# I guess rotory isn't so bad! **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [December 23, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734 "2008-12-23T11:44:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jpod89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jpod89/32/5688_2.png) [@jpod89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jpod89)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/1 "2008-12-23T11:44:38Z")
This dude ran his car to shit for 3 minutes before it blew. Popped the hood right up lol. Old? Don’t give a fuck. ---
**Author:** ![Martino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/martino/32/5674_2.png) [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/2 "2008-12-23T11:58:04Z")
The tires still lasted longer than the motor did lol… ---
**Author:** ![Polar\_s13](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/polar_s13/32/5572_2.png) [@Polar\_s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Polar_s13)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/3 "2008-12-23T12:15:41Z")
Wow…yea seriously how did those tires last that long. ---
**Author:** ![educated\_Idiot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/educated_idiot/32/5684_2.png) [@educated\_Idiot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/educated_Idiot)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/4 "2008-12-23T12:23:39Z")
That’s probably one of the craziest burnouts I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![RED\_LINE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/red_line/32/5656_2.png) [@RED\_LINE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RED_LINE)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/5 "2008-12-23T12:27:30Z")
> [@BLUE DEVIL: A corvette supercar?!?!?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blue-devil-a-corvette-supercar/19641/32): > > Wow…yea seriously how did those tires last that long. probably cuz of the lack of sufficient torque rotaries are known for lol ---
**Author:** ![Fobwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/6 "2008-12-23T14:18:46Z")
> [@FS: Mission Helium 1500 SR Inline Hockey Skates](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-mission-helium-1500-sr-inline-hockey-skates/19621/10): > > This dude ran his car to shit for 3 minutes before it blew. Popped the hood right up lol. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCc3SOcNGxY&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCc3SOcNGxY&feature=related) > > Old? Don’t give a fuck. Old. ---
**Author:** ![duckJAI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duckjai/32/5553_2.png) [@duckJAI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duckJAI)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/7 "2008-12-23T14:18:56Z")
VLSD FTL! ---
**Author:** ![jpod89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jpod89/32/5688_2.png) [@jpod89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jpod89)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/8 "2008-12-23T14:28:33Z")
> [@"DONKS"](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/donks/19640/8): > > Old. Don’t give a fuck. But I definitely failed at spelling Rotary in the title… ---
**Author:** ![Lucidsnow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lucidsnow/32/5538_2.png) [@Lucidsnow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lucidsnow)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/9 "2008-12-23T14:33:26Z")
weak. last week. ---
**Author:** ![jdm-silvia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@jdm-silvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdm-silvia)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/10 "2008-12-24T07:15:12Z")
Rotary got balls damnn ---
**Author:** ![rogerthat240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rogerthat240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rogerthat240)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/11 "2008-12-24T07:19:16Z")
> [@"DONKS"](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/donks/19640/8): > > Old. So are you ![http://www.talkingpix.co.uk/2Fast2FuriousComp2.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/1/1/11546985d0ea5d9ebae292cd04af426ec9e86880.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BRA\_GANZAAAAAA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bra_ganzaaaaaa/32/5673_2.png) [@BRA\_GANZAAAAAA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BRA_GANZAAAAAA)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/12 "2008-12-24T09:28:39Z")
rotaries are the only engines that fail safe, piston and especialy turbines can’t clam that. rotaries r baller cause there $$$ ---
**Author:** ![AhmadG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ahmadg/32/5577_2.png) [@AhmadG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AhmadG)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/13 "2008-12-27T15:46:48Z")
The pop-up lights turned on when the engine blew, lol. ---
**Author:** ![Tacoboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2acd7d/32.png) [@Tacoboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tacoboy)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/14 "2008-12-27T18:24:25Z")
> [@Hybrid Connection Snow Tire Sale](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hybrid-connection-snow-tire-sale/18815/47): > > probably cuz of the lack of sufficient torque rotaries are known for lol that makes no sense. ---
**Author:** ![i-Drift](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cdc98d/32.png) [@i-Drift](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/i-Drift)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/15 "2008-12-29T10:43:17Z")
rotaries are better than KA’s when they work! … even a little when they don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Martino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/martino/32/5674_2.png) [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/16 "2008-12-29T10:49:07Z")
> [@VR6\>Eclipse GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vr6-eclipse-gt/19698/8): > > rotaries are better than KA’s when they work! … even a little when they don’t. …But have horrible gas mileage. ---
**Author:** ![Specialedition](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/specialedition/32/5714_2.png) [@Specialedition](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Specialedition)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/17 "2008-12-29T11:27:15Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/19705/18): > > …But have horrible gas mileage. how can they have bad gas milage the 13b is only 1.3 litres it would take less no? ---
**Author:** ![Martino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/martino/32/5674_2.png) [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/18 "2008-12-29T12:33:50Z")
I’m more basing it on turbo vs turbo, I guess. Essentially, the 13b should have better mileage than a stock KA. However, I only got about 450-470km, on a full tank…both highway and city. ---
**Author:** ![jim](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim/32/5507_2.png) [@jim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jim)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/19 "2008-12-29T14:29:09Z")
All Rotarys are nasty on fuel,turboed ones are extremely bad unless you stay off boost…Martino, you nave a RX7? ---
**Author:** ![Martino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/martino/32/5674_2.png) [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734/20 "2008-12-29T23:20:45Z")
Hmm, no, would maybe consider an FC one day though. Has to be in good condition, and at that point, money wouldn’t be a concern. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-guess-rotory-isnt-so-bad/120734.md?page=2)