Rotary Engine FAQ 0311

Questions answered in the Rotary (Engine) FAQ:

    1.How does a rotary engine work? 
    2.What's a boinger? 
    3.Why does a rotary engine make as much power as a boinger twice its size? 
    4.Why does a Renesis make so much more power than prior rotaries? 
    5.How reliable is a rotary engine? 
    6.Is the rotary engine dead? 
    7.What do the 10A, 12A, 13B & 20B Mazda engine designations mean? 
    8.Why two spark plugs for each rotor? 
    9.What spark plugs should I use? 
   10.Why does my rotary Mazda have an oil cooler? 
   11.What oil should I use? 
   12.Should I use synthetic oil? 
   13.Do oil brands matter? 
   14.How often should I change my rotary engine's oil? 
   15.Should I mix oil in the fuel? 
   16.What's the best fuel for my rotary car? 
   17.What gas mileage should a rotary get? 
   18.Does a rotary have any booby traps I need to watch out for? 
   19.Will removing my thermostat help my rotary run cooler or make more power? 
   20.When should I shift? 
   21.What is an apex seal? 
   22.How do I know if my engine's apex seals are OK? 
   23.What should my engine's compression be? 
   24.What are the differences between earlier & later Mazda rotaries? 
   25.What are the differences between 6-Port & 4-Port rotaries? 
   26.How do I tell a 12A from a 13B? 
   27.What is a thermal reactor? 
   28.What's the best way to test changes I make that affect my car's power?
   29.What if I switch to a light flywheel? 
   30.How do I get the old flywheel off? 
   31.How hard is it to stop oil from leaking? 
   32.O-rings? What o-rings? 
   33.What's that foamy stuff under the oil fill cap & inside the filler tube? 
   34.Why does my engine smoke when I first start it? 
   35.Why does my engine smoke when I shift at high RPM? 
   36.Why won't my engine start? What can I do to start it? 
   37.Why is my engine locked up, and what do I do about it? 
   38.My engine just failed its emissions test. Now what do I do? 
   39.What's the best way to make my rotary car accelerate quicker? 
   40.How hard would it be for me to rebuild my rotary? 
   41.What is porting all about? 
   42.Can I add a turbo to my NA? 
   43.Why is rotary exhaust replacement or improvement so expensive? 
   44.Why not hollow out the cats? 
   45.How do I remove my air pump? 
   46.How do I stop the backfiring? 
   47.How can I tell if my car has a limited-slip differential? 
   48.Where can I race my rotary car? 
   49.Corvttes, Mustngs, Firbirds, Camros, Porches & RX7s? 
   50.What are the RX-7 "generations"? 
   51.Which model RX-7 do I have? How do the various RX-7 models differ? 
   52.What other regular production cars have had rotary engines? 
   53.Why did Mazda stop selling the RX-7 in the US? 
   54.How do I subscribe/unsubscribe to the mailing list? 
   55.Is there an RX-7 club I can join? 
   56.My question's not on this list. Where do I go from here?

Plus, links to the RX-7 generational FAQ; tech goodies, such as the "Rotary
Parts Interchange" & "replacing 12A with 13B", in "The Garage"; links to
information on upcoming rotary models and rotary history; acronymn dictionary;
instructions for subscribing to mailing lists; links to vendors, like:

        Gallery Group Mazda
        Mazda Auto Recycling
        Mazdaformance
        Mazdatrix
        Racing Beat
        Rotary Performance Online
        Yaw Power Products

and much more.

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