hey i got a crazy idea. i know this guy with a 73 240 out in the weeds. it was hit be lighting and burned. he says it was a special order car its got a rotary engin. needs rebuild.dont no size specks or anythang about the motor.i was thinking on getting it and stuffing it in my 71 does anyone have any knowledge of these engins.like what kinda power do they make how reliable are they that kinda stuff.

just givce you 2 cents

Bill

Hit by lightning and burned............now that's funny, as long as no one was hurt. Special order Z car with a rotary engine, NOT. I've always heard that the rotary engine was kinda crappy.

That's my .01 worth

ive heard that to but i have heard they are the best at the same time maby not a good idea to put it in.

Oh yes, they have been built.

At least 1 to my knowledge as the famous Dazda. Campaigned with limited success in Victorian Rally circles in the 80's.

Body 510 motor Rotary.

Haven't heard of anyone using it in a s-30 series. Suspect there is very little to gain as the power to weight ratio is similar to using a L24 or L26.

dont believe any datsuns ever had rotarys as an option

It was a common modification to put a rotary in the 510 datsun but they ended up banning this in rally 's as they where too good

Have raced a rx4 mazda with 13b rotary for the last 4 years and i luv the power of the rotary mine has been rebuilt as a j port with 48 mm weber good around 300 hp at the flywheel

They really are cheap hp but what i luv is the rx4 bodies are cheap bend anything and you can fix it cheap My zed is a bit to close to heart to race 10/10 while the mazda i dont care about so i can go 10/10

My motor with the j port dosent make much hp below 3500 rpm but the screams to 8800 rpm

Cant say id think it was a great idea to put a rotary in a zed though

Mick

300hp is pretty good from 1300cc :devious:

Geez, a 13B(rotary eng.) would be dwarved in the Zeds engine bay! People have put rotarys in everything... BMW's, Datsun 1600's(510), Carolla's etc. etc.

I recon a 13B or 20B Zed would be cool! Imagine the sound coupled with the look!!!

Cheer'z'

I recon a 13B or 20B Zed would be cool! Imagine the sound coupled with the look!!!

Is a 20B a 2 litre rotary? We don't get those over here.

Originally posted by sblake01

Is a 20B a 2 litre rotary? We don't get those over here.

13B = twin rotor Wankel rotary

20B = triple rotor Wankel rotary

We do get those over here, however, as that's what's in the new RX8.

RX-8 has a two-rotor. Which is why it's kinda slow in addition to being extremely fuel-thirsty! We don't get/never got a 3-rotor anything.

Originally posted by Dan Baldwin

RX-8 has a two-rotor. Which is why it's kinda slow in addition to being extremely fuel-thirsty! We don't get/never got a 3-rotor anything.

I stand (or sit) corrected. I just I just can't trust this new internet thing.

Originally posted by halz

300hp is pretty good from 1300cc :devious:

Because its a rotary you cant reallly comapre the displacement of the engine in the same way as a piston engine ccar. The 13B is actually more equivelent in displacement to a 2.6 litre piston engine than a 1.3 litre.