hey all i was talking to my friend who has a Rx7 and he reckons i could get a small enougth rotary engine to fit a mini. just wondering what others think? cause i was thinking of putting one in my mini van
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| Author: | lgoddard [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:11 pm ] |
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hey all i was talking to my friend who has a Rx7 and he reckons i could get a small enougth rotary engine to fit a mini. just wondering what others think? cause i was thinking of putting one in my mini van
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| Author: | smac [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:18 pm ] |
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Not only can it be done, it has been done. Both RWD and FWD (corona box I think). |
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| Author: | lgoddard [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:21 pm ] |
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oh nice lol do u know of ne pictures of them? |
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| Author: | gafmo [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:31 pm ] |
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i think you find you can not put the 13B in but the 10A or maybe a 12A will be allowd by the Authorities 
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| Author: | smac [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:39 pm ] |
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Can't see anything offhand...but by god did I find some weird stuff while looking 
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| Author: | Harley [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:42 pm ] |
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All I found was this: 
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| Author: | mattsmadmini [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:55 pm ] |
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 hot....
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| Author: | OzBro [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:00 pm ] |
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I remember a Super Sedan that has a rotary mated to a renault FWD box, made it mid engined and FWD.... not much knee room left
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| Author: | TheMiniMan [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:00 pm ] |
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Maybe you should talk with Paul Gulson, (gulson power on e-bay) He stuck a rotary donk in a brick years ago |
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| Author: | Hanra [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:02 pm ] |
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If ya gunna do, put a PP 26B into it. |
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| Author: | Danny [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:57 pm ] |
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No no no no no!! You got it all wrong Hanra, a nice 13G would just go nicely, I think. |
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| Author: | pristic [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:03 pm ] |
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There was one on ebay recently... the engine came through the firewall and had massive mods to it, wouldnt be street legal in NSW... or I wouldnt think so anyway. Why do you want a rotary in a Mini? Spend the $ and do a 4EFTE conversion I say... or VTEC, etc... It would be cheaper to get an old Mazda rotor and stick to that instead of putting one in a mini. Pete. |
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| Author: | spraycanmansam [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:17 pm ] |
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I'd say almost 100% that you'd be very hard pressed getting it registered. The max allowable naturally aspirated engine for cars under 800kg is 3.0 times the original weight of the car. And I doubt if our minis weigh more than 666kg  Maybe a rover? 
Also for rotaries the rules say --- "The engine capacity to be used for rotary engines is twice the swept volume of all rotors ( eg a 13B rotary engine has a swept volume of 1308 cc giving a 'capacity' of 2616 cc )" So I'd say it'd be more work and hassle than it's worth... Id imagine lots of broken gearboxes as well. |
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| Author: | Hanra [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:20 pm ] |
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Chow wrote: No no no no no!!
You got it all wrong Hanra, a nice 13G would just go nicely, I think. Cant beat a factory PP job i spose... Still only a triple rotor though? Quad would help the power to weight ratio. |
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| Author: | Danny [ Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:03 pm ] |
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Who needs anymore power to weight in a car that light with an engine that powerful??
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