probably the most newbie question posted...

uberbass242 · Post by **uberbass242** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:13 pm

would it be possible to put an RX7 or similar engine in an FTO? something that will match the sexy looks of the FTO with some high end performance, while still being street legal...

Astron_Boy · Post by **Astron_Boy** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:39 pm

Got dosh?

uberbass242 · Post by **uberbass242** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:46 pm

MAD-FTO wrote:Got dosh?

I'm not looking to get it now, i'm just very curious as to how beefy one could make an FTO..

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:47 pm

Anything is possible ... Just takes cash and custom fabrication...

I know there were mounts and cross members made for an AE86 to have a 20b put into it .... So who knows ...

xSlurpee · Post by **xSlurpee** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:51 pm

now thats interesting! i reckon you could do it but ... why though? the amount you will need for the mission could buy you a new fto

id love to see a jdm b18a or k24a in the fto though

Astron_Boy · Post by **Astron_Boy** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:05 pm

RX7, RWD
FTO, FWD
RX7 engine bays are as craped in RWD fashion as FTOs are in FWD.
It would take a lot of work to make the rotary fit.
and it's pointless going N/A, they're gutless, you'd need to go TT, and that's even less room to move.

IMO, buy an RX7, they're not that far off in the looks department.

But hey, I'm all for being different.. I turbo'd my Magna..

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:52 pm

IMO rx7 looks hotter then fto, but still very similar. if you want its engine just buy an rx7.

KJ_bob · Post by **KJ_bob** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:07 pm

... arnt rotary engines small

uberbass242 · Post by **uberbass242** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:21 pm

i didn't mean an RX7 engine specifically, i don't know much about cars, but imagine an FTO with 300+ hp...

now change your boxers and think of something to stick in the FTO

not just for me, for everyone that wants an FTO to have the balls of say.. a chevelle

Post by **vipfto** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:53 pm

uberbass242 wrote:i didn't mean an RX7 engine specifically, i don't know much about cars, but imagine an FTO with 300+ hp...

now change your boxers and think of something to stick in the FTO

not just for me, for everyone that wants an FTO to have the balls of say.. a chevelle

ther are a few FTO's with 300bhp just have a search

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:00 pm

Where do i start with this one

1) Rotary engines are tiny compared to the fto engine so fitting one would be no drama (if you had a massive wad of cash). and the boys here at Dison rotary will be able to help you with everything. Just recently they put a 21B in a 350Z
2) The RX7 (batmobile) Is just as sexy (or atleast very very close

) as the fto so why bother. Just buy the RX7.
3) If you want mad HP from a fto (and a lot of disposable income) atleast stay in the family EVO/VR4 it will be a hell of a lot more easier and cheaper.[/quote]

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:06 pm

F*cken egg beater in an FTO! Thats awesome!

Biggest headache you'd have is finding a gearbox to mate up to it to drive the front wheels. Most rotor boxes power rear wheels..

Post by **dstocks** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:43 pm

Dont let the FWD/RWD get you down. Ive already done that one. My 76 galant was a RWD north south engine and I put a 89 Galant engine in it (FWD east west). Made it all fit. Anything is possible.....

And no, I dont think that question was too dumb. Havent actually seen that one before. However, if youd said 'how do I turbo my FTO' I might have had something to say.

Sophia · Post by **Sophia** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:43 pm

eclipse 4g63t from the states

they have a front wheel drive version... or what about the tt 6 out of a late model galant

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:49 pm

Bennoz wrote:F*cken egg beater in an FTO! Thats awesome!

Biggest headache you'd have is finding a gearbox to mate up to it to drive the front wheels. Most rotor boxes power rear wheels..

There's no way in hell id be making AWD or FWD if you were gonna do the conversion it would to make RWD

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:49 pm

mia wrote:eclipse 4g63t from the states they have a front wheel drive version... or what about the tt 6 out of a late model galant

Get the 1g version ... Easy to work on ... Came out of the Eclipse GS-T

Sophia · Post by **Sophia** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:00 pm

rock_it wrote:
mia wrote:eclipse 4g63t from the states they have a front wheel drive version... or what about the tt 6 out of a late model galant
Get the 1g version ... Easy to work on ... Came out of the Eclipse GS-T

correct, my boyfriend owns a mitsubishi cyborg AWD sedan with a 4g63t from a vr4 in it... it goes very fast, 13.3 second quarter fast and thats with 143kws atw in a car that weighs under a ton its massive power. he just had the motor totally forged and got a haltech also 272 degree in and ex cams... its a weapon now.

ps. the point of my story 4g63t + fto = AWESOME !

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:18 pm

I had mine up to 238.1 kw @ the front wheels in the sonata...

Since then, I have upgraded the throttle body, put in the HKS 272 cams and some little things along the way ... Fully rebuilt the engine, with eagle forgies... Now the engine is in my GSR/Evo ... So not sure what it will put out ...

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:36 pm

mia wrote: cyborg sedan

Cyborg sedan?? I thought cyborg was a mirage (3 door hatch) not a lancer

Devilzdealer · Post by **Devilzdealer** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:29 pm

hey im mia's boyfrined

the one with the cyborg sedan lol.
Its a cb lancer shape except its AWD totally sleeper spec, its very quick, beats a lot of high powered cars such as skylines and supras and all your regular tough man cars... also puts up a huge battle with the more "well known" cars aswell... not so much in a real drag race but on the street it holds its own.
With the work ive had done to the engine now it should be pretty close to 400 - 450hp atw... forged internals 272 cams haltech 20 psi bigger front mount injectors elec. boost controller, only thing stopping me from getting to the 400 - 450 mark is my turbo its only a high flowed evo 3 item good for about 380 at the fly...

also sorry about the thread hijack

back on topic, an fto with a eclipse 63t like i told mia to write up there would be amazingly quick... it would probably keep up if not beat almost anything in the same weight class... it would be a weapon.