Anyone wanna buy a rotary-powered M6?

"Saracen" (manualdoucheelitist) 09/21/2017 at 19:04 • Filed to: None

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3.9 liters, 6 rotors, just under 480rwhp.

Oh and some really uncomfortable looking seats.

https://www.engineswapdepot.com/?p=18334

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Saracen 09/21/2017 at 19:16

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Why is the oil can mounted between the seats?

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Saracen 09/21/2017 at 19:20

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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 > Saracen 09/21/2017 at 19:21

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Seems like they spent a lot of money to accomplish very little. LS swap would have made significantly more power much cheaper.

Saracen > Sweet Trav 09/21/2017 at 19:26

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Maybe they wanted to do something more interesting from an engineering perspective than yet another LS swap.

Saracen > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/21/2017 at 19:27

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Guess they couldn’t find room under the hood for the dry sump reservoir.

RPM esq. > Saracen 09/21/2017 at 19:31

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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 > Sweet Trav 09/21/2017 at 19:42

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Also, it’s built by a rotary shop. It’s kinda what they do.

S62B50daily > Saracen 09/21/2017 at 19:53

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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 > S62B50daily 09/21/2017 at 20:13

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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 > S62B50daily 09/21/2017 at 20:14

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It’s probably more reliable than the S85, which is pretty easy to do.

Milky > S62B50daily 09/21/2017 at 20:18

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I mean the old engine had 500 crank hp, not wheel and the rotary probably spins really high too.

Cash Rewards > Saracen 09/21/2017 at 20:31

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I think “really uncomfortable” undersells those seats. Did they run out of cash?

Saracen > S62B50daily 09/21/2017 at 20:42

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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 > Saracen 09/21/2017 at 21:14

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The engine is capable of more. The 480 hp was at limited rpm. It should probably make 800 hp at peak rpm.

Saracen > swaptastic 09/21/2017 at 21:21

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Yeah, I’m sure it’ll make more, after reading up on it.

notsomethingstructural > S62B50daily 10/16/2017 at 09:03

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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,