Hi everyone in rotary land.

I'm looking for information, and opinions on a possible 13b-tt or 13b-rew build up.

Here's the strange part (hopefully I won't get flamed to badly) I'm building it up and dropping it into a Mustang. A 1993 hatchback to be precise.

The car is being built for SCCA, Drift and Road Racing. Once completed I'd like to be able to do that Lap Around America. I'm already working on a plan to raise money for charity doing the Lap.

Some background on me. I've done build-ups on both turbo and NA piston style motors all across the auto spectrum. I've worked on Audi's, Porsche, Subaru, Lexus, Toyota, Dodge, Ford and Chevy. I've a good welder, access to a lift, and enough tools to hurt my back moving them.

I'm interested in a rotary for two reasons. One, I haven't worked with rotary motors yet and they really do interest me. Two, I'm aiming for ultra-light in the mustang. The car's starting weight was around 2700-2800 pounds with the cast iron 5.0. My goal is to get the car just under 2000 pounds and up at about 500 HP.

Working with the 5.0 doesn't interest me, and anyone who's had a fox body knows that things are just crammed in there and rusted in place. It's easy to see where ford saved their money. Another short coming of the mustang is the lack of affordable strong transmissions. It's a minimum of 2k to get a transmission that would support 500 Lbs of torque. That doesn't include clutch, flywheel, or anything just tranny by it's self.

This is where your help comes in. I'm planning on having two motors, so I can have one in the car, and the other as a spare. A strong drive train that's both powerful and reliable. I will be doing almost all the work myself, aside from possible milling the apex seals.

Any way, throw some idea's at me. The car is a project car and I have a daily drive. If it takes time, money, blood, sweat and tears, so be it.

Thanks

Cid