For Sale: Mazda 13B Rotary

[tooSavvy]

A guy, over on the IMP Forum, has done an IMP...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5o69nkhUjM

Doesn't someone in Ireland put them in old skool Escorts..?

tooSavvy

[majic79]

there is a MK1 Escort rallying with rotary power - I think the MSA is going to ban them generally in rallying, they're already outlawed in road rallying.

I've since found a site detailing how they can be used in kit planes - and as I've got some plans to build on of them, it may end up flying He reported 175hp or thereabouts in a kit plane (and several others have flown them) with runners tuned for a 6500rpm redline - there's some strange harmonics in the interplay between rotors, you can tune them much like you'd pulse tune the inlet manifold of a piston engine

[Renrut]

Out of curiosity do you have any of the manifolds etc with it? I assume it was running on carbs?

Put it in the 120y, you know it makes sense.

[majic79]

There might be manifolds lying around, I can pick up throttle bodies and various ancillary parts on ebay for cheap, but I was selling as the bare engine

I forgot about the 120Y - I must remember to ask him about it!

[Renrut]

I'll be honest I'd be very interested in a 120Y coupe or 2 door saloon needing a little TLC and inside my budget...

[Renrut]

Digging up an old thread I know but do you still have that 13b and gearbox?

[majic79]

Yep - I did have a look around for ancillaries, and aside from the gearbox, it was just what's shown in my original photo (we've had a big clearout of the garage in prep for some other projects we plan to start)

[Renrut]

Sorry its a bit late - I picked up my engine of choice, a 1.4 K series, at the weekend.

You should get a Midget and put it in, nice lightweight chassis so the lack of torque won't be an issue and if running carbs they apparently fit without any body mods.