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the ****** rotary is a terrible engine for those people that like a car that works.
most of us here prefer the sexy FD's with a good 'ol 'Muricuhh v8 in it
Best engine swap I ever rode in was an ultra clean FD with an LS1 in it.
the ****** rotary is a terrible engine for those people that like a car that works.
most of us here prefer the sexy FD's with a good 'ol 'Muricuhh v8 in it
Ahhh yeah I've heard similar opinions. But what about the 787b? That car was insanely reliable, supposedly it was ready for another 24 hour race after competing in a 24 hour race although I'm assuming they did some crazy gypsy mods to the car to make it that way.
Originally Posted by emilio700
Best engine swap I ever rode in was an ultra clean FD with an LS1 in it.
That seems to be the go-to swap for FDs, or really any car for that matter.
That's a good point, but there are also people out there who just like to go off the beaten path and try something new and unique. I can definitely understand both perspectives and respect basically any engine swap that's done properly. I'd love to see an S52 or S54 in a miata, that would be incredible.
That's a good point, but there are also people out there who just like to go off the beaten path and try something new and unique. I can definitely understand both perspectives and respect basically any engine swap that's done properly.
On the one hand, I completely get what you're saying with regard to respecting anything "done properly."
A part of me, however, thinks of things which are so inherently bad and wrong that they defy respect.
Consider a Miata which is slammed on airbag suspension, running stretched 185 tires on 12" x 10" wheels, has under-body neon, a leopard-print velour interior, and is running the engine out of a 1979 VW Rabbit diesel. No matter how good the welding, no matter how clean the wiring, no matter how much technical skill is evidenced in the finished product, I really can't respect anything about that car.
That's kind of how I feel when I hear people talk about putting rotary engines into pretty much any street car.
+1 to Joe's take on rotaries. They are like mud wrestling or accident scenes. Yes you are curious and want to see if you chance upon one, but otherwise wish they didn't exist.
On the one hand, I completely get what you're saying with regard to respecting anything "done properly."
A part of me, however, thinks of things which are so inherently bad and wrong that they defy respect.
Consider a Miata which is slammed on airbag suspension, running stretched 185 tires on 12" x 10" wheels, has under-body neon, a leopard-print velour interior, and is running the engine out of a 1979 VW Rabbit diesel. No matter how good the welding, no matter how clean the wiring, no matter how much technical skill is evidenced in the finished product, I really can't respect anything about that car.
That's kind of how I feel when I hear people talk about putting rotary engines into pretty much any street car.
Hahaha yeah I hear you man, that's a very valid point.
Originally Posted by emilio700
+1 to Joe's take on rotaries. They are like mud wrestling or accident scenes. Yes you are curious and want to see if you chance upon one, but otherwise wish they didn't exist.
What does all of your track stuff consist of? And I'm assuming it was a 20b swapped miata?
To clarify - I debated selling off everything I bought to build the E85 motor and trans to do a 20b swap into my track car. Such includes pistons/rods/ungodly vvt head with TSE cams/turbo/ic/twin disk... it's all in my jumbled build thread in my sig
To clarify - I debated selling off everything I bought to build the E85 motor and trans to do a 20b swap into my track car. Such includes pistons/rods/ungodly vvt head with TSE cams/turbo/ic/twin disk... it's all in my jumbled build thread in my sig
I mean it is almost like you really don't want the track car to ever be done.
To clarify - I debated selling off everything I bought to build the E85 motor and trans to do a 20b swap into my track car. Such includes pistons/rods/ungodly vvt head with TSE cams/turbo/ic/twin disk... it's all in my jumbled build thread in my sig
Ah gotcha, I was under the impression you were going to sell the car, trailer, etc.
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