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General => General Technical => Anything Engine/Performance/Tuning related => Topic started by: imebgo on March 04, 2010, 10:24:06 AM

Title: Good deal? 20b engine + subframe on ebay
Post by: imebgo on March 04, 2010, 10:24:06 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260559148285&viewitem=

Apparantly low mileage, stock engine...

J
Title: Good deal? 20b engine + subframe on ebay
Post by: Speedworks on March 04, 2010, 11:04:32 AM
It\'s HWND on rx7club.com


Name is Jason and I have him on MSN. very knowledgeble guy in terms of engine building (20B and 13B)

very nice guy
Title: Good deal? 20b engine + subframe on ebay
Post by: imebgo on March 04, 2010, 11:41:26 AM
Im thinking there could be issues with trying to fit this for a RHD car?
Title: Good deal? 20b engine + subframe on ebay
Post by: Speedworks on March 04, 2010, 12:05:25 PM
Mounting points of the subframe are thesame, as far as Jason told me, the steering rack location hasn\'t changed either. his idea was to have a subframe that allowed all the stock items to remain in place (like steering rack to avoid bump steer correction)

So as far as I can see, there shouldn\'t be an issue about that.

just sent him a PM on RX7club.com and he will be with you shortly.
Title: Good deal? 20b engine + subframe on ebay
Post by: Nik da Greek on March 04, 2010, 01:15:46 PM
^^^ surely there are only two ways to do this? One is to mount the lump right up high above the rack, whereupon you run into problems with clearance to the bonnet etc, and it knackers the weight distribution what with the engine being too high up and far forward. The other way is to sit it down behind the rack etc, but then you need custom sump etc and have to severely massage the firewall to get it in.

I\'m definitely no expert, but surely there\'s no such thing as an easy drop-in solution? It needs a lot of working around to even get close to making it work
Title: Good deal? 20b engine + subframe on ebay
Post by: imebgo on March 04, 2010, 01:38:04 PM
This one looks like it has a custom sump...
Title: Good deal? 20b engine + subframe on ebay
Post by: Speedworks on March 04, 2010, 02:12:00 PM
yes it has and it\'s included in the sale.
Title: Good deal? 20b engine + subframe on ebay
Post by: imebgo on March 04, 2010, 02:16:57 PM
This would mate up with a 13B Auto gearbox.. the end plate looks like its from an auto, there is not difference between a 20B end plate and a 13B?

James
Title: Good deal? 20b engine + subframe on ebay
Post by: Speedworks on March 04, 2010, 03:08:12 PM
yes there is a difference (just like with 13B\'s)
For those details you need to contact Jason, but I will ask when I speak to him tonight.

As I recall, many US guy have hooked up their FD gearbox to the 20B without mods.
Title: Good deal? 20b engine + subframe on ebay
Post by: m1tch on March 04, 2010, 06:37:40 PM
That looks a pretty cool deal :) you can still buy 20Bs from mazda as crate motors - £14k each