Engine conversion on an FD

[Tdraper]

Ok cool thanks for the opinions, the idea was just to have something that didn\'t need require rebuilds and would be more reliable, I thought it probably would upset the handling so probably give it a miss, maybe it would be worth my while buying a single turbo\'d rex straight away.

[BlitzBoy]

yes defo the way to go ,buy a single turbo modified FD straight away, there are few for sale on this forum. You will save quite a bit of money as the conversion has been done already.
This one is still for sale, and is a verrry good example of the whole car been done properly with a fresh engine and a LOT of power!!!

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20028

[rxv8]

tdraper   email me at bearnigel@yahoo.com

[Carl]

Don\'t be put off doing a conversion if that is really what you would like to do.

On the other hand don\'t write off the idea of a rotary powered model though either,they are reliable if properly setup and maintained,and actually not all that expensive to rebuild if they need it.(Compared to piston engines of similar power)

Either way get one and build it into the car you really want,with the engine you really want,it is not as if they are all that rare.

Regards
Carl

[DreXeL]

A mate e-mailed me a pic of an FD with a Nissan SR20 in it (200SX engine). I\'ll post the pic when I get home.

Anything other than a Rotary under the bonnet of RX is blasphemy for me though

[mullins]

A mate e-mailed me a pic of an FD with a Nissan SR20 in it (200SX engine). I\'ll post the pic when I get home.

Anything other than a Rotary under the bonnet of RX is blasphemy for me though

Here\'s an RX-3 with an SR20DET conversion. Same idea - would fit nicely in a FD. This car competes in the NZ targa rally. There is a Datsun bodied drag car in NZ that runs 8\'s with an SR20DET so the potential is there!

[mullins]

RB25DET  :3gears-rh

[rxv8]

mullins now thats awesome...i take it thats not in this country with rb25det...

[DreXeL]

Arse, I must have deleted the pic

[mullins]

mullins now thats awesome...i take it thats not in this country with rb25det...

no, found that one on ausrotary.com :Typing

[travellinbob]

That series 4 with the rb25det looks interesting. I wonder how it goes around corners as there seems to be a fair bit of engine in front of the strut towers, and there will also be a radiator and probably an intersooler too. Mind you it does look(from the one photo to be a good fit)
  If the rotary was definately out of the picking then a toyota V8 would be my first choice as they are over engineered to buggery and there are loads of tuning kit out there for them these days.
 I think that this thread does possibly highlight the fear in a lot of new owners, or wanna be owners heads that rotaries dont last. Hence then need for piston reliability.
 just my 2 pence worth.

 I like the strut brace on the 3 though.