HansOnthabrest

I am repowering a kit car ( Dino Ferrari replica ) , and need to know the weights , and also direction of rotation of the flywheel for these motors.

can someone supply a source for the weights of the following engines

Maxda RX 8 rotary engine
Subaru WRX EJ 20 engine
Toyota 4AGZE
Toyota 18RGUE



I want a lightweight engine , with 140-200 horsies.

any helpers with specifications

thankyou.

USS

Most yota motors spin counter clockwise. I wouldn't go the 4agze route if you're looking for light (ie, they weight about 150 pounds + supercharger, etc). The 4age 20v would be fun, but you would have more NA potential if you went the 2zzge. Hopefully someone can chime in on those other engines.

Ravage70

a ferrari replica with 140 horses

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the_visualist

why would you be interested in the rx8 motor? as far as i know, they have less power (due to more emmisisons) than the 3rd gen rx7... anyways, i would go with a bridgeported 13b from the fc(second gen rx7), maybe with a fat turbo

HansOnthabrest

ravage , this car weighs under 900 kg with its current "heavy" 18RG, if i can get enough horsepower from a $ 1000 motor , that will do me just fine

I think RX 8 is 238 Bhp ,

1995 RX 7 - 255 Bhp

but i still cant get anyone to tell me the weights.

ps , this car is rear engined , not mid engined , so by having less weight behind the back axle , its cornering abilities will be improved , hence the desire to save weight.

0b00st0

The rotay's will weight less than the others anyday. Also an RX-8 is not a $1K motor, nore is the WRX motor.

Does this kit car already have a tranny? If not I would look at putting in an engine from a transverse front wheel drive car. The layout would be the same for you since it would be going in the rear. A nice D16 from a civic with a HMT turbo job on it would put you in the $1K range and 200whp range as well.

Heath

If you are facing the flywheel on the renesis (rear of the engine) it will be spinning counter-clockwise
The rotary will be the lightest

the_visualist

actually, its not hard to find a 13b for under $1k. and it would really be worth it, because of the power to weight ratio.
i would either do the d16 w/hmt or bridgeported and maybe turbo'd 13b.

0b00st0

Your referring to older rotary's. The RX-8 RENESIS motor is not going to be 1K.

the_visualist

yes, i am aware of that. hence why i keep saying "13b"- the motor from the FD.