Rotary Powered Protege?
May-12th-2003, 11:32 PM
#1
Protege Enthusiast
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: san antonio,texas
Posts: 95
Rotary Powered Protege?
Has anyone ever considered doing this? I mean you always see race teams converting fwd cars to rwd already. I think this would be a cool idea. Of course it would prolly take more than 10,000 dollars to get it right. but i was just wondering.
May-13th-2003, 01:37 AM
#4
Protege Enthusiast
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: toowoomba AUSTRALIA
Posts: 158
I was planning to put a rotor in my 00 protege but when i went down to to Mazdaspeed in australia the main roads (cops) they said they couldn't modify it, they didn't say why they just never heard of it.. they thought i was crazy putting a big engine in this poxy 4 banger!!!!
munch munch pistons for lunch
if its not a rotor it's not a motor
http://www.imagestation.com/members/20omz
munch munch pistons for lunch
if its not a rotor it's not a motor
http://www.imagestation.com/members/20omz
May-13th-2003, 05:53 PM
#5
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Davenport, IA
Posts: 120
Originally posted by Protegé Menacé
Ayways, the COST of having to have everything custom made (it would be almsot impossible to make the 13b transaxle) you would need custom mounts, a driveshaft system (to make it RWD) and the whole project would just be a waste of time and money.
Ayways, the COST of having to have everything custom made (it would be almsot impossible to make the 13b transaxle) you would need custom mounts, a driveshaft system (to make it RWD) and the whole project would just be a waste of time and money.
May-14th-2003, 01:18 AM
#7
Protege Enthusiast
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: san antonio,texas
Posts: 95
good find "rkives" . especially the second car if he was able to eventually bolt up the 13b to a fwd then it could prolly be fabricated to the awd very similarly. i dont know about the times though 12. sec is still a little slower than what i would think a triple rotor could push. maybe its all lost in the drivetrain. we know its not in the weight of the car anyways.
May-15th-2003, 04:03 AM
#9
Smoking or Non-Smoking???
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Philly
Posts: 731
so you've accomplished the question, can it be done? yes. is it reasonable for Jimmy highschool drop out to make this kind of car? NO! tearing a hole and custom plating the center of your protege isn't the 'best' idea, and would actually take some engineering. i wouldn't doubt that somebody on here will make a rear wheel drive pro, a rotary pro, a gtr rear wheel drive pro...etc...etc...etc. but the simple fact is 85% of us don't have access to all the resources to create such machines (being enough know how, the tools, the garage, the intuition, the love, and the determination, or money). i think each of us has a certain part of this in us (at least those that give a ****), it's just a matter of collaboration. it would take a collaborative effort that can't be achieved solely on the internet. who knows, maybe we'll live to see the day.
peace
peace
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)