Again, I researched, and all I came up with was a rumor from last year. So I ask the question, what would it take to drop, say, and RX-7 engine into my Prot5? Is it doable? Have you heard of anyone who's tried? I know Mazda had an RX-4 wagon back in the 70's, and it was Rotary powered, so it doesn't seem that far-fetched.
Rotary Powered Protary5
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CEProt5 said:
I don't want to sound like an ass... its a cool idea... but just saying that since they had a Rotary powered wagon before, that it can be done easily... The body style has nothing to do with the engine auctually working, a lot of different things come into play. thats kind of like saying you can put a V12 into a Yugo; of couse you can, but how much money do you want to spend? So to answer your question, yeah, it can be done. But do you really think it's worth all the money? If you do, then go for it, i'd be intrested to see one, you never know until you try!
grr. i know this. I'm referring to the fact that I get comments every day on how I have a station wagon, and that I get the stigma that goes along with the usual wagon stereotype. I'm sure you've gotten the same. however, as we all know, the prot5 is not just any wagon, it's very sporty and has sport features that your usual wagon might not. in this sense, it's akin to the old rx-4 wagon, which was powered by a rotary engine, giving it an edge that other wagons did not have. Long story short, they're both stand out, sporty wagons made by mazda.
regarding the v12, a friend of mine is seriously considering buying a geo metro and throwing one in it. it's a lot of custom work, and he'd probably end up sitting in the back seat, but do you realize how fast that thing would go?
regarding the v12, a friend of mine is seriously considering buying a geo metro and throwing one in it. it's a lot of custom work, and he'd probably end up sitting in the back seat, but do you realize how fast that thing would go?
if you watch monster garage a few times you will walk away like me, thinking that a FD in a p5 is easy enough......just drop in a engine from KDRotary, "coupler" to hook it up to the drivetrain that came from japan.....
easy enough
i dont see what could go wrong, except for the coupler, that will be the hard part.....
easy enough
i dont see what could go wrong, except for the coupler, that will be the hard part.....
K
Keith@FP
The only thing in common between the RX-4 wagon and the Protege5 is the Mazda name. Even the logo has changed. The station wagon body is the least critical aspect of the swap.
To adapt a longitudinal RWD engine to FWD will usually cause clearance problems for intake and exhaust manifolds. The high placement of the eccentric shaft in the rotary engine means that you'll probably have to dry-sump the car in order to maintain minimal ground clearance. I suspect you'd also find that the driveshafts and other transmission parts want to live in the same place the rotary does.
An easier way to do the job would be convert the Protege to RWD. Note that I said easier, not easy.
Keith
To adapt a longitudinal RWD engine to FWD will usually cause clearance problems for intake and exhaust manifolds. The high placement of the eccentric shaft in the rotary engine means that you'll probably have to dry-sump the car in order to maintain minimal ground clearance. I suspect you'd also find that the driveshafts and other transmission parts want to live in the same place the rotary does.
An easier way to do the job would be convert the Protege to RWD. Note that I said easier, not easy.
Keith
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