There's an idea. Those old Mazda pickups REALLY haul it (so to speak)
with a ported motor....of course that's quite a can to open!
Jim
Here's an idea...
Junk the truck and get one with an L20! or restore a Mazda Rotory truck!
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From: SPL311RDST@aol.com[SMTP:SPL311RDST@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 2:14 PM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Searching for a J15 motor
Well heck, I admit I have a weakness for old Brit iron, I used to have a Brit
resto-shop... BUT... MG 1.8? In a roadster? (reminds me of the Triumph TR7
with a B210 A series I saw....) Ick.
If you are serious about playing musical engines, why not a Mazda Rotary?
Small, neat, goes FAST! and believe it or not, easy to work on. (well, yeah..
the carbs are a bit more complicated than an SU, and no, they don't get the
mileage everyone would like...). But still a better alternative to the BL
engine.
In a message dated 10/02/1999 06:44:01 MST, jtyler29@idt.net writes:
> If a V8 or an L24 can go in a roadster or a VG30 in a 510 I would think a
> Nap Z
> could squeeze in, some versions are pretty short. But you bring up a good
> point,
> an R16 or H20 wouldn't be bad.
>
> I personally wouldn't spend a penny on a J motor. It's just a poor
> implementation of a poor
> design(Leyland)! And hey, swapping an MG motor would just be putting
> British
> junk where Japanese junk was sitting. Junk is Junk, what's the big
deal..??
>
>
> Jim Tyler
> I like the V6 idea!
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