Your old man sounds like a good bloke. Many of us feel the same about rotaries.

I think you should read about registration laws first. I think you'll find in NSW it's difficult to register a 13B (can only just get away with a non-turbo 12A), in a 1200.

s%$t, noisy, don't last "too" long, and go through sooo much petrol.

I used to know a guy with a bridgeport 13B and a 48IDA weber. It used to use 35 litres to go from Bankstown to North Sydney/return. That's about a whopping 70L/100kms

A standard carby rotary has about the same economy as a V8, and the new re-genesis engines in the new RX8 get pretty good economy.

Seriously, if you can wait and save up to do it properly, it'll better. Doing "rolling upgrades" is an expensive option.

I used to like rotaries...until I found out how much petrol they use.

Cheers,
Chris

Well I love rotor's!!!!! but I do think that they should stay in a mazda. My family has owned about 5 of them from rx2's 3's and a 4. If you warm it up and warm it down then it should rev all day if it is build right and last a hell of a long time. If you look after it, it will look after you!

I have no idea what im going to do to my 1200 ute. I thought of so many things and usually my dad is a great help with everything, but he hates rotors with a passion so i cant ask him the good and bad points of them cos he just throws at me "They are s%$t, their noisey and they dont last long". So was wondering if u guys can help me out and tell me the good and bad sides of owning a rotary engine.

Also what rotor would be perfect for a 1200 ute.

Thanks in advance.

Ta Ta All
Love Tara xxx