Anyone ever tried or seen a rotary powered dune buggy. Is it possible?

 

I have seen them but the pics are on my old computer.
I saw one with a 20B in the rear!

 

Are they comparable to the V8's you see out there now?
I want to build one but im not sure how to get the low end torque required to shoot up the hills. Dont wanna get stuck in a bowl.

 

Gearing and turbo.

I can't remember his handle, but there's another guy doing this right now.

 

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They do 20b conversions into sand rales.

 

Watch Monster Garage on March 24 th !!
Jessie James : ROTARY DUNE BUGGY PROJECT
On The History channel 8:00 pm ?

 

I have a sandrail set up with a 12a. It has had a few bugs, but I think I'm finally on the right track.

It is a stock port 12a, Dellorto DHLA side draft, custom header with spiralflow muffler, vw irs transaxle with 4.12 r&p. The first trip to the dunes was rather disappointing, due to overheating and lack of power.

Since then, I have found that the prev. owner had the dist. one tooth off, and radiator almost completely plugged. I have restabbed and timed it, and replaced the missing vacuum lines, and it will smoke off one of the 30" all terrains now! I am now swapping the transaxle for a 5.38 r&p. The paddle tires are a bit taller, and with the lack of torque, it needs a low low gear to keep the wheel speed up.

It is really loud!