Absurdly awesome rotary swap ideas

randyzimmer wrote: Idea? Did it. Mid engined Miata.

DOOOOOD

fidelity101 wrote: Also, I've been tempted to make one of these with one: as the hand-me-down rotarys from the rx7 when I'm through with them in the car, put them in the sled! It would be a good final send off for each motor.

already been done...in the early 70s...by a manufacturer...

70s arctic cat wankel

Rotary snowmobiles are old news, Fidelity, you know that!

http://acscc.com/forum/showthread.php?873-70-sno-fury-mkII

I want to see a rotary powered De Tomaso Pantera.

I own a ;'76 Johnson Rotary 35 myself. They are slooooooow, but the nostalgia makes them fun to ride.

BoxheadTim wrote: An Exocet with a 20B has a certain ring to it.

That is an interesting idea. I think a 6 port renesis might be a better option.

EvanB wrote:

BoxheadTim wrote: An Exocet with a 20B has a certain ring to it.

The ringing in your ears after driving it?

WHAT?

z31maniac wrote:

BoxheadTim wrote:

EvanB wrote:

BoxheadTim wrote: An Exocet with a 20B has a certain ring to it.

The ringing in your ears after driving it?

SORRY? I CAN'T HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?

I want a Miata with a 13B, not sure what type of reliable power they can make NA for track work though. In an Exocet that would be a riot!

I think around 200bhp should be relatively safe, you you can just drop in the Renesis for 230bhp out of the box. IIRC the 13B is easier to port/tune though.

singleslammer wrote:

BoxheadTim wrote: An Exocet with a 20B has a certain ring to it.

That is an interesting idea. I think a 6 port renesis might be a better option.

20Bs sound a lot more evil .

Mind you, from a sanity and noise level perspective, a well-silenced Renesis might be a better option anyway.

randyzimmer wrote: Idea? Did it. Mid engined Miata.

Best first post ever, or Greatest first post ever?

Europa

Beer Baron wrote: Europa

Rotaries are light and compact but have middling power. They should go into light cars, by rights. That Europa is perfect, as are Lotus 7 clones and one delightful and loud Bugeye Sprite with one I saw.

Keeping an exhaust system together can be a challenge for those unused to what the vibrations do to normal old style thin wall exhaust tubing!

In reply to z31maniac:

plenty

asetech wrote:

fidelity101 wrote: Also, I've been tempted to make one of these with one: as the hand-me-down rotarys from the rx7 when I'm through with them in the car, put them in the sled! It would be a good final send off for each motor.

already been done...in the early 70s...by a manufacturer... 70s arctic cat wankel

Yeah but those are sachs 1 rotor engines. I'm talking about 13b w/ side draft and in a much bigger sled than the old evinrude and artic cats.

wspohn wrote: Rotaries are light and compact but have middling power. They should go into light cars, by rights. That Europa is perfect, as are Lotus 7 clones and one delightful and loud Bugeye Sprite with one I saw.

Exactly. I'd just say "anything under 2k lbs" and leave it at that.

I freaking LOVE Pinto's. we had a Bobcat wagon s a kid. Either of those would be fine with me!

I'm reminded that at one point I was urging one of my employees to put a rotary in his $1 Chevette. That would have been kind of awesome had he not decided he paid too much for the car and got rid of it.

Beer Baron wrote: Europa

Somewhere there is a picture of me holding my arm more or less straight down, palm down, and it's still over the roof of a Europa.

Those things are incredibly low.

Protege5 rotary "done before"

13b P5

What I would like to see is a superbike or a shifter cart sport an n/a s4 or renesis (yes I know there are custom chopper type bikes and the old factory rotor bikes but I have not seen a modern superbike with one)

EDIT: One more is an early body elise with a 13 REW just to put the "British scare" back in an otherwise reliable car

I say an early Corvair, Datsun B210, Corolla, Civic etc. 60s to early 70ish. Any number of Alfas, MGs, Triumphs, Austin Healeys, Coopers, 914s. Like previously mentioned, has to be light and small. Another nomination here for the Pinto and I can't believe I am saying this but a Vega. Anything under the hood has got to be better than what it came with.

The Dixie chopper with the single rotor rotary

The Dixie chopper with the single rotor rotary

Old man Wankel put a rotary from a prototype C111 mercedes into the r107 350sl chassis. I read that it topped out around 150mph and they had to retrofit the car a bit to make it work.

dculberson wrote:

randyzimmer wrote: Idea? Did it. Mid engined Miata.

Best first post ever, or Greatest first post ever?

Yes.

randyzimmer wrote: Idea? Did it. Mid engined Miata.

Wat?

That's awesome. Mid-engine, rotary, miata awesome. Build thread, more pics?

JtspellS wrote: What I would like to see is a superbike or a shifter cart sport an n/a s4 or renesis (yes I know there are custom chopper type bikes and the old factory rotor bikes but I have not seen a modern superbike with one)

You don't see them in bikes because the gyroscopic effects of rotaries.

Threadjack!

mr2peak wrote: You don't see them in bikes because the gyroscopic effects of rotaries.

Oh really?

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