I was just wondering, as a thought exercise...has anyone ever spoken of transplanting a FD RX-7 13B rotary into a Z32? Just interested coz it's just so different. A tiny, lightweight engine, tiny displacement, decent KW with turbos, and should be pretty good for modifying Is it possible, has it been done?
Rotary engines by nature are not really suited to heavier vehicles, not saying they dont make power, just that they are more suited to lighter cars
i think rollin' is a rotary hater. (me too!) but they make huge power... - they also need an engine rebuild once a year, lol!!!
Seen a 20b in a 350z. Goes hard. Don't really see the point though. What are you trying to achieve? Being 'different' isn't a good reason to do anything.
Nah not really trying to achieve anything, just wonder, because with all the talk of V8 or RB transplants, just wonder why people don't use Mazda's offering. Besides, for the cost of a 13B and then all the modifications needed, might as well just buy myself an RX7...it was 2nd on my car choices... But nah..I like the grunty V6 of the Z
Look up Auxilary on hybridz.org He is putting a 13bt into a 240z. This is his site http://www.rotaryz.com/ So many people don't understand rotarys thats why they have a bad image when it comes to reliability and torque.
Agreed. When I was looking around for my sports car the S5 RX7 was quite high on my list. I remember looking around at a import dealer (which had no rotaries, just the usual S13's R33's etc) and the sales guy said, nah don't get a rotary, you need to replace the pistons every 50,000k's :thumbup: Some people have no idea... After I'm finished with my Z I might get a Series 8 to play with.
It's just a shame that rotarys sound so bloody awful! I'd sooner have a that nice burble of a 6 cylinder than the whiney droan of a rotary.
