- (Dakota) Okay, before we hop into today's video,
we're going to be going over who won our last giveaway
with artists of wheels fortunate out of coil overs
in continental tires.
So Shawn's gonna be calling third place.
Jeal's going to be calling second place
and I'll be calling the first place winner.
Shawn let's hop on the phone.
- [Shawn] Ooh, I don't have a phone number.
- (Dakota) Okay.
(everyone laughs)
- (Jeal) Hell yeah.
- (Coleton) Hey, this is Coleton.
- (Shawn) Hey Coleton, this is Shawn
from Fitment Industries calling you
about our most recent giveaway.
What's up.
- (Coleton) Not a whole lot what's up with you?
Hey man. Well, we're just calling to let you know
that you actually won third place.
That's for $200 Fitment Industry's gift card.
- (Coleton) You're joking.
No man.
- (Dakota) Dead ass.
(everyone laughs)
- (Coleton) Oh my god.
- (Shawn) What are you thinking about
picking up with that 200 gift card?
Do you need some wheels, get some tires, maybe bolts?
- (Coleton) I actually just got a new car so.
I'm getting springs along with bronze
carriers and some federal tires.
- (group talking over each other)
(phone rings)
- (Jeal) Alright, calling up our second winner.
- (Zach) Hello?
Hello, is this Zach?
- (Zach) Yeah.
- (Jeal) Hey Zach, this is Jeals, Dakota, and Shawn
from fitment industries. How are you doing, man?
- (Zach) Good, how are you?
- (Jeal) Good. Good. So, we're just giving you a call
in regards to our previous giveaway with artists of wheels.
We got some good news for you.
You were second place.
So, you got yourself a free set of artists of wheels man.
- (Zach) Oh, (beep)
- (Jeal) Hell yeah.
So, What'd you gonna throw them on?
- (Zach) My Jetta.
- (group talking over each other)
- (phone rings)
- (Joseph) Hello?
- (Dakota) Hey, is this Joseph?
- (Joseph) Yeah.
- (Dakota) Hey, how's it going, man?
This is Dakota from fitment industries.
I'm just calling about your cars extended warranties.
- (Jeal laughs)
I'm just kidding. I'm just joking.
So I don't know if you know
- (Joseph) I swear to God.
No, I'm playing. I'm playing a hundred percent playing.
But, we had a giveaway going on just recently
and you happen to be the first place winner
and you won yourself a set of artists of wheels
fortune auto coil overs and continental tires.
(Jeal cheers)
(Shawn and Jeal clap)
What's it going on? What kind of car you got?
- (Joseph) I got a Honda Civic 2016 base model.
(group cheers)
- (Dakota) Civic gang, Honda gang. Congratulations, man.
- (Joseph) Honda boy.
(everyone cheering and clapping)
- (Jeal) I swear to god man
All right, so that concludes our last giveaway
with fortune of idle artists of wheels
and continental tires. We are also able to donate
over $6,500 to reach out worldwide because of you guys.
So that is absolutely awesome.
Thank you to so much to everyone that participated
in this giveaway and stay tuned for the next one
because, I think we say this every time,
it's the biggest one yet and I promise. Thank you guys.
Doritos spinner. What in the Sam hell is a piston.
If you read the title,
You know exactly what we're talking about.
They are weird as hell, sound cool,
and they're terribly inefficient, rotaries.
But this ain't some new technology that the kids
on Tik Tok are making songs to.
This dates back over 60 years ago,
right around the same time a boy Scotty tumor was invented.
- (Scotty) (indistinct)
(tires screech)
- (Dakota) You ever heard about the Wankel?
Well you're about to get wankeled. That sounds wrong.
You know, when a razor scooter swings around
and gets your ankle, I feel like that that should be
called a Wankel. I'm getting off track.
Fire-breathing, amazing sounding,
magical turning triangles into horses.
Why does the rotary engine gets so much hate?
(upbeat music)
I'm a car guy, you're a car person.
You know, we both love cars.
You need to treat yours right, okay?
So go do that oil change you've been neglecting
and go check out,
I'm serious Jacob, I'm talking to you, change your damn oil.
Then go back out and check out fitmentindustries.com
for all your wheel, tire. and suspension needs
you could ever want.
Also a little pro tip, life hack.
You can save money by getting wheels and tires
and just because you're my friend, I'm going
to mount, ship, and balance them for free.
10% off ceramic coating then too
because I think you're cute.
Anyway, before we can dive into
why rotaries are getting hate like PS five scalpers.
Just kidding, they're not getting that much hate.
But we need to learn a little bit
about where they came from and what they're all about.
So we all know Mazda have them.
So we're going to head back in time
all the way across the pond to Japan.
But wait a minute. I smell sauerkraut and beer
and is that Crayons, Volkswagens? That's right, Germany.
Felix Wankel not only had a bad ass name, but
at the age of 17 was already thinking pistons were overrated
and began designing an engine that got its power
from a rounded triangle.
You know what I was thinking about when I was 17
if I should get the Lunchable
with extra cheese for the pizza or the pepperoni one.
The pepperoni one just doesn't come with enough cheese,
but I liked the extra topping. I still eat Lunchables.
Big chubby man child, what is a rotary?
Alright, relax.
So basically we have the rounded Dorito inside
of an among us characters body.
In there the magic that's happening
isn't really different than a normal engine.
We got intake, compression, ignition, and exhaust.
Sounds the same, but there's a bit more going on
than just that. A piston does four different jobs
for the intake, compression, and ignition
And a rotary does too, but in that among us spaceman body
it all happens in separate parts of the oval.
This is why apex seals are so important
and why you've probably heard of them before,
but we'll get into that later.
In 1964, the NSU spider would be
the first rotary production car.
This would feature a good old Wankel engine from our buddy
Felix, we talked about earlier.
The idea behind having a rotary is that
it's so much (beep) more compact
than your traditional engine.
They're smaller by design and they can rev the (beep) out.
They can scream.
(Dakota mimics engine)
A lot of people would believe
this was breakthrough technology including Mazda,
who would begin a research department in 1963.
Mazda would release the cosmos sport in 1967,
which would be the first dual rotor car.
We're all aware of the RX seven and the RX eight,
but did you know Mazda shoved Doritos
into a truck and even a bus?
The 1974 Mazda Parkway rotary 26 was exclusive to Japan.
Of course it was because they get everything cool
and could hold 13 Dorito lovers or 26
if you've got the deluxe model.
Also I don't think I even need to bring it up,
but the RX seven line was absolutely legendary
and are loved by the car community.
Seeing an FDR seven out
in the wild is like getting
a radar drop at the chaos struts.
Like pulling a charizard out of a base Pokemon set,
like getting a nuke on modern warfare
two after unlocking fall camo for your intervention.
It seemed like the rotary was taking over and doing well.
so what's the big deal,
why isn't every single car in the market trying to come
out with the next best triangle?
Illuminati confirmed.
(Illuminati music)
This, this ladies and gentlemen
is where we will start to get into some of the hate.
The biggest grape of rotary engines is
that they are unreliable and
that they need to be rebuilt all the damn time.
They are not a maintenance free engine
and they are completely different
from any other engine out there.
So the maintenance is obviously going to be a pain
in the ass until you know what you're dealing with.
The most obvious failure and downfall
of the engines are the apex seals that we brought up before.
The earlier 13 B engines did an okay job,
but the Renesis B in the RX eight really did not help
with the engine's reputation.
They use oil like a two-stroke engine,
they have oil injectors,
which means you have to watch your oil regularly
which some people just don't want to (beep) with.
Change your oil like I said before, go change it right now.
They are finicky, especially the Renaissance engines
being prone to flooding.
Turning it off right after you start is a huge no-no.
Whenever you start one, you should let it run
for a bit before turning it off or it will flood.
Back to the RX eight,
this really put a bad taste in a lot
of people's mouths for the rotary engines, in general.
And it's not just the engines itself.
A lot of common upgrades people do to
make sure their Renesis lasts longer is to swap
out the coil packs to an upgraded version,
pre-mix are at a sewn adapter,
which allows you to inject fresh oil
to burn a hundred percent
of the time from a separate reservoir.
And also allows you to change the weight
of the oil in the engine so it's better for the bearings.
Upgraded cooling also helps as well. Keep them cool
and make sure it gets oil and they will be happy.
Kind of like us big boys.
We don't like to overheat either.
(metal clanging)
The idea of rebuilding an engine, especially as early
as a hundred thousand miles, sets a lot of people off.
That's why I'm going to give the rotary a three
on the hate scale.
Not only does a triangle have three points
but it's not so much of a hate thing as it's
you just got to love them to deal with them.
It's not a perfect design, but it has its advantages
and some would argue more disadvantages.
But getting sub 200 horsepower
out of a 1.3 liter engine, which is incredibly
small overall, is pretty fricking fantastic.
They are rev happy, sound great, and they're super smooth.
They are just different engines
and people will always view them that way.
Especially Jealous, he picked up his RX eight
and I've never saw him smile quite like that.
You know, the type of smile where you're smiling,
but you see through it and you can see in their eyes
there's some deep, dark underlying pain.
But for real he forced me to drive his RX eight
and I fell in love too.
It's incredibly smooth and it's so damn fun to drive.
Well, what do you think? Would you own a rotary?
Should we do a build series on Jeal's RX?
A comment down below, I'm going to read every single one.
And whether you got pistons going up and down, boxing,
or have a Dorito spinner, go check
out all the wheel and tire packages we have
over at fitmentindustries.com
Also all the suspension you could ever want.
I mean it, fortunato, obesity, airlift, agile,
or whatever you want.
Seriously, I think I need an FD in my life.
I've owned enough Volkswagens at this point.
I think I'm just okay
in accepting having a broken car constantly.
Should I get an RX seven?
I really, really want one, I don't know.
Maybe I'll get the rotary bus.