by "Saracen" (manualdoucheelitist)
Published 09/21/2017 at 19:04
by "Saracen" (manualdoucheelitist)
Published 09/21/2017 at 19:04
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STARS: 2
3.9 liters, 6 rotors, just under 480rwhp.
Oh and some really uncomfortable looking seats.
https://www.engineswapdepot.com/?p=18334
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
09/21/2017 at 19:16, STARS: 0
Why is the oil can mounted between the seats?
"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
09/21/2017 at 19:20, STARS: 0
Phew - I was afraid that they were going to have used an E24, but I see that they used an ugly insult to the designation ‘M6'.
"Sweet Trav" (thespunbearing)
09/21/2017 at 19:21, STARS: 0
Seems like they spent a lot of money to accomplish very little. LS swap would have made significantly more power much cheaper.
"Saracen" (manualdoucheelitist)
09/21/2017 at 19:26, STARS: 2
Maybe they wanted to do something more interesting from an engineering perspective than yet another LS swap.
"Saracen" (manualdoucheelitist)
09/21/2017 at 19:27, STARS: 0
Guess they couldn’t find room under the hood for the dry sump reservoir.
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
09/21/2017 at 19:31, STARS: 1
This is a very interesting project that, unusually for me when it comes to interesting German Frankenstein projects, I have absolutely no interest in owning.
"Saracen" (manualdoucheelitist)
09/21/2017 at 19:42, STARS: 1
Also, it’s built by a rotary shop. It’s kinda what they do.
"S62B50daily" (s62b50daily)
09/21/2017 at 19:53, STARS: 0
While I understand the engineering challenge behind this, they took out a 7700RPM screaming N/A V10 making 500HP and replaced it with a one-in-the-world 6-rotor making 478HP. And they used the bangled-up E63 body. How much are they asking for it? Too much is the answer.
"Saracen" (manualdoucheelitist)
09/21/2017 at 20:13, STARS: 1
You’re right, they did, and it’s awesome.
The rotary makes 478 at the wheels. S85 makes 500 at the crank.
"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
09/21/2017 at 20:14, STARS: 0
It’s probably more reliable than the S85, which is pretty easy to do.
"Milky" (jordanmielke)
09/21/2017 at 20:18, STARS: 0
I mean the old engine had 500 crank hp, not wheel and the rotary probably spins really high too.
"Cash Rewards" (cashrewards)
09/21/2017 at 20:31, STARS: 0
I think “really uncomfortable” undersells those seats. Did they run out of cash?
"Saracen" (manualdoucheelitist)
09/21/2017 at 20:42, STARS: 0
And apparently the car was a bare shell bought at junkyard. I assumed this when I first saw the pictures of the car though.
"swaptastic" (swaptastic)
09/21/2017 at 21:14, STARS: 0
The engine is capable of more. The 480 hp was at limited rpm. It should probably make 800 hp at peak rpm.
"Saracen" (manualdoucheelitist)
09/21/2017 at 21:21, STARS: 0
Yeah, I’m sure it’ll make more, after reading up on it.
"notsomethingstructural" (notsomethingstructural)
10/16/2017 at 09:03, STARS: 0
I’m late to this but if you call 7700 RPM “screaming” then I have some bad news for you on 10,000 RPM 6 rotors.
And yes, I saw the 5500RPM, but the post says they were sorting out fueling goblins while at the dyno,