That is fair too.
It is functional at truck, sporty car, and mom van and even camper van ( notice the rear seats? the fold to the side not down using some ancient tech not used anymore creating a place to throw a matress or haul stuff.)
but particularly good at no one thing.
Its strength is its utility.
It died here in america because its gas mileage sucked. In europe they still buy them today.
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Originally posted by stamar View PostI had one this year, a 95. It was supercharged, it had a clutched computer operated roots style supercharger.
rwd with some nice rear shocks.
It had 190 lb ft tq. it wasnt slow as is.
it had 16/22 epa mpg which is actually close to a modern full size american v8 gas mobile.
That roots supercharger will just suck gas if you want too go fast.
It definitely had a top speed around 120.
Its a great vehicle honestly and often very cheap on the used market. But it has very few engine upgrade options.
The biggest one would be to import the diesel version of the previa engine. It gets more like 35 mpg.
and also making a rotary fabricating a connection to the accessory drive( Giving it some thought this might not work anyway)
what a previa is really is its the truck of minivans. It can tow other cars or trailers, unlike the modern ones which are big camrys.
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Originally posted by CorvallisBMW View PostYES! The first car I ever drove on a semi-regular basis was my parents '91 Previa. Think about it:
Supercharged + mid engined + rear wheel drive = Ferrari of minivans
btw passed my driving test in this sexy beast
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I Just enjoy how this guy has made some great awesome thing. However he can not capitalize and words and uses bad grammar.
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Originally posted by Kvasi View PostAlmost like my parents miniwan. Their might be a littlebit badder than yours
oh no thats just a minivan. They made the winnebage lesharo based oon that thing.
I mean yoou can put a corvette engine in a minivan its still a minivan.
The previa is like he said, its a ferrari. Mid engine rwd or awd, independent suspension.
It screams hot rod , but on the opposite side it has the smallest engine bay of any car I know of including an rx7.
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Originally posted by CorvallisBMW View PostYES! The first car I ever drove on a semi-regular basis was my parents '91 Previa. Think about it:
Supercharged + mid engined + rear wheel drive = Ferrari of minivans
I had one this year, a 95. It was supercharged, it had a clutched computer operated roots style supercharger.
rwd with some nice rear shocks.
It had 190 lb ft tq. it wasnt slow as is.
it had 16/22 epa mpg which is actually close to a modern full size american v8 gas mobile.
That roots supercharger will just suck gas if you want too go fast.
It definitely had a top speed around 120.
Its a great vehicle honestly and often very cheap on the used market. But it has very few engine upgrade options.
The biggest one would be to import the diesel version of the previa engine. It gets more like 35 mpg.
and also making a rotary fabricating a connection to the accessory drive( Giving it some thought this might not work anyway)
what a previa is really is its the truck of minivans. It can tow other cars or trailers, unlike the modern ones which are big camrys.
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Originally posted by CorvallisBMW View PostYES! The first car I ever drove on a semi-regular basis was my parents '91 Previa. Think about it:
Supercharged + mid engined + rear wheel drive = Ferrari of minivans
Almost like my parents miniwan. Their might be a littlebit badder than yours
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Originally posted by stamar View Postmy dream car is a b13 too
in a toyota previa.
Toyota previa is one car that is almost impossible to engine swap. It has a cool very reliable engine of its own but its seperated into an engine and then a drive shaft that runs all the accessories.
Theres no room for any engine swap in its bay except for a rotary.
And believe me those things handle better than you think... it would be a pimp ride. RWD.
Supercharged + mid engined + rear wheel drive = Ferrari of minivans
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Originally posted by Kvasi View PostA freind of mine has "reinvented the wankel" actually, on paper it has potential to make 1000hp from 1000ccm without boost.
http://folk.ntnu.no/~ivarse/vadart_x.pdf
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There's not a good reason for it.
Edit: Meant to reply to the "4 wheel steering" comment.
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pretty sure there's a previa that was swapped with an F1 motor.Originally posted by stamar View Postmy dream car is a b13 too
in a toyota previa.
Toyota previa is one car that is almost impossible to engine swap. It has a cool very reliable engine of its own but its seperated into an engine and then a drive shaft that runs all the accessories.
Theres no room for any engine swap in its bay except for a rotary.
And believe me those things handle better than you think... it would be a pimp ride. RWD.
as far as the mazda millenia, its the bassis for the 2.3 they have used since. Updated with different stuff its the same performance motor. But believe me Im not going to get motor nerd with you someone else will do that bromance.
I remember when I went to auto mechanics there was a chapter on wankel, super charging and miller cycle, even in the 80s 90s, its all really old tech the auto industry shelved as not maximizing profits.
But Mazda likes to throw some stuff out there that a motor nerd would like, even though that must be a small minority of the end buyers.
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