Mazda also continues to make replacement parts as well as complete replacement engines for its 13B series of rotary engines at its Powertrain Production Department No. 2 in Hiroshima, Japan.

Wankel flies in the face of all this. A simplified Wankel engine has only two moving parts: the rotor, and the eccentric shaft. CC-BY-SA-3.0 by Y_tambe via Wikimedia Common.

In 1971, when these engine parts for sale were allegedly produced, ... and yet somehow, someone on eBay claims to have parts from one of the vehicles’ Wankel engines for sale.

For instance, the three-chambered C 111 Wankel engine has 950 total parts, produces 330 horsepower and has a displacement rating of 3.6 liters.

In its simplest form, a Wankel rotary engine has just two moving parts: the rotor and the output shaft. Compare that to modern piston cylinder engines, which have over 40 moving parts.

The Wankel engine uses the explosion to push the side of the triangular rotor, which forces it to rotate. That means there's no need for any other parts to convert the pull-push movement into a ...

Wankel Engine: Design, History & Innovation. Posted: March 21, 2025 | Last updated: March 21, 2025. The film discusses the development and advantages of the Wankel rotary engine, introduced by ...

The engine's main advantage is a greater power density than a Wankel can achieve because a more-balanced design allows the motor to rev higher—so says Peter King, one of two partners at REDA.

There’s a new spin on the rotary engine. Liquid Piston, a Connecticut-based engineering firm, has turned the classic Wankel engine design inside out to create a more efficient, and cleaner ...