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Q) Whats a Rotary drive like in a full bodied beetle

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Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#710139
Hi all,

I guess some of the answers may be biased, but wondering what a 12a n/a drives like in a full bodied (not baja) beetle.

Does the standard gearbox ratios suit a rotary and what would the engine be spinning at sitting on 100kmph.

Would anyone be able to give me a rough guide as to what a standard 12a would push the beetle down the quarter mile in. I know there will be variances, but just roughly.

Also I know it has been argued on here about using a rotary in a vw and some people are not into rotors, but due to the small price to get the car going better I think it would have to be ones first option to consider.

I would love to put in a 13B turbo, but this is apparently out of the question 😠 for NSW. I had a series 4 RX7 Turbo years ago and can only think how much quicker it would be in a lighter car 😎

Is it still hard to get an adapter plate and other necessities for this conversion.

Thanks in advance, Kevin
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h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#710146
rotary in a mazda r 100 or alike is ace
air cooled flat 4 is for a vw ride
don't muck with it
save ur cash n buy your mum something nice for mothers day..
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bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#710161
h wrote:rotary in a mazda r 100 or alike is ace
air cooled flat 4 is for a vw ride
don't muck with it
save ur cash n buy your mum something nice for mothers day..
buy her a rotary bug! 😂
(ô_!_/ô) (ô_!_/ô)
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MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#710166
Sherman sells the adapter plates...Bugzla has a rotor beetle in the for sale section so pm him and ask him!!
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Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#710180
h wrote:rotary in a mazda r 100 or alike is ace
air cooled flat 4 is for a vw ride
don't muck with it
save ur cash n buy your mum something nice for mothers day..
H - not the answer I was looking for, but I'm sure my Mum will be happy.

I would prefer to build a VW engine with EFI and Turbo, but you are then talking at least $10,000. This is the reason I am inquiring about the Rotary option.

Kev
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bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#710193
Theres a quite a few youtube video's with rotary whole body bugs... search it up.

The person who put hte movie up 50% of the time was either a friend or the car owner themself. Contact them through youtube, you can send the author's messages.
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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!