rx engine into mx5?

[DrDan]

Kash,

That sure is a good looking five... could feature in Knight Rider.

Jono FD3 is right, there is one in OZ... albeit a 13b but not a twin-turbo...
http://www.fastlane.com.au/Custom_Shed/MX5_rotary.htm
With pictures of the engine and everything

The well known bunch of nutters :Hammer in the US, Monster Motorsports, have been responsilble for V8-ing a load of Miatas (US MX-5s )
Check out this video, including craning the V8 into the MX-5 engine bay
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hsh4cEhEWlg

DrDan.

[antnicuk]

if you can fit a 13b turbo in a kit car (which you can) then it will definately fit in a MX5!  I like the 5\'s but they are a bit heavy for me

BTW, no difference in size between 13b turbo and a twin turbo block, they are virtually identicle

[Martiny]

It does fit, But i\'m afraid you have to move the steering rack.

[tinker-27]

there was one with a lexus v8 in it in aus that was very nice and it suited the car as not to much power!! and they are cheap and very reliable.

[Will66]

It\'s certainly do-able.  The Mk 3 MX5 has a modified RX8 chassis and the RX8 R3 has a six speed MX5 gearbox.  So getting the two to mate up wouldn\'t be hard.  You could get inventive with the position of the turbo too and get a crazy huge one in!  Plenty of poke!

[Tomcat]

thanks alot everyone for all the info.
 
wow them cars are tasty!!!
this is not good, i can see me buying another car as a run around and having two projects now :S
 
id love that kind of power the in 5 :3gears-rh

[Martiny]

Wanna buy an MX-5 ?  :-)

[Speedline Imports]

13B conversion has been done quiet a few time in Japan and America.  Sounds like quiet an interesting conversion!

[gsb876]

Would be well cool !!

[Will66]

Here\'s a sick little idea!  Westfield do a kit that basically builds a seven-a-like using a Mk 1 MX-5 as a base.  Build the kit and replace the MX5 motor with a Big Turbo Rotary.  Have the turbo hanging out the side for cooling, crank up the power to about 400bhp and scare yourselves silly.

[antnicuk]

i like that idea,  how about using a westfield chasis with a more aerodynamic body

[Will66]

Like yours eh?

[antnicuk]

its like a different car now!,  you probably wouldnt recognise it since north weald.  It may be at rockingham tomorrow if i\'m lucky :yes:yes

[Spartacus]

Start a thread and get some pics up that man!

[Will66]

Does it now go in one direction at a time.  At North Weald it seemed to manage several directions all at the same time!  Looked awesome fun though!