Rather Than Defend the Rotary...

"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii) 04/26/2016 at 21:38 • Filed to: You're all blasphemers, Holy Church of the Spinny Triangles

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...I’ll take the high road and name the best motor for the motoring enthusiast. For stated reasons this motor must be reliable, clean, torquey, take absolutely no risks and be fuel efficient.

The perfect motor for the Jalop is the...

Toyota 1NZ-FXE of the 2nd generation Prius.

This is the future of driving pleasure comrades. We won’t need to bother with things like regular maintenance or a great story of being McGuyver coming home from the parts store. No, we jalops crave safety. We don’t want to explore limits, that could get you dirty, just a nice reliable way to get us from point A to point B. Did you know that with the electric motor you can leave your local farmers market in near silence. I’d be giddy with excitement but my doctor said I need to take it easy until I can refill my zestril.

I’m not even sure if this motor has a redline but that’s fine since you should always follow the speed limit and never drive recklessly anyhow. I couldn’t fathom how anyone could require more than what this little guy can do! If anything it’s a bit too much, I once chirped the tires when I mistook the gas for the br- I mean the carpet trapped the accelerator. That was a scary trip to the chiropractor.

Anyways I love hearing debates, so leave some suggestions in the comments for other GREAT motors. Unlike those awful rotaries which require mechanical knowledge, guzzle gas, pollute far too much and just are WAY too risky for dedicated Jalops and Opponauts as ourselves.

Berang > LongbowMkII 04/26/2016 at 21:44

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Also rotaries make a funny noise, and real car people should hate them.

TheHondaBro > LongbowMkII 04/26/2016 at 21:48

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Toyota’s got some fantastic engines, from the 1UZ-FE to the 2JZ-GTE. Then you got Honda with their fuel-efficient J-series and the stratospheric F20C. Nissan has the legendary VQ V6 as well as variants of the RB found in the earlier GT-R’s. BUT, lest we forget the LS series!

Wait, you’re being sarcastic?

LongbowMkII > Berang 04/26/2016 at 21:48

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Doing research I found that some people modify their rotaries so they go BRAP BRAP BRAP.

It’s like those people think they know better than car engineers. It’s all very silly to modify cars anyways. These big companies spend billions of dollars building these and people think they can make them better. It’s daft.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > LongbowMkII 04/26/2016 at 21:50

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I believe that we all should take public transit. Or maybe revert back to using animals as primary transportation. Like horses. Or dragons.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > LongbowMkII 04/26/2016 at 21:51

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LongbowMkII > TheHondaBro 04/26/2016 at 21:53

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Ew. Did you know the F20 can rev over 9,000rpm? I don't even know how they were legally sold in the United States.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 04/26/2016 at 21:54

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Fucking Kinja...

Invinciblejets > LongbowMkII 04/26/2016 at 21:54

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This rotary talk is pretty annoying.

Can't we go back to making fun of mustangs.....

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > LongbowMkII 04/26/2016 at 21:54

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I would have said Honda D16Z6, based on your criteria.

LongbowMkII > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 04/26/2016 at 21:55

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A mule shall suffice.

TheHondaBro > LongbowMkII 04/26/2016 at 21:56

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In case you couldn’t tell, I’m not a fan of rotary engines.

LongbowMkII > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 04/26/2016 at 21:57

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Those tires don't look very efficient. But I'll allow it as long as it doesn't go too fast.

nermal > LongbowMkII 04/26/2016 at 21:57

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Like any good debate, both sides are usually idiots and the correct answer is in the middle ground.

For rotaries, it’s all about context.

Rotary engined cars are terrible long term driving propositions. Own an RX-8 for an extended period of time, and you will hate it, by a measure equal to or greater than the amount that it seems to hate you.

Rotary engined cars are great short term driving propositions. Drive an RX-8 in proper working order in the proper environment (alone on a twisty back road with no traffic / racetrack, or otherwise someplace you can rev the bloody hell out of it), and it is a wonderful experience.

TheHondaBro > nermal 04/26/2016 at 21:59

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The ideal rotary is one that eats hydrogen fuel and gives me energy in the form of electrons.

Basically as a hydrogen-powered electric generator. That’s most likely what Mazda is working on, sans hydrogen.

S65 > Berang 04/26/2016 at 22:01

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Noises Like This?

Birddog > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 04/26/2016 at 22:02

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Walker got to you didn’t she?

LongbowMkII > S65 04/26/2016 at 22:04

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How one can find that enjoyable is beyond me.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > LongbowMkII 04/26/2016 at 22:05

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But so slow.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Birddog 04/26/2016 at 22:06

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Who? I simply believe that this is the best course of action to save our planet.

Since Longbow was nominating the Prius V4 as the savior of all, I decided to take it a step further.

LongbowMkII > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 04/26/2016 at 22:06

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If I wanted exciting I'd drive a rotary.

LongbowMkII > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 04/26/2016 at 22:08

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A V4 would be far too interesting.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > TheHondaBro 04/26/2016 at 22:14

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HammerheadFistpunch > S65 04/26/2016 at 22:14

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thats crazy! its revving way past 8000 volts!

Birddog > LongbowMkII 04/26/2016 at 22:16

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Yes! Because nothing is more exciting than a total lack of torque.

LongbowMkII > Birddog 04/26/2016 at 22:19

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That's what gears were invented for.

Berang > LongbowMkII 04/26/2016 at 22:26

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Why like rotaries when you can look like a professional tool for free?

LongbowMkII > Berang 04/26/2016 at 22:31

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He does more than look the part.

TheHondaBro > Invinciblejets 04/26/2016 at 23:23

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Sure.

Mustangs with rotaries are okay though. The thing will be too broken to mow anyone over anyway.

Birddog > LongbowMkII 04/26/2016 at 23:27

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That explains all the shifting in those movies!

promoted by the color red > LongbowMkII 04/26/2016 at 23:52

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This is my favorite hybrid. It comes with a supercharger so it can charge its batteries twice as fast and it automatically replenishes the atmosphere with chunks of natural rubber when you stomp on the accelerator.