Miata Mailing List: May 1996, Message #168
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   From: Bryan Eckert 
Subject: Re: V8
   Date: Fri, 3 May 1996 11:12:46 -0400

Helio de Oliveira wrote:

> >
> Why don't you consider a 3-rotor Wankel triple turbo ?
> It's a in-house conversion and the potential is very, very big !!
> (actually i don't know if it's possible!)

I believe the pre '92 RX-7 engines are just about a simple drop-in for a Miata. (Well 
okay, not simple but they fit!) But I think the late model "beer kegs" are too big to fit. 

I dunno.. would be a pretty hot car with that engine!
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