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Old 11-16-2004, 02:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by huck369
The main differance between the RX-8's 1.5L and the SVX's 3.3L is the fact that the RX-8 has a rotary engine, NOT a piston engine like most cars, so in a rotary engine the 1.5, is more like a 4.5 piston engine....so that why they get more power from less liters....but they won't hold up near as well as a piston engine....
Actually the RX8 uses a 2 rotor design...not 3. The rotary would be comparable to a 3.0L engine.
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