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

Not only can it be done, it has been done. Both RWD and FWD (corona box I think).

oh nice lol do u know of ne pictures of them?

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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Can't see anything offhand...but by god did I find some weird stuff while looking

All I found was this:

hot....

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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

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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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

If ya gunna do, put a PP 26B into it.

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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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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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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.

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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Who needs anymore power to weight in a car that light with an engine that powerful??

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