madrolla68 Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 You lose 30% of power through the driveline :P that would make a 130hp engine just over 90hp at the wheels not 100 lol You will never lose 30% of the power through the driveline my friend. A KE series car will probably lose around 15Kw through the driveline period no matter how much horsepower you have.See its not a linear thing but a fixed loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrolla68 Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 or buy my 300rwhp ke35 coupe! pm anyone interested 30k+ spent So youll take 10K then !!!!!!! :P :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kE20ME Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 (edited) Henry you are a very smart man :yes: listen to him, rotarys are extremely fun to drive, ahah cheers you are also very wise :P .. sounds like you have done a conversion or two as well?? Edited August 21, 2007 by kE20ME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benzo Posted August 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 Lesson learnt is that rotors rock. haha I will most likely be going ahead with 13B conversion, but wont be till next year. I'll keep you guys up to date on the project. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca18rolla Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 So youll take 10K then !!!!!!! :P :yes: 14k and we ll talk bussiness!!! only done 3000 kms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckie_Steve Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 ahah cheers you are also very wise :yes: .. sounds like you have done a conversion or two as well?? Indeed still doing another one at the moment with an 808 wagon ;) but workshop time is a little harder to come by these days lol thats recieving a S513bT matching box etc :P That 12a turbo setup sounds ideal for ya benny you should look into it depending on what series rx7 it's out of rolla13bt??? :P the series 3 is the best 12aT of course, that in mind you are still going to need to do something about a diff... Cut and shut 9" can be picked up in melb for about $2500 brand new ready to bolt in, they may even be a little cheaper these days lol (I know Ouch expensive :P but that will get you safely to around 8sec qtr miles without needing a thing :P ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckie_Steve Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 (edited) You will never lose 30% of the power through the driveline my friend. A KE series car will probably lose around 15Kw through the driveline period no matter how much horsepower you have.See its not a linear thing but a fixed loss. I'm afraid your wrong my friend 30% is the most you should lose and the average is qround 25% depending on the box and diff you have etc... :P On a seperate note.. And lets not forget our good friend traction :yes: if you wan2 lose a lil traction skinny's AREN'T safe you still need a lil rubber to do it safely tubbing is no longer legal on a street car anywhere... except maybe QLD lol Edited August 23, 2007 by Luckie_Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrolla68 Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 I'm afraid your wrong my friend 30% is the most you should lose and the average is qround 25% depending on the box and diff you have etc... :P On a seperate note.. And lets not forget our good friend traction :yes: if you wan2 lose a lil traction skinny's AREN'T safe you still need a lil rubber to do it safely tubbing is no longer legal on a street car anywhere... except maybe QLD lol I'm not getting into this argument again,if you are talking about a STD production car then you can qoute accurate power loss but if you are talking modded,different engine hp combo cars then it will not be the same power loss as it was when the car was delivered from factory. THEY ARE THE FACTS>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you make an extra 30Kw at the engine then ALL of it gets to the wheels not a percentage of it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotary_ke20 Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 a 13b into a ke20 is the best thing i have ever herd of,i started mine at new years when i bought a manual s4 rx7 with a standard n/a injected 13b. i have made engine mounts,as the s4 rx7 engine is mid mounted insted of a crossmember at front of engine, every thing is in my car and should be going in fortnight, don't listen to all the amtures telling you its going to cost to much or its illigal or its to hard its defintly worth it, keep you posted and tel u how fast it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benzo Posted August 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 What state you in mate? Would be good to see another rotarolla brappin around. Cheers, Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reTRD Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 What state you in mate? Would be good to see another rotarolla brappin around. Cheers, Ben. come to NZ they are everywhere. there is always lots of then forsale on www.trademe.co.nz also, even seen 13b'ed E30 BMW's on there. by what i have read on the net they are real hard on what u can put in a car or what u can do to your car's over there i feel sorrt for ya's ay. we pretty much got free reain as long as it passes certifacation for the mods (even then they not as strickt as u guys) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbey Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 My 5k build is about the 2k mark, it's all there but still not together and that will probably not make 130hp. twin DHLAs, what now looks to be quite high comp, cam, extractors etc. should go alright though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 13b'ed E30 BMW's i was tempted on doing that to my e30.....maybe one day a 13bt e30 conversion could be on the cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyske20 Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 i know I'm pretty new to this site but i noticed no one mentioned a v6 convesion it wont have the barp barp barp of a rotor or a does of a sr20 but they certaintely do put out the power. Castlemain rod shop also have conversion kits available to suit almost anything :fuzz: . motor cpu and box$750 approx clean up and tune$300 approx conversion kit $1000 approx competent home mechanic can install themselves and if you want some serious power TURBO IT :fuzz: . Turbo kit$1000 140rwhp (non turbo) 200rwhp (turbo approx) just my 2cents worth I'm lookin at maybe a 355 stroker conversion gotta keep it Oldskool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca18rolla Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 So youll take 10K then !!!!!!! :P :jamie: maybe 11k if your lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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