I am new to the 1st gen forum. I've spent all my time on the second gen forum. I ran into a free 12A from a '81-'82. Odometer has 55k. Guy took it out and put a small diesel in there, gets around 50mpg.
Anyway, do you guys have any good ideas I can consider using this 12A for, or doing to it? I appreciate your input.

 

Sell it to a fellow forum member. If I did not have two spare engines I would buy it from you. Just a suggestion.

 

i might be interested in it , pm me if you decide to sell

maybe you could put in on a snowblower for the winter !

 

What deisel did your friend put in? SOunds very interesting! eEspecially 50MPGs! Thats better than a Prius!

 

I want, I want.

 

You should just sit on it like me. I pulled a pristine 12A in the hopes of parting it out for a small profit (probably less than min-wage ), but apparently nobody wants like-new rotors and irons...

 

+1

 

how about running 45 pounds through it!

 

My first thought was to tear it down to the short block, then clean everything up. If I were to invest in making it more powerful, that wouldn't happen for a few years at least, so I figured if someone else has grand plans for one, I'd sell it. Otherwise I'll most likely get some pictures up in this thread and post problems I run into along the way, all the while keeping an open mind to suggestions.
He put a Kubota 50hp(?) diesel in his '82. I don't know the exact model, I could get that information. But it is one that is from a Toro GroundsMaster, I believe. He says it's still fun to drive. He has a thermocouple in the exhaust which can very reliably be translated into a cruising HP of 12. In the future, he plans on fitting the model-specific turbocharger to the diesel; boosting fuel efficiency to near 70-80 mpg (all hi-way).

 

Id like to get more info. Seriously interested in what he did. Did he use the rx7 trans with an adapter plate or use another?

Thanks!

 

It was a custom adapter plate to the RX-7 tranny.