I got an engine for the 914, But it's probably not what you expect... Options

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Last year I bought a Toyota 3SGTE engine out of an MR2 Turbo and was planning on installing it in the car. Then I started wondering if I should stay all Porsche so when a buyer appeared for the 3SGTE I sold it. For a month I looked around for an engine - even bid on a couple on e-bay - preferring to go with a 3.6.
I checked with Brad on prices for engines and he returned a call.
(Thanks Brad - I know you are really busy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) ).

I was just about give Brad a call back when another friend mentioned he had found a twin turbo Mazda 20B 3 rotor engine in Canada for $3000 Canadian ($2200 US) which is almost 1/2 of what they go for normally. Naturally I was interested so I called the guy up and ended up making a deal on it. That was last week and it should be here sometime next week. I phoned Hobart Kennedy - a very patient man - with Kennedy Engineering regarding an adapter plate and he told me they make one but that they were about a month behind schedule due to the sandrail market getting hot recently. I ended up ordering the adapter plate and flywheel ($430 US) and told him I would most likely end up getting a pressure plate and clutch from him as well.

The ignition on a 3 rotor engine is a little more difficult than the two rotor and my engine management system won't control it so I am looking at buying a Haltech E11 which many in the RX7 community have used on 20b's. A multi-talented friend of mine has offered to build the subframe, install the engine & transmission, install the E11 and get it running if I give him my old (never used) Haltech E6k. I'm thinking of taking him up on it.

The 20B makes 300 hp/300 ft-lbs torque in stock form and by running the turbo's in parallel plus increasing the boost 400-500 is easily in reach. More than that will require a big single which I may do at some time but not for a long time to be sure. I'm thinking that 400 hp will be more than enough for the transmission and driver to handle for a few years to come. Can anyone see any obvious problems or concerns with doing this swap?

The 3 rotor is a light weight engine and I have friends in the rotary community who can rebuild it for under $2000 Canadian if it ever needs to be done. Plus it makes cool noises in stock form - something like a mating between a Ferrari and a Buick Grande National.

Here is a video of a 3 rotor in a Delorean plus a sound clip of a big turbo 3 rotor on a dyno for you to enjoy.

I can't wait to get it in my car!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

20B Delorean Video

20B on the Dyno