first rotary powered deLorean
 

dunno if this is a repost, but check it out, the first rotary powered deLorean.

ROTARY DELOREAN!!

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We've successfully installed a Mazda 3-rotor rotary engine into this car! Rotary people know this engine as the 20B, it is a 1.962 liter engine with sequential twin turbos. This engine was originally made for the Mazda Eunos Cosmo, we picked up a model year 1990. This engine yields about 300HP, and 297ft-lb of torque at 3000RPM. We have not had the time to weigh the car, though the stock Delorean claimed just over a 2700 pound dry weight. We guess that the 2.0 liter rotary and the 2.8L PRV V-6 engine weigh about the same. With this horsepower and low weight, this car really moves!

great...
so Ive seen a rotary DeLorean, a rotary WRX, a rotary Skyline....what's next?
I wouldn't mind a 26B Lambo tho ^^

im not following their logic here

Hi.

From Wikipedia, the specifications for the STOCK Delorean engine:
So, you can see that for the same wight, they have about tripled the horsepower in the car. That is pretty cool...


I drove a Delorean a few times back in the day, and (to be kind), it was not a powerful car by any means.

Also, my Dad had a Volvo 262C of about the same vintage, with the same engine as the Delorean, and it was a slug - could barely accelerate out of it's own way.....

i just wasnt seeing how the 2.0L RE was weighing the same as the 2.8L V6

The 20B-REW in the Eunos is reported (on several non-Mazda websites*) to weigh 350kg fully-dressed. For comparison, the same websites put a 'racing version' of the 20B at 143kg.

I think what gh8st was quoting was comparing a ~143kg rotary with a ~150kg piston engine.

I have some doubts as to the 350kg number for the 20B (for comparison, a 13G 3-rotor race engine also seems to weigh in at around the 150kg mark).

Hope this helps.


* Link: http://cp_www.tripod.com/rotary/pg20.htm

That is the single coolest thing I have ever seen in my life. I've always wanted a Delorean and throwing a 3 rotor into it just makes it complete.

I wonder how hard it was to adapt that engine to RR format? Are they using the stock tranny off of the Delorean?

This car was built several years ago. With the original engine, I don't see how it could top 88 mph. This would seem to be supported by the fact that you can't outrun a VW van full of terrorists. The 20B could though.

But the delorean doesn't need to go faster than 88 mph as long as it has it's flux capacitor :lol:

But why would you want a car that you had to keep under 88 mph, other than the fact of time travel. Speaking of which... i think my flux capacitor is on the fritz again, can someone help?

If I recall correctly, the DeLorean was originally spec'ed out to run on a Wankel from Citroen, but was ditched due to fuel economy reasons.

So this is a return to its true design.

nice find, this sure is gonna take you faster back in the future!

wow thats a cool little fun fact

damn, thats one fast delorean

A revolutionary motor for a revolutionary car.

Sweet deal.

Me want!

Sorry if this is a noob question. But other than Back To The Future and its RR drive chain...what other significance does a DeLorean play? Why is it so famous?

Well, Wikipedia is your friend....

A couple of salient points (from my memory):

• Former Big 3 auto exec starts own car company.
• Funding from Canadian and Northern Irish governments
• 1979?
• Car made of unpainted stainless steel (later ones were painted / clearcoated)
• Gull-wing doors.
• Relatively low price (about the same as a BMW or Mercedes of the day).
• Company gets into financial trouble.
• Founder (John DeLorean) busted for millions-dollar drugs sting. Rumor that it was to help bail out the car company.
• Company fails... Causes government scandal in N.Ireland.
• 1982?
• 2008 - another company buys inventory and announces that they will re-start production. Haven't heard anything more.

Ss!

:suspect:

Ross.... I kid you not! :)

You can get one today starting at $57,500 (according to the website, at least).

Link: http://www.delorean.com/sales.asp


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It was also in The Wedding Singer

Now that is a DeLorean I would actually want to own

it says it is a twin turbo 20B but only makes 300hp?