In a message dated 4/29/99 7:52:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
pmartin@isgtec.com writes:
<< the Turbo 13B swap is very interesting. I hadn't considered that option.
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I didn't either for a long time. I thought that the car was too heavy for
that engine, because it's not famous for its torque, and it's hard to get
more than ~350-400hp out of that little 1.3 liter engine and still be
streetable. I want 350 at the wheels, which means almost 400 at the crank,
and that's right on the edge of what you can comfortably manage.
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What are you thinking, putting a Jap motor in a rare American Sports Car,400HP
on a 1.3Liter motor,Granade Motor,it will destruct in short order,if you look
at any small displacement motor pushing high horsepower,they just do not
last,you will be lucky if you get 20,000miles out of that engine,put in a
tried and true Small Block chevy for the weight and the performance parts
available you will get more horsepower per dollar than you can realize from
the mazda motor,For all the money you will spend for the firecracker mazda
motor,you could get a 500+horsepower smallblock chevy engine,heck you can get
the same from small block ford engines,
and save the hassle of modifications to the car.
Claude
vin1024/1136
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