

I know but they said could make one either in an S1600 (wich I doubt,its a dying class) or R2
The problem is that they dont have an appropriate engine

[Nenukknak]

Basically it come down to the bore and stroke of the Subaru's engine, which allows the engine to rev more freely at higher altitudes.

LOL, man if you don't know what you're talking about just don't say anything. At least Daniel did it on purpose.

As for my thoughts: I don't know, but I think it's just an urban myth.

[Mickey T]

chris thinks it's an urban myth as well.

i asked, and his take was that the suby engine is more tuned for mid-range, while the citroen and ford engines are revvier.

mexico, he reckons, just suits an engine with its performance in the mid range, and he doubts it has anything to do with altitude.

[leno]

chris thinks it's an urban myth as well.

i asked, and his take was that the suby engine is more tuned for mid-range, while the citroen and ford engines are revvier.

mexico, he reckons, just suits an engine with its performance in the mid range, and he doubts it has anything to do with altitude.

i belive him

[Gard]

chris thinks it's an urban myth as well.

i asked, and his take was that the suby engine is more tuned for mid-range, while the citroen and ford engines are revvier.

mexico, he reckons, just suits an engine with its performance in the mid range, and he doubts it has anything to do with altitude.

A slight contradiction here? Altitude will surely affect rewier engines more than engines tuned for midrange. so it will have much to do with altitude.

[Daniel]

A slight contradiction here? Altitude will surely affect rewier engines more than engines tuned for midrange. so it will have much to do with altitude.

What Chris is saying is that the engine is tuned better for the roads regardless of the altitude. As has been pointed out altitude has the same effect on all engines as they all get the same amount of oxygen into the engine.