Would you...
#21
08-31-2007, 12:27 PM
RE: Would you...
Even if it needs more work, parts are dirt cheap for the Miata. For example, an OEM clutch plate is $50. $50! I could replace that thing on a bi-monthly basis and not cry about it! The trunk is jammed, too, and I'm going to have to pop that open to get to the battery, but I love fixing cars
#28
09-01-2007, 08:01 AM
RE: Would you...
ORIGINAL: karguy427
Scary is right.
What you're talking about would ruin the whole purpose of the car. Monster Motorsports in Escondido Calif. dropped in 302's (with quite a bit of modification / fabrication), and they BARELY fit. You would have to virtually re-engineer the whole front structure of the vehicle to get a 427 to fit, and then what would you have? - -- A small car with a big engine that won't handle.
With the rotary, you don't really need the torque - car's light already, even lighter with the rotary.
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Marshall
ORIGINAL: CAB509
screw rotary's go big or go home with a shoehorned 427
but in all honesty I like rotary engines minus their lack of torque. But can you imagine a 427 in there, the thing would be so scary fast.
screw rotary's go big or go home with a shoehorned 427
but in all honesty I like rotary engines minus their lack of torque. But can you imagine a 427 in there, the thing would be so scary fast.
What you're talking about would ruin the whole purpose of the car. Monster Motorsports in Escondido Calif. dropped in 302's (with quite a bit of modification / fabrication), and they BARELY fit. You would have to virtually re-engineer the whole front structure of the vehicle to get a 427 to fit, and then what would you have? - -- A small car with a big engine that won't handle.
With the rotary, you don't really need the torque - car's light already, even lighter with the rotary.
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Marshall
Yeah but lets think of another car with a 427 that can handle...
but I understand where our coming from and I do like rotary's
#29
09-01-2007, 07:12 PM
RE: Would you...
ORIGINAL: CAB509
Yeah but lets think of another car with a 427 that can handle...
but I understand where our coming from and I do like rotary's
Yeah but lets think of another car with a 427 that can handle...
but I understand where our coming from and I do like rotary's
On kind of a similar note, I have a 1979 MGB sitting in my dad's garage (it was my first car ever
). It runs, but last I checked it needs brake work. I've always thought it'd be fun to buy anold E26 BMW for cheap and swap the I-6 engine/drivetrain from the Bimmer into the MG. German Engineering + British Styling = Fun!