[DML] wankel conversions

["." <jdl@xxxx>]

In addition to the information and relationship between the DMC and the wankel mentioned below, a number of people over the past couple of years have been speaking of putting a wankel in the DeLorean. It was also mentioned in stainless steel illusion as an option considered by DeLorean and dropped because of expense. It seemed after the RX-7 from Mazda was discontinued in 95', that the wankel was dead. Well, lo and behold, the wankel is going to be used in a new version of the RX-7, which was shown at the Tokyo Auto Show this month and perhaps available in North America in 2001. Perhaps the odyssey of the wankel has some life left in it, perhaps as part of a hybird electric/gas configuration in the future...

David Levey
Cleveland 2000



-----Original Message-----
From:	Jesse D. Sightler [SMTP:jess@xxxx]
Sent:	Monday, November 15, 1999 11:32 PM
To:	dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:	[DML] Re: dmc northstar conversion

William T Wilson wrote:
> I've heard of Buick and Chevy V6s, the Northstar V8, a Mazda 13B Wankel,

Do you have any more information on the Wankel conversion? I've always thought that the Wankel was somehow the perfect engine conversion for a D due to its small size, and weight, but excellent pickup, but have never actually heard of it being done. It would be very interesting to hear about the performance from such a beast. :)

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Jess
http://www.biddin.com/delorean/
VIN#5220
Who thinks his RX7 is just swell. :)


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