Last I checked that was a no-no. Prolly get away with say a lexus v8 in a corolla, but not a smallblock chev in a Z.
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'90 AWD Protege, full GTR drivetrain swap, ~320 whp daily driver, RIP, and
'90 AWD Protege, yet another GTR swap, Open class rallycar with a Toyota GT4 gearbox swap, thus crossing the line between hobby and mental illness. And a Brabus E55 K8, removing all doubt.
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ah so the GT4 drivetrain would be a no-no for your rally car?Escort GTR -- 11.87 @ 117.6 mph -- 320 HP / 325 Ft. Lbs. @ 23 PSI
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Tranny, yes! Engine, prolly not so much.'90 AWD Protege, full GTR drivetrain swap, ~320 whp daily driver, RIP, and
'90 AWD Protege, yet another GTR swap, Open class rallycar with a Toyota GT4 gearbox swap, thus crossing the line between hobby and mental illness. And a Brabus E55 K8, removing all doubt.
http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/vbpi...?do=view&g=110
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2599486
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You have to prove a company connection, engine was offered in a car sold by manufacturer. There use to be an Audi Quattro drivetrain in an 2nd gen RX-7 running down here, back about 7 or 8 years ago. Not sure how they got away with that one.
Jay, what would you think about taking something like an RX-3 and putting a GTR engine in it? RWD, Mazda, small, light weight without the sound of a sick chainsaw. (not a fan of the rotory engine noise in rally cars)
-Jon R.
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Originally posted by jrally View PostYou have to prove a company connection, engine was offered in a car sold by manufacturer. There use to be an Audi Quattro drivetrain in an 2nd gen RX-7 running down here, back about 7 or 8 years ago. Not sure how they got away with that one.
Jay, what would you think about taking something like an RX-3 and putting a GTR engine in it? RWD, Mazda, small, light weight without the sound of a sick chainsaw. (not a fan of the rotory engine noise in rally cars)
-Jon R.
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Aw yeah man that'd rawk and rawk hard. Dunno how much aftermarket support there'd be for suspension and the like for that chassis, but that's what sawzalls and welders are for.'90 AWD Protege, full GTR drivetrain swap, ~320 whp daily driver, RIP, and
'90 AWD Protege, yet another GTR swap, Open class rallycar with a Toyota GT4 gearbox swap, thus crossing the line between hobby and mental illness. And a Brabus E55 K8, removing all doubt.
http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/vbpi...?do=view&g=110
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2599486
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yah that oughtta about do it!!'90 AWD Protege, full GTR drivetrain swap, ~320 whp daily driver, RIP, and
'90 AWD Protege, yet another GTR swap, Open class rallycar with a Toyota GT4 gearbox swap, thus crossing the line between hobby and mental illness. And a Brabus E55 K8, removing all doubt.
http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/vbpi...?do=view&g=110
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2599486
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im sure ppl have had their ideas...but nothing solid yet. I remember seeing a guy on youtube getting a tracer? awd conversion to work.
best bet is to start with the awd car, then drop in a miata engine w/ a 6spd trans-Jack
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The trans tunnel won't accept any manner of rwd gearbox as is. Some (or very much) tunnel stretching must be done. Then you have the issue of having to relocate the very inconveniently located steering rack, unless you figure out a way to run that rack through the bellhousing. Looking at how many different ways I could screw up steeering and suspension geometry I decided not to try to swap out the front end of a miata onto the rallycar to turn it into rwd... maybe I should have, given the hassles this gt4 swap has given me, but there ya go.'90 AWD Protege, full GTR drivetrain swap, ~320 whp daily driver, RIP, and
'90 AWD Protege, yet another GTR swap, Open class rallycar with a Toyota GT4 gearbox swap, thus crossing the line between hobby and mental illness. And a Brabus E55 K8, removing all doubt.
http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/vbpi...?do=view&g=110
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2599486
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I still want to make a G2 Miata... Or a P and eventually a G5.Last edited by 808; 02-02-2010, 02:29 PM.
1988 White GTX - #1 parts
1988 Black GTX - #2 reliably broken touge monstar (294,000 miles no rebuilds) - dead
1988 Blue GTX - #3 in progress (view here)
1988 Blue GTX - #4 BPT swapped weekend warrior.
1988 White GTX - #5 Rally car
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Don't think even with the hardtop that it'd pass tech, that's the word I hear anyhow.'90 AWD Protege, full GTR drivetrain swap, ~320 whp daily driver, RIP, and
'90 AWD Protege, yet another GTR swap, Open class rallycar with a Toyota GT4 gearbox swap, thus crossing the line between hobby and mental illness. And a Brabus E55 K8, removing all doubt.
http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/vbpi...?do=view&g=110
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2599486
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I had heard someone got permission to do it.. And after reading the R-A rule book I'm not seeing any rule about convertibles.
1988 White GTX - #1 parts
1988 Black GTX - #2 reliably broken touge monstar (294,000 miles no rebuilds) - dead
1988 Blue GTX - #3 in progress (view here)
1988 Blue GTX - #4 BPT swapped weekend warrior.
1988 White GTX - #5 Rally car
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