Well, this got me thinking...

"Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW." (aya-yu) 06/03/2014 at 10:59 • Filed to: None

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1. Buy an AZ-1

2. Put a 1l EcoBoost in it.

3. .....

4. Profit!

Now where to find an Ecoboost engine for sale...

$kaycog > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 06/03/2014 at 11:01

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That's really a great picture!

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 06/03/2014 at 11:03

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Not EcoBoost.

Rotary.

GReddy VI (6), built on the AZ1 chassis, with a mid-engined turbocharged wankel rotary.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 06/03/2014 at 11:10

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I've seen it, but i don't know why i want an EcoBoost.

Plus i already had a Rotary Saloon project at my home, so i'll finish it first.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > $kaycog 06/03/2014 at 11:10

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Yeah!

Opposite Locksmith > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 06/03/2014 at 11:13

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I probably fantasize about the AZ-1 daily

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 06/03/2014 at 11:15

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That is cool. Nothing wrong with EcoBoost, really... I just like the GReddy VI, and any excuse to post it.

And I really wish there were a rotary powered mid-engined car on the market, even with SkyActiv, or perhaps even a mild hybrid system to keep the rotary from having to slog around too much at low RPM and high load, and to avoid flooding with engine re-starts, and such.... off-load that duty to an electric drive motor, but then keep the performance of the rotary engine directly driving at speed.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 06/03/2014 at 11:27

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I know, i love it as well!

Well, there's however a rear-engined rotary hybrid like that, called Mazda 2 Range Extender.

It's a one-rotor rotary coupled with electric motor, good for 110hp or so if i remember, and 250km driving range.

*In japan Hybrid is limited to 250km by putting a very small gas tank. Mazda say if the car equipped with normal Mazda 2 tank it'll do 800km or so.

So, instant low-end torque, nice sounding rotary, in a car that handles like Ford Fiesta. Hell yeah.

Why japan always get the cool things?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 06/03/2014 at 11:28

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You could even convert it into a Ferrari F4.0

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/03/2014 at 11:30

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Nope. Mine will be as stock as possible.

Well, maybe add an TE37.

The Transporter > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 06/03/2014 at 11:45

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The smallest engine I could find on Ford's web site is the 2.0L

http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_det…

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > The Transporter 06/03/2014 at 11:51

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Oh, that sucks.

Oh well, i guess i'll finish my Mazda Cosmo restoration first while waiting for the engine..

The Transporter > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 06/03/2014 at 11:55

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Be patient, it took a few years for these to be available online. For a while they were selling cars with the 2.0 faster than they could make them. The same thing's happening with the Fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost. Once production catches up with demand I'd imagine we'll see the 1.0 in crate form.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > The Transporter 06/03/2014 at 12:07

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Yeah..

Or wait until somebody totals his EcoBoost.