book review: "Street Rotary" by Mark Warner

[joff]

Originally Posted by My5ABaby

Anything by Jack Yamaguchi is an A++++ read. You're not a rotary owner if you don't have at least one of his books.

Cool, I didn't know about this author.

Please tell more. Is this a technical book as well?

[mazdamaniac]

Originally Posted by joff

Cool, I didn't know about this author.

Please tell more. Is this a technical book as well?

Jack Yamaguchi wrote the RX-7 and RX-8 "marketing" books as well a nice overview of the rotary engine.

I think they are all out of print, though.

The Downing book is also pretty good (out of print).

I have several of these on my site.

[My5ABaby]

Originally Posted by joff

Cool, I didn't know about this author.

Please tell more. Is this a technical book as well?

I've only read the RX-7 one. If I recall correctly (been a while since I read it), the book describes some rotary history, the develop of the FC and a lot of technical information. It's a great read.

I would also suggest the RX-7 book by Brian Long. It's similar in many ways to the Yamaguchi book, but contains a lot of different info.

I wish I could be more specific but it's been a while since I've read either of them. However, I recall enough to still highly recommend them.

A couple other great books that are about rotaries in general:
Wankel Rotary Engine: A History by John B. Hege
The Wankel Engine: The Story of the Revolutionary Rotary Engine by Nicholas Faith.