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Old 06-28-2004, 04:41 AM   #1
tifneedle208
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Default Whats the diff between turboing a Rotary and a piston engine

I'd figure there would be much less wear on a rotary. For some reason in my uneducated mind it just makes sense.

In a piston engine, if its not designed for the additional HP you get a lot more wear and less engine life at high boost. Including throwing a rod or blowing a hole in the block if you run it to high without the propper upgrades.

Now on a rotary, it works different. Wouldn't turboing a rotary with high boost cause less wear and less damage to the engine life than it would if you boosted a piston engine?
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