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Old 02-28-2010, 08:40 PM
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Old 02-28-2010, 08:41 PM
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yeah i'm on miataTURBO.net with a section for miataV8 just another swap i'm just keeping it mazda instead of throwing a 302 or an ls1 in it so whats your point are you sayin rotary's arent allowed on this site?
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you sure do know your rotaries huh most rotaries made were 1.3 liter two rotor motors rarely will you see a 1.9 three rotor motor unless you build it yourself and then there is those very rare occassions you'll see a four rotor motor the said 2.6 liter motor. but you are right with any variation of the rotary there is no fuel efficient rotary motor
I know them better than you, apparently.

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Originally Posted by Steiny
yeah i'm on miataTURBO.net with a section for miataV8 just another swap i'm just keeping it mazda instead of throwing a 302 or an ls1 in it so whats your point are you sayin rotary's arent allowed on this site?
Actually the V8 section is an entirely different web forum...

And sticking with Mazda isn't really a good argument. The rotary section of mazda is like a completely different company. If you want to stick with Mazda, just stick with the stock motor and make it fast. I think it's way cooler to make the stock not ****.
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Actually the V8 section is an entirely different web forum...
Thank you sir!

http://www.v8miata.net
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There's a couple of miata's with the 13b swap there.

This thread is lol though.

Some people just need to find which forum to post on, damn.
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wow you can look up rotary info

and the link to the v8 section is cool in all but why not a rotary section it would make since
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All the knowledge in the world isn't going to help this guy if he doesn't have the coin...

Are we being trolled?
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Originally Posted by Steiny
wow you can look up rotary info

and the link to the v8 section is cool in all but why not a rotary section it would make since
It totally doesn't make since.
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Originally Posted by Steiny
wow you can look up rotary info
Indeed I can. It's a skill you ought to consider acquiring.
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Originally Posted by Steiny
wow you can look up rotary info

and the link to the v8 section is cool in all but why not a rotary section it would make since
Appears you don't seem to know how to use a search engine of any kind, which might be a good place to start as you don't seem to know jack **** about rotary engines either.

Why not a rotary section? Because most of the people interested in spending money for swaps are not interested in an airplane engine.
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Originally Posted by Steiny
and the link to the v8 section is cool in all but why not a rotary section it would make since
Look up how many v8 miatas are out there, then go and look up how many rotary miatas there are......thats why there isnt a deticated rotary section or forum. Maybe you should be the pioneer. Do the swap, make a build thread, and show us how its done. Just don't be mad when a boosted 1.6 is faster
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rotary radial


I know.
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alright i'll do the swap just to prove to you it can be done and i will make it faster than a 1.6 turboed miata but untill then you can believe what you want
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Originally Posted by Steiny
alright i'll do the swap just to prove to you it can be done and i will make it faster than a 1.6 turboed miata but untill then you can believe what you want
Never said it couldn't be done. Here is one that was for sale on ebay a few days ago about 50mi from my house. We'll see how it does against a decently sorted 1.6....****, I'd put money on my car.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/13b-p...item439d7f0f8a

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Originally Posted by Steiny
alright i'll do the swap just to prove to you it can be done and i will make it faster than a 1.6 turboed miata but untill then you can believe what you want
lol
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YouTube - 13b mx5 donuts

take a look at tuned rotary mx-5 not a first start
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Originally Posted by Steiny
YouTube - 13b mx5 donuts

take a look at tuned rotary mx-5 not a first start
wow he's making 200+ horse power!!!... which is achievable on stock internals of a 1.6... for cheap...
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Originally Posted by Steiny
alright i'll do the swap just to prove to you it can be done and i will make it faster than a 1.6 turboed miata but untill then you can believe what you want
Okay. Do it then.

Do it for less than strapping a DIY turbo kit on the 1.6 thats in the car and I'll give you my car. Better save your receipts. Oh, and it has to last at least 50k miles after the swap without removing it from the car.

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