Cyrphix Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 I'd love to hear some stories on how your rotary swap went. Did you have fun doing it? Was it a pain in the ass? Do you regret doing it or do you love it? I'd like to know some details on how rotary runs in a 510. Or any Datsun you guys on Ratsun have swapped a rotary motor into! I'm still young, if you check my profile, but my dad did a KA swap and I'd like to try something a bit different than the usual swaps for when I'm older. Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 rotarys have no torq. Quote Link to comment
Cyrphix Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I see, well, perhaps. In your opinion. I just want some info what people in general think of the swap before I'm older and will do an actual swap. Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 No, not just an opinion, a fact. Yes, Rotaries can make power and can be fast, but have no grunt. They can make some wild power but you will have to rev them to kingdom come. Do some research on your own about the engine itself. Quote Link to comment
Cyrphix Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 No, not just an opinion, a fact. Yes, Rotaries can make power and can be fast, but have no grunt. They can make some wild power but you will have to rev them to kingdom come. Do some research on your own about the engine itself. I was thinking either KA or rotary. But thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment
Uber Deaf One Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 rotarys have no torq. No need for torque in a car this light. At the same time, torque makes a light car so much fun. I actually want to ditch my KA for a rotary... I can pick up a wrecked RX8 for a couple grand and have an OBD2 EFI 13b, and then of course I will throw a turbo in there I'm sure I would miss the torque.... but the rotary sound and top end power would totally make up for the lack of torque. Rotaries are lighter than L series engines and make more power...... win win? Most of the stuff people do when they do KA/SR, you will have to do with a rotary swap as welI. There is a little more to a rotary swap since you will have to make custom engine mounts, custom tranny mounts, etc. since no one really produces that stuff for rotary swaps. Quote Link to comment
Cyrphix Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 No need for torque in a car this light. At the same time, torque makes a light car so much fun. I actually want to ditch my KA for a rotary... I can pick up a wrecked RX8 for a couple grand and have an OBD2 EFI 13b, and then of course I will throw a turbo in there I'm sure I would miss the torque.... but the rotary sound and top end power would totally make up for the lack of torque. Rotaries are lighter than L series engines and make more power...... win win? Most of the stuff people do when they do KA/SR, you will have to do with a rotary swap as welI. There is a little more to a rotary swap since you will have to make custom engine mounts, custom tranny mounts, etc. since no one really produces that stuff for rotary swaps. Thinking out the box, I like. Quote Link to comment
JZ33 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 My friend is swapping a TII engine into his 74 260Z pretty soon, Ill post the thread link when I force him to finally sign up on here... Quote Link to comment
strang3majik Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 I have an engine swap plan of my own that was formulated a little more close to home :) Quote Link to comment
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