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[mini.glen]

Hey,

I have a dream......................

I want a rotary powered mini. Has it been done? I need advise

[nicksuth]

Sounds interesting, what you thinking, RX7 lump?

[mighty mini jack]

Yup its been done, Pretty sure it was a yellow mini covered by one of the mags, either Mini mag or Mini world!

[Rosslin Racing]

seen one in a Lotus Europa goes like intergalactik poo!! he has had problems to start with mainly the exhaust which is very important on the Mazda rotary.

Edited by Rosslin Racing, 13 May 2009 - 10:50 AM.

[daemonchild]

Hey,

I have a dream......................

I want a rotary powered mini. Has it been done? I need advise

That would be good.
This is just too good an opportunity not to say "Wankel" on the forum isn't it?

[jplonie]

Hi there.
Yes it has been done by some clown in the states (seriously - he was wearing a clown suit in the pics with his car in miniworld!).
What sort of power do they push out?
If I remember correctly, the actual engine looked tiny, but he had a huge transmission / prop tunnel running through the car to the rear wheels. Bet that flew!
J

[mighty mini jack]

Pretty sure you can get big Hp out of them, arn't they like 1 litre or something?

[Retro_10s]

if i'm correct - it's made of of 3(?) combustion chambers each totalling 1.3 litres...... so it's a bit like have in a 3.9litre engine...

hence the trouser browning performance....

[pantera2075]

The one you'll likely come across is a 13B - which has 2 rotors and a swept volume of about 1300cc, but the combustion chambers fill twice per revolution giving an effective displacement of 2600cc.

Then there's the tri-rotor 20B if you can find one which gives an effective 3900cc. Naughty.

Go Wikipedia to start.

[Asphalt]

I've seen them bolted to FWD 'boxes. Gives a pretty smal power unit Well - relatively smal. The acinalliarys of the engine require some good space
But apparently you have to be carefull with the exhaust clearing the diff/drive shafts.

This would be my favourite conversion... Wankel FWD FTW!

[yeti21586]

think it was this mini in mini world

[Twincam]

Sounds fun

Wonder what she would be like around a track...

[mini.glen]

Hi there.
Yes it has been done by some clown in the states (seriously - he was wearing a clown suit in the pics with his car in miniworld!).
What sort of power do they push out?
If I remember correctly, the actual engine looked tiny, but he had a huge transmission / prop tunnel running through the car to the rear wheels. Bet that flew!
J

I'm really not sure aye. I dont really know alot so i'm putting feelers out to see whats been done and how to do it well. I really just want a super fast mini aye. I think wankle because if the size. mostly worried about the conversion to rwd. Power to weight would be mad

[mini.glen]

Pretty sure you can get big Hp out of them, arn't they like 1 litre or something?

yeah something like that. was thinking either a 12a or 13b, single turbo. the 13b turbo from 89-91 rx7 put out up to 200hp

[mini.glen]

Sounds fun

Wonder what she would be like around a track...

i want to see how fast it'll go in a straight line