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May-3rd-2007, 03:05 PM

shanej18

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rotary in protege

hey i had an idea of putting a rotary in a protege, kept it front wheel drive or take the drivetrain out of a miata maybe, has anyone tried this before.

May-3rd-2007, 03:27 PM

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Uhm, why?

May-3rd-2007, 03:45 PM

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That would be the definition of expensive

May-3rd-2007, 04:41 PM

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it would be different and nobodys probably done that before

May-3rd-2007, 05:11 PM

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Let me get my RENESIS in a MGA done first

May-4th-2007, 06:28 AM

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there's a reason why no'ones done it....

Hey Ryan, I was going to put a renesis swap in my FC...should have a lot fewer obsticals to overcome.

May-4th-2007, 08:50 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shanej18

hey i had an idea of putting a rotary in a protege, kept it front wheel drive or take the drivetrain out of a miata maybe, has anyone tried this before.

I dont think theres enough room for all the vaccum lines. for the $- buy a rotary car for a rotary engine.

May-4th-2007, 10:09 AM

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4-rotor P5:

http://video.google.com/url?docid=-2...VETOgwKanP5MHQ

May-4th-2007, 10:18 AM

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holy ****!!
that turbo was MASSIVE!!!

May-4th-2007, 11:19 AM

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I want that car so the next time someone says the P5 is cute, i can do a wheelie

May-4th-2007, 11:55 AM

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Nice.

May-4th-2007, 01:27 PM

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straydoginc

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i dunno it thats still classified as a P5... its RWD for 1. That turbo is crazy huge though.

May-9th-2007, 03:40 PM

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I don't plan on selling my Protege5 when I get my next car.. and I know what my project will be

i'll settle for a single turbo 13b though

May-17th-2007, 09:49 PM

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wewt! First post on here since I joined forever ago.

Many of y'all probably know me.

Anyway, Kansei, @ the last autox I went to, there was an X-Prepared miata with a bridgeported, carbed 13b. Dude, that thing was a beast.