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[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by project86

Even with the 350 hp number in mind? At this point my plan is to do a NA 3 rotor when its time to do the engine swap. Its what i really wanted originally with my old car (or an RE swap but i don't want to deal with turbo now). I guess I shouldn't have been so vague in the beginning with this question. So now its all out there.

I disapprove. All rotaries should be turbo. Especially those with a displacement greater than 1.3L

Originally Posted by project86

Ah i remember us talking about this forever ago. I know you were still kind of in the experiment stage though when we did. I really need to read up on gear ratios though... I know they are simple but i just don't know exactly what I'm looking at when i see the numbers.

I've been running the 8 6spd for a while. It hasn't proven itself all that reliable but people say they are weak, and I say they're ignorant and need a lesson in how TO FUCKING DRIVE A MANUAL TRANS!

To me a trans is weak when it can't handle the torque and teeth strip and shafts twist or break. When you over extend a shift hub and the detent balls pop out into a tranny spinning at 9k, can you really say the tranny's weak? not in my eyes. In that case you're a fucktard who needs to learn to shift properly.

Originally Posted by project86

I guess what i could do is the body work portion of it and then trailer it to the body shop for paint. Although typically they don't like that sort of thing but ill probably ask about it when i go for the quote just to see what they tell me.

That's what I plan on doing actually... that's what I did for the most part last time... although I rented the booth and shot it myself. Not sure I wanna do that again though.

[project86]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

I disapprove. All rotaries should be turbo. Especially those with a displacement greater than 1.3L

Lol.... Disapprove away. But I feel pretty good about it at this point. I've not read one bad thing about a NA 3 Rotor set up. All I've read says how much fun they are to drive. But .... we'll see... there is plenty of time for me to change my mind.

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

I've been running the 8 6spd for a while. It hasn't proven itself all that reliable

Thats not a very comforting statement in your pitch for every NA Rotary needing a 8 transmission

As far as the shifting properly goes... are the people who can't do it properly just pulling and pushing WAY too hard during the shift?

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

That's what I plan on doing actually... that's what I did for the most part last time... although I rented the booth and shot it myself. Not sure I wanna do that again though.

Did you rent the booth from a local body shop? How long did you rent the booth for? What did they charge you?

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by project86

Lol.... Disapprove away. But I feel pretty good about it at this point. I've not read one bad thing about a NA 3 Rotor set up. All I've read says how much fun they are to drive. But .... we'll see... there is plenty of time for me to change my mind.

You can get a small turbo with a big exhaust and properly sized turbine and have the same hp, more torque, and be more fun to drive.... cheaper... in my opinion.

Originally Posted by project86

Thats not a very comforting statement in your pitch for every NA Rotary needing a 8 transmission

My problems have been all shift assembly related. Having to modify the tailshaft and linkages has proven.... difficult. The last iteration lasted 2 years and now it's pissing fluid everywhere. Not sure why... haven't looked yet. I'll let you know though.

Originally Posted by project86

As far as the shifting properly goes... are the people who can't do it properly just pulling and pushing WAY too hard during the shift?

Mostly

Originally Posted by project86

Did you rent the booth from a local body shop? How long did you rent the booth for? What did they charge you?

The owners are friends of the family. Rented it on a saturday, charged me $250 for the 5 hours. Picked the car up on monday morning

[djmtsu]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

I disapprove. All rotaries should be turbo. Especially those with a displacement greater than 1.3L

Shut up queer. I'm done with turbo rotaries until I win the lotto.