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Best of Chard Worlds
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:00 pm
by scientist
How's this for an unusual engine swap. It seems the owner of this WRX got sick of hearing that distinctive boxer burble coming from his tailpipe and decided to trade in that sound for the bizarre blatting of a rotary. The motor used was a 13B-REW from an FD RX-7 and it seems to fit in the Subie's engine bay quite nicely - unsurprising, considering the 13B's extremely short length. The sharp-eyed among you will have no doubt noticed the rotary is mounted quite close to the front of the bay - that's because it's hooked up to the WRX's AWD drivetrain, meaning that this is one of very, very few AWD rotaries in the world.
It looks like a pretty professional installation and a tidy swap overall but I've gotta wonder, what's the point? Kudos to the owner for having the imagination and the conviction to see this mod through, but it just seems so... unnecessary. How about you? Would you drive around in this half-breed?
[Source: Bulletproof Automotive]
*Now i don't know why you would try to make a WRX even more unreliable
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Re: Best of Chard Worlds
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:06 am
by TROJAN - X
sci
that last comment really got me laughing away here
but then again i rather listen to a rotary than a boxer anyday
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Re: Best of Chard Worlds
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 5:31 pm
by Evo-Man
Nice idea butt
Re: Best of Chard Worlds
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 5:35 pm
by TROJAN - X
would like to read more about this,
jus wanna see how well this thing got bolted together ?
Re: Best of Chard Worlds
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:03 pm
by TheGoodGuy
Mitsubishi Lover wrote:*Now i don't know why you would try to make a WRX even more unreliable
lol.. for the challenge
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That Subaru.. and the person(s) who did it.. that was skills. I would trust em with any swap.. I would be doing.. even have it up to the Subaru gear box. damn.
Re: Best of Chard Worlds
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:52 pm
by club4g63
very nice
Re: Best of Chard Worlds
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:47 pm
by TheGoodGuy
Must have that Rotary M-azing sound of course.. Any video's of this? Must be playing on the senses not to hear the boxer grumble coming from it.
Re: Best of Chard Worlds
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:26 am
by TheGoodGuy
I was browsing the web for Engine bay Idea's when I cam across this. It appears to be a Supercharged 7m engine. Unfortunately the link I got it from had no more information bout it.
Re: Best of Chard Worlds
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:38 am
by TROJAN - X
looks real neat i must say...
but not a fan of supercharged engines unless i can be proven that they better than turbos
Re: Best of Chard Worlds
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:02 pm
by scientist
TROJAN - X wrote:looks real neat i must say...
but not a fan of supercharged engines unless i can be proven that they better than turbos
Define parameters and you may find out where the supercharger is better