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| posted on May 1st, 2009 at 09:31 PM |
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Q) Whats a Rotary drive like in a full bodied beetle
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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| posted on May 1st, 2009 at 10:16 PM |
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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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| posted on May 1st, 2009 at 11:05 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by h
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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buy her a rotary bug! 
(ô_!_/ô) (ô_!_/ô)
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! |
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| posted on May 1st, 2009 at 11:24 PM |
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Sherman sells the adapter plates...Bugzla has a rotor beetle in the for sale section so pm him and ask him!!
tssnq.com.au
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| posted on May 2nd, 2009 at 08:17 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by h
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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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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| posted on May 2nd, 2009 at 09:15 AM |
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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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| posted on May 2nd, 2009 at 09:56 AM |
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http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=75347 .... Buy it! hahah.
I would love this, it would be amazing I recon. go test drive it, if you like it, buy it. its pretty well done IMO
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