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Jan. 9, 2010 11:12 a.m. ROTARY_X_7 New Reader

93celicaGT2 wrote:

ROTARY_X_7 wrote:

Why not throw a 13B in it

There have been RWD conversions done on BG chassis escorts, with BPs in them. One of them was yellow and was making stupid power. It would just be one more step to put some triangles in there, huh?

My thought exactly. No need to even source a turbo, just get a plain ole 13B with better than stock ports can provide PLENTY of power and good weight balance, plus I imaging you could set the engine fairly low in the escort bay with a little fabrication. For once the Escort would be a Rev happy machine.
Jan. 9, 2010 11:14 a.m. 93celicaGT2 SuperDork

ROTARY_X_7 wrote:

93celicaGT2 wrote:

ROTARY_X_7 wrote:

Why not throw a 13B in it

There have been RWD conversions done on BG chassis escorts, with BPs in them. One of them was yellow and was making stupid power. It would just be one more step to put some triangles in there, huh?

My thought exactly. No need to even source a turbo, just get a plain ole 13B with better than stock ports can provide PLENTY of power and good weight balance, plus I imaging you could set the engine fairly low in the escort bay with a little fabrication. For once the Escort would be a Rev happy machine.

Well... mine IS a rev happy machine.
Jan. 9, 2010 8:13 p.m. fornetti14 Reader

I thought this thread was going to be about women.

Talk about disappointment!
Jan. 10, 2010 8:38 a.m. ReverendDexter Dork

ROTARY_X_7 wrote:

My thought exactly. No need to even source a turbo, just get a plain ole 13B with better than stock ports can provide PLENTY of power and good weight balance, plus I imaging you could set the engine fairly low in the escort bay with a little fabrication. For once the Escort would be a Rev happy machine.

Good weight balance? A 13B is NOT a light engine; the weight balance gained from a rotary comes from how small they are in terms of external dimensions, and how far back (and low) in the chassis they fit. Works great in a RWD, but a FWD is gonna require it sitting square over the front axle-line.