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Old 05-23-2005, 06:40 PM   #1
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Default Anyone put a rotary in their subaru?

I've been thinking about this lately, just curious about it, not real serious. It looks like the rx7 turbo engine would fit, maybe make an adapter plate for the bell housing and use a custom clutch? Any thoughts on this. Again it's just an idea, I'd like to know if it's ever been done.
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Old 05-23-2005, 08:29 PM   #2
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BOOM!!1

There you go. I know nothing about it, other then it was just put to gether in Japan.

I whould never do it because AWD needs torque to be fun.







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Old 05-23-2005, 08:36 PM   #3
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Haha sweet! Thanks dude! It does appear to fit...
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Old 05-23-2005, 11:36 PM   #4
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How about a 3 rotor turbo /Cosmo engine !
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Old 05-24-2005, 10:20 AM   #5
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JWX on these forums and the usmb has done it in his RX.
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Old 05-24-2005, 05:52 PM   #6
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cool a WRX7/8
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Old 05-24-2005, 05:59 PM   #7
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JWX on these forums and the usmb has done it in his RX.
Link to RX w/ rotary plz!
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Old 05-25-2005, 12:46 AM   #8
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We saw that car when we were at the Tokyo Auto Salon. Very cool to see. The engine sits quite a ways back in the engine bay and the transmission is connected via an adapter plate.

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Old 05-25-2005, 01:15 AM   #9
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Very nice set-up in the car I have several articles on it to include the build up over the few months. Not a bad machine at all!
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Old 05-25-2005, 01:35 AM   #10
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i want one!
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Old 05-25-2005, 04:04 PM   #11
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Just out of curiosity, why would anyone want to take away a potential power making engine to put a time bomb in there car. Just my 2 cents
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Old 05-25-2005, 04:07 PM   #12
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Just out of curiosity, why would anyone want to take away a potential power making engine to put a time bomb in there car. Just my 2 cents
I can see your new to subarus

Rotary can make some really really good power
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Old 05-25-2005, 07:12 PM   #13
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yes, what a maroon. a lighter engine that makes 500hp with some simple mods oh no0e3s lol
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Old 05-25-2005, 07:35 PM   #14
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Old 05-26-2005, 10:25 PM   #15
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it sounds like it had the WRX engine in those vids, not a rotary... ?
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Old 05-28-2005, 09:08 AM   #16
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is that an oil cooler mounted on top...Great idea!
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Old 05-28-2005, 02:46 PM   #17
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I think that's the radiator
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Old 05-29-2005, 01:27 AM   #18
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ITs the oil cooler. The radiator is in the stock location. If you look closely there is a blue samco looking hose from the thermostat housing on the Rotary.
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Old 05-30-2005, 03:42 AM   #19
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oh yeah duh. trippin.
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Old 05-30-2005, 04:14 PM   #20
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Question ej2ot

guys on another note do you think a ej20T will fit in a ford escort and if there are any rwd drive gearboxes and drivelines to suit
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Old 05-30-2005, 04:41 PM   #21
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I dout it, the dimentions of the 2 motors are way different.
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Old 05-31-2005, 03:07 PM   #22
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Link to RX w/ rotary plz!
Here's a couple links to the black '89 RX with a rotary motor in it
http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/forum/...ight=rotary+RX

That first link is the current state of the car. Now here's pics of it in its previous lifetime...
http://cp_www.tripod.com/rotary/pg04.htm

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Old 06-01-2005, 01:14 AM   #23
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Quote:
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I can see your new to subarus

Rotary can make some really really good power
if you don't know much about rotaries... they don't last. N/A rotaries will get you upwards of 200,000 miles but turbo ones, especially MODDED turbo ones, won't get you anywhere close to 100,000 miles.

oh, and they don't make torque. i'd also rather have a boxer growl than a bi-plane whine out of my suby.

a couple of rx-7 folks have been swapping out their rotaries for corvette LS1 (or was it LS2?) engines and guess what... the corvette engines are only 15-20 lbs heavier when weighed. it's a myth to say that rotaries are significantly lighter.
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Old 06-01-2005, 01:46 AM   #24
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a rotary should last a LONG time. 3 moving parts in them as opposed to ~ 45 in a regular engine. and they spin at about half the speed of a regular engine too.
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Old 06-01-2005, 02:02 AM   #25
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a rotary should last a LONG time. 3 moving parts in them as opposed to ~ 45 in a regular engine. and they spin at about half the speed of a regular engine too.
taken straight from the RX-7 forums that i used to wander...

http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.ph...on#post4178944




edit: it's the post of dgeesaman
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