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Originally Posted by Conquest351  Hey Bas,
Welcome to the forum. You know that you can put pretty much any engine in the back of the SLC right? Fran designed it in such a way that anything from a 4 cylinder Subaru WRX drivetrain to a Viper V10 can be shoved back there. The only limit is your imagination, and budget of course. If you want the performance & sound of the Skyline's RB26DETT behind your head, then by all means get a drivetrain minus transmission and go for it. You'll probably save some weight as well. I always thought a twin turbo 4 rotor wankel in the back of that thing would be insane, but my budget is more along the lines of the Superlite Roadster. Hehe. But anyway, Fran has left the powerplant option open for you to do as you wish, he's one of the first & only people to make a modular designed car like that. See what you can find near you and what will be cost effective for you.
Laters,
Brian |
Brian, you are scaring me. peripheral ported 20b (from a mazda cosmo, so 3 rotor) has been on my mind for a while now
. they sound rough at idle but as soon as you move off it does sound very close to the legendary mazda 787b, which is probably one of the greatest sounding engines ever
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i have also considered a viper V10...which is another great sounding engine but im scared the immense torque will eat gearbox after gearbox.
RB26 shortly crossed my mind, but they are VERY expensive engines to get upto a respectable amount of power (600hp will be around $10000 in parts, another 3000 for an engine block). would consider one if 4wd would be an option though
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oooh and the amazing mercedes V12....currently trying to figure out what the guys at AMG did to make +-550 bhp (my target) for the zonda....
as for the 4 rotor thing...i have found a company in new zealand who make 4 rotor (to create a 26b) eccentric shaft...for NZD 9300. currently trying to find out if its a complete engine in bits or just the shaft.
4 rotor NA would be my dream to fit in there! peripheral port they'll easily push out about 650+ @ 9000 rpm.
ooh..choices, choices. i first need the car though