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MG MGB Technical - Rotary motor in an MGB

I know this is being unfaithful to the breed, but after hearing so much about Mazda ( W*nkel) 1.3 liter motor that developes 237 h.p. and is 90 lbs. lighter than a conventional motor of the same displacement, plus being so much smaller, has anyone installed one in LBC of any kind--it appears
that it would be a natural for a Sprite or a midget-not to mention our own beloved B's.
robert snider

Not an easy conversion, I would imagine. The crank shaft on the rotary engine is quite a bit higher than thaat of the stock motor. I'm sure it's been done...but I imagine some pretty extensive rework would be involved. The GM V6 conversions could probably come close to matching performance with lots less trouble.
R. L Carleen

I saw and inspected a beautiful and very early silver MGB that had a 12A conversion not the 13B which is the one you mention. Slick car but it did take quite a bit of engineering according the owner and builder.
Mike MaGee

Looks like it has been done, sort of. http://www.geocities.com/mg12a/mg12a/intro.html
Dana Wilson

I should have given the link for this page because there are pictures of the completed project there.
http://www.etischer.com/
Dana Wilson

This thread was discussed between 10/12/2003 and 11/12/2003

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