Weird Wankels

Weird Wankels

Update: 2024-04-17
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You've probably heard of the Wankel rotary engine found in the Mazda RX-7, but it was also tested in all kinds of experimental vehicles, including torpedoes, Soviet cop cars, helicopters, and diesel tanks. But first: our project car updates, and some history about the inventor Felix Wankel.

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Music by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: www.kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/polygondwanaland //

Links/Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Wankel //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine //

How Rotary Engines Work https://youtu.be/sd6pJtR4PaY //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_Diesel_engine //

Rolls Royce Made A Diesel Rotary Engine With Four Rotors! https://youtu.be/1pDjwaqU0dU //

https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/man-builds-3000hp-34-7l-2100cu-turbocharged-big-block-rotary-engine-its-insane //

https://tractorzoom.com/equipment/tractors/john-deere/the-angry-dorito-john-deere-rotary-power //

https://driventowrite.com/2022/09/06/join-the-wankel-party-lada/ //

https://jalopnik.com/the-soviets-made-fast-ish-rotary-powered-ladas-for-the-1850125728 //

How USSR Stole Wankel For KGB https://youtu.be/Bo8oalHcW3g //

https://www.thedrive.com/news/soviet-five-pointed-rotary-is-the-final-boss-of-wankel-engines //

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Weird Wankels

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