ShowHBK Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I freelance for a magazine that's based out of state. I think your best bet is with Logan...this is what he does...dibs on ride when you finish. I just sent an email to Logan and will wait for a reply. I finished reading my new book last night and now I have a lot more information about potential types of 26b. I will post pictures tonight, but according to the book and the numbers that I ran on a 26b made from 13b REW housing would be less powerful than a 26b made from Renesis housing. the problem with the Renesis housing is going to be the heat and exhaust, but the power would be a lot more than the 13b housing. Cooling is going to be my enemy for sure on this project... I will add more project info as this goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bastard Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 How much money are you looking at spending on this project? I wonder if a billet housing would be a good idea for what you are looking to try to accomplish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowHBK Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 How much money are you looking at spending on this project? I wonder if a billet housing would be a good idea for what you are looking to try to accomplish. Well, the end goal is to "save money" but that's not really something that I can say goes with this project. If I remember correctly Billet housing are made of aluminum which are cheaper, correct? What is your idea on the Billet Housing? I have heard of them but know little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bastard Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 I am not sure what material the billet housings are made of, but I do know that the factory housings are aluminum. My thought is that the billet would probably be stronger if the strength of the housings becomes a concern, though I am sure they would be pricey being that they have to be cnc'd. Also, with a billet housing (being that they have to be cnc'd) I would think you could have them designed more like a renisis housing but with more cooling capacity and have the ports already cut for you (exhaust and p-port if you plan on going that direction). A question for my own curiosity for the rotary peeps here, when you go p-port, what happens with the ports in the stock irons? Do they get filled, or is there special irons with no ports for such an application? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowHBK Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 @Beatercamaro this thread might answer your questions. I had this bookmarked for when the time came. http://www.rx7club.com/rotary-car-performance-77/building-peripheral-port-housings-144200/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowHBK Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 I did some research last night on the housing and I think Billet will be out for sure. Center irons are $3k-4k and complete engine's are going to be well over $15k I was looking on ebay and the funny thing is, I could just buy two Cosmo 20b engines for $6k and then use those parts for the engine core. Would not be a bad idea in my opinion to clean up two 20b engine and then turn them into a 26b. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowHBK Posted February 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 *UPDATE* I am going to spend some time learning to weld from a few CC&C guys and am in the process of finding some parts to tinker with. I also received a PM with a really good idea to create a zero fucks given RX-7 as a "project" car before attempting the real thing. My project right now is: 1. Gain a few more skills (welding, working with metal, etc.) 2. Find some 13b parts to tinker with 3. find a shit RX-7 to play with Updates will follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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