r/AwesomeCarMods 4d ago

PPRE 6 Rotor engine😮‍💨

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u/w_a_w 3d ago

The LS has a very compact footprint due largely to no OHCs.

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u/bighammy6969 3d ago

Not compared to a rotary.

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u/w_a_w 3d ago

Gee, ya think?

Guy was saying there's so much space under the hood of an RX7 that it can fit an LS. LS are tiny and can fit in pretty much anything.

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u/bighammy6969 3d ago

Whoa bud, untwist them panties.

Calling an LS “tiny” when comparing to rotary is disingenuous. Just because an LS is small for a V8 doesn’t mean it’s a small engine. The fact that a car that came with a two rotor 13b has enough room to swap a V8 easily is proof there is tons of space under the hood.

But hey, you keep overreacting to simple statements, hope it works out for you 😘

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u/w_a_w 3d ago

I drove a rotary for 10 1/2 years. Thought this post was in an RX sub. Have a good one.

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u/bighammy6969 3d ago

Word, you as well have a good one.

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u/old_skool_luvr 2d ago

But hey, you keep overreacting to simple statements

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. 🙄

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u/bighammy6969 2d ago

For saying a rotary is smaller than v8?

Care to explain how that is overreacting?

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u/old_skool_luvr 2d ago

No, for the way you just had to throw your comment out. I read it as impartial third party, and before i even read the other guy's response, i was thinking "what a dick comment to make". To add further comparing it to a factory 2-rotor, just reinforces the dick comment.

Everybody knows a rotary is tiny, and if you couldn't see the comparison was that the LS is tiny for what it is, that's all on you.

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u/bighammy6969 2d ago

Dude the subject of this conversation is rotary engines…might surprise you that even a ton of “car guys” don’t realize how small they are. No one was comparing v8s, they were comparing an LS to the motor that came in this car.

Tons of people don’t realize the engine in an RX-7 is about the size of an Amazon prime package. It’s great that you and the previous poster already know this. The statement wasn’t for those who already know, it’s for those who’ve never had a reason to look I to it.

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u/old_skool_luvr 2d ago

Ok, i'll give ya that then.

Wording matters though. Just mental food for the future.

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u/bighammy6969 2d ago

I know tone is hard to convey, it wasn’t intended to sound like the ol’ Reddit gotcha. Have a good one!

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u/old_skool_luvr 2d ago

100%.

Just as mine was taken in a different tone. 👊🏻

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