What High Power Engine would you put in an RX?... V10??

[antnicuk]

Slight reversal from my last thread about what car would you stick a high power rotary in,

My car is virtually sorted in all areas so i am considering a different power plant if my engine sells.   I have had rotaries for 14 years now and i know a lot of their good points and bad points.

I also know a lot of you will probably :flamed  me for this suggestion,

I have seen what an RE can do, i have got a lot out of an REW and also my current TII,  I have also been involved with a 20B FD so i was just considering other options.

I am quite liking this one at the momnt, now i know that the LS engine has been mentioned quite a bit and can get to 400 bhp not sure if thats rw or fw) with a little \'tinker\'ing (i may need some support with this thread tinker) but i saw this and it makes 500 plus in its stock form, it should fit in an FC without too much grief...... :xconfused

i think it would be a nice package and more economical and reliable than a 20b and certainly a lot cheaper!  not to sure about the weight distribution but then i cant drive very well so i am not that sensitive to things like that as long as its not too bad.......

I know that there was an FD with a cossy lump in it but they dont really get more power than i have at the moment.....

[Carl]

Yes,I am liking that one Ant!:chat
Regards
Carl

[johnf]

This is a well known site, you have prbably already seen it.

http://www.grannysspeedshop.com/

John

[shaunwil]

How big is the Jag V12

Shaun

[RotorHeid]

HA!,Ha! Done that in the 90\'s, out of 1973 5.3LV12 280hp/310lbft and very heavy alloyblock,heads etcc.
Too many details,not worthing install into FC and sold the engine to E Type guy

[shaunwil]

How about some of the bigger BMW engines

Shaun

[MikeLMR]

How big is the Jag V12

Shaun

It is by far the largest car engine I have ever worked on ... would look more at home stuck on the front of a WWII fighter than under the bonnet of a car.

What about a supra straight 6, Nissan straight 6, Toyota/Lexus V8

BMW V8\'s are nice, seen a few in hotrods, no idea how expensive they are though!

[skybusr34]

rb26 from skyline

[travellinbob]

Either the ls v8, or a toyota v8. Loads of tuning potential that is as extensive as your wallet might ever be!
 cheers, michael.

[RotorHeid]

how about Mazda 3L diesel:2eek

[Red and Single]

http://www.engdev.com/

Judd V10 :chat

[antnicuk]

i have a nice 4.4 V8 in my BMW daily driver,  its got 330 lbs of torque but only 286 bhp, spose you could bump that up to just over 300 with filters and exhaust etc but not really enough power.

Those Dodge V10 8.3l engines come with ECU, end of the prop, engine, loom and gearbox with clutch.   That cant be too dificult to get in the FC can it???

It has 505 bhp and 525 lbs of torque, will rev to 6k rpm and has 400 ftl or torqu at 2000 rpm........ and thats in stock form,  with good air inlet and free exhaust you must make another 40 bhp, and the best thing is no boost which means it will do it all day long..... all the way to 100k miles

Tinker where are you?

[shaunwil]

http://www.engdev.com/

Judd V10 :chat

yep rebuild after 3,000km :2eek

Shaun

[tinker-27]

the viper motor is long !,the problem with the fd is they need plenty of power to make conversions worth while i have a very well developed rover 5.0 in mine making 330bhp but it was good but not that special ,i looked at lots of options bmw not enough power and very expensive to tune,lexus v8 same no torque,toyota/nissan 6 to tall/long,ls1 cheap ,cheap to tune realiable and they fit ,and you can take them out to over 7.0l (i ve just ordered a 7.0l bottom end ,hoping for 600ft lb ) there is something about v8 rumble ! mind you a 4 rotor takes some beating for sound !!!!!!

[RobbieRX-7]

572 v8 engine. 620bhp@5500rpm, 650 lb-ft @ 4500 rpm http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank">http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j250/RobbieRx-7/572.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting">