Does Anybody Know?
11-10-04, 10:23 AM
#1
no more verty!...**(
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: fort bragg north carolina
Posts: 490
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Does Anybody Know?
does anybody know if its hard or even if its possible you can put a chevy 350 into a 1990 mazda rx-7 convertable non-turbo? 
11-10-04, 10:31 AM
#2
Eats, Sleeps, Dreams Rotary
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: London, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 3,106
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
If you think you want to go that route, I'd suggest going to www.v8rx7.com and talk to the people on the forum there. It would be far easier for you to drop in a 13BT and likely cheaper.
11-10-04, 11:50 AM
#4
Rotary Freak
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 1,579
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
it is a very simple, bolt in setup, especially if the 350 motor is fairly stock (so you dont need to upgrde the fuel system too much or the rear end too much).
grannys speed shop makes mount kits for "old" chevy and ford small block swaps.
hinson supercars makes mount kits for the chevy LS1 swaps.
torquecentral.com has loads of info on this conversion too.
I hope to build an LS1 T56 FC convertible for my Dad this upcoming summer.
Here are pics of my LS1FC project from this year - http://homepage.mac.com/owen_the_soy...toAlbum23.html
grannys speed shop makes mount kits for "old" chevy and ford small block swaps.
hinson supercars makes mount kits for the chevy LS1 swaps.
torquecentral.com has loads of info on this conversion too.
I hope to build an LS1 T56 FC convertible for my Dad this upcoming summer.
Here are pics of my LS1FC project from this year - http://homepage.mac.com/owen_the_soy...toAlbum23.html
11-10-04, 02:30 PM
#5
Zero Rotor Motorsports
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Glen Burnie, MD
Posts: 2,525
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by assman20a
just leave the rotory in it man
As mentioned, it's not a very difficult swap. Probably the easiest to accomplish.
My 86 has the same mounting points and I have a standard small block Chevy in it. Mine is an automatic (well it's a racing trans but the theory is the same). A manual trans is a bit more complicated, but still can be done and there are parts available for it.
Your first stop should be www.grannysspeedshop.com since he will have everything you need, including installation instructions online.
For more info than you can possibly digest, the boards at www.torquecentral.com are popular. There's a limited amount of info right here on the rx7club but it's mainly geared toward rotaries. For some more reading try www.wrongmotor.com and www.misred.com and you'll see some pretty good stuff.
Feel free to ask whatever questions come to mind, and most people who aren't rotary fanatics are pretty helpful in this section. Ignore the stupid comments by those who can't figure out which end of a piston engine is supposed to go towards the front
11-10-04, 02:33 PM
#6
Respecognize!
Originally Posted by assman20a
just leave the rotory in it man
but i am in the middle of a 350 swap. i like rotary but i also like torque.
