HAS ANYONE PUT A ROTARY ON THEIR MX5?

TURNBaCK · Postby **TURNBaCK** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:13 pm

HAS ANYONE PUT A ROTARY ON THEIR MX5? especially if its an NA. im just intereted to know! i would like to ask a few questions if its ok! thankz

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:17 pm

yeah a few people have done it. it's very cheap, simple, and easy to do. send a PM to littlemike. he did it without too much fuss and drama.

SuperMazdaKart · Postby **SuperMazdaKart** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:17 pm

oh hear we go.

lil_mike & Duj back at arguing again.. :roll:

Postby **Okibi** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:22 pm

Chat to lil mike on this forum he might be able to help.

This might interest you
http://www.fastlane.com.au/Custom_Shed/MX5_rotary.htm

It was for sale recently.

Postby **orx626** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:34 pm

...and here http://www.aus-cartalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=30796 :mrgreen:

...although it is an NC...you are probably referring to conversion of a NA or NB.

TURNBaCK · Postby **TURNBaCK** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:25 am

thanx all!!! dat question wasnt really for me. my mate just wants some info on it coz we seen it on a dvd bout bullet cars!!! just seemed interesting!!!

THANKZ GUYS!!!

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:04 am

Maybe we ought to put up a sticky. :lol:

let the people know about the amount of fun & amount of popcorn which gets consumed by the rest of the community. As they share their nightmare

anyone attempting a rotary conversion without huge amounts of mechanical experience & know how is very brave. The money factor seems almost irrelevant. It appears to be a given that its going to be far more than just a few fist fulls of dollars.

Adam_NAclubman · Postby **Adam_NAclubman** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:12 pm

One of the canadian guys on one of the other forums has just put a ported 13B in his NA6, he said that it took a fair bit of time to get the engine siting just right but that it wasn't overly difficult, just time consuming

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:46 pm

lil mike has the pearl of wisdom and the courage to say it. Burning money is often a by product of these exercises. Some think this is of no concern but I would rate it as the highest weighted factor. A mercenary approach or measured one- why not -many have mortgages ,children to educate and the usual pressures.

TURNBaCK · Postby **TURNBaCK** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:47 pm

i agree! its too expensive! my mate and i just found it very interesting, unless i get rich, im not doing it. right now im just saving for a turbo kit for my babee:)
(dats if i dont sell da car!)

anyways, thank u guys for all ur comments! satisfied my mate and myself's curiousity!

Postby **orx626** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:55 pm

The cost of labour is always going to be the major component of any conversion (even more so, if the path has not been travelled before). So if you're mechanically competent and can spare the time and space, the result is well worth the effort.

Cheers,
Danny

nfs13b · Postby **nfs13b** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:49 pm

go the rotary.... great fun.

just dont build a mx5 drag car thats faster than mine

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:25 pm

lil_mike wrote:i will agree on that though. it is incredibly fun to drive. no mx5 drives as good as a rotary one or as fast

certainly not disputing the fun factor or the straight line factor......but I think your'e a little deluded on the twisties one :mrgreen:

popcorn is out. :mrgreen:

AJ · Postby AJ » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:41 pm

I agree Stan, power isn't everything, having just spent the day driving an SP on a club run, this has been re-affirmed for me......................must type my thoughts out on it.................but that's another thread & another COW :lol: