Rotary-- Flame On!

[Brinkley]

Subframe is about ready to come out. Decided to do it right.

[Emre]

All i can say is good luck getting 290hp outta that 1.3 litre

It's not exactly a big challenge to get 300+ hp out of a properly built and tuned 13B-REW.

it will have the torque of a an ETA when its done

Turbo engines are usually pretty good with mid-range torque. Significant torque and HP should not be problems at all. Besides the obvious issues of installing the engine & tranny, cutting a custom drive-shaft, and getting the electronics to work, the biggest issue is likely to be cooling.

and will get 7mpg.

You're probably right about that. Turbo rotaries are not generally known for their fuel efficiency. But you've got to pay to play.

Emre

[TopOfTheLine89]

So then a stock e30 325i should be able to waste an FD right? heavier with the less power? (this is sarcasm fyi)
the 3rd gen 13b-rew makes 255hp/200tq in stock form we're planning on upping the boost a little and removing intake/exhaust restrictions, i dont think 290 is far-fetched at all

Ok, i had it mixed up with the 13b from the FC, my bad.

[Brinkley]

Yea an N/A FC would not be worthwhile. I think this will make a well-balanced car, though it will drive completely different from a s50 i think it will compete well.
Battling rear subframe right now. lower braces removed, thanks to some drilling, every damn bolt on this car is frozen solid. do i really have to burn the things??

[Brinkley]

removed lower braces, pulled bolt from diff bushing, whats holding this thing in there? just the subframe bushings are like fused?

[einstein57]

my neighbor has a 13b turbo model a that is putting down 280 to the wheels on the factory ecu. Oh and he designed it 20 years ago and it still runs. He had a twin turbo pantera with 700 whp that he set a land speed record in with one turbo not working.

[Julien]

removed lower braces, pulled bolt from diff bushing, whats holding this thing in there? just the subframe bushings are like fused?

the inner alu core of the rear subframe bushings fuse themselves to the chassis. Take out the rear seat and hammer up on the bolts from the bottom of the car, then hammer the rear subframe bushing itself (inner core) and whatcha head.


Julien

[Brinkley]

word ill work it some tonight or tomorrow got fed up with it last night

[Brinkley]

Update: working on sourcing coolant/etc seals and should have the 13b keg assembled soon, will post pics as work goes.
Going Non-Sequential on the turbo setup so its a good thing I know a guy that likes to TIG for fun. :)

[4ce30]

I would never do this swap, but it looks like your putting in some time.
One piece of advice: Half bridge and make sure to run less than a bar of boost unless your planning to replace the apex seal every 30k
-Brandon

[Brinkley]

update: my car is a rust bucket. :) been doing a lot of grinding and cutting :) probably going to clean this stuff up, get the suspension in and tow it to a body shop roll it in get some patches welded up.

[Brinkley]

Subframe is out, front suspension is out. Car is pretty much stripped down.
Time to restore it if possible if youve seen my thread in General I've got some rust to overcome. Time to chop and weld.

The work space


e30 weight loss program

Dont worry I'm using nothing but BMW Genuine :)

[lagoon]

awesome

[Julien]

a swedish and a german shitbox.. side by side. that's like a Gunther + MoDo remix.

einz zei polezie trala lala

[Doughnut]

Ahhh, 11000rpm's of screaming goodness.
I'm pritty interested in this swap, shame about the rust though :(