{"id":1747,"date":"2011-04-10T21:34:27","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T02:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1747"},"modified":"2021-03-18T22:33:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T03:33:29","slug":"rotary-powered-1974-nova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1747","title":{"rendered":"1974 Nova with a Turbo 13B Rotary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=69166\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-69166\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"69166\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=69166\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Chevy-Nova-with-a-turbo-13B-two-rotor.jpg?fit=900%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chevy Nova with a turbo 13B two-rotor\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Chevy Nova with a turbo 13B two-rotor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Chevy-Nova-with-a-turbo-13B-two-rotor.jpg?fit=900%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Chevy-Nova-with-a-turbo-13B-two-rotor.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chevy Nova with a turbo 13B two-rotor\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-69166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Chevy-Nova-with-a-turbo-13B-two-rotor.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Chevy-Nova-with-a-turbo-13B-two-rotor.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Chevy-Nova-with-a-turbo-13B-two-rotor.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzLYubEo4tVtd4bAXHCXGxA\">Chevy Nova<\/a> is no longer powered by a piston engine. Instead it&#8217;s propelled by a turbocharged Mazda 13B two-rotor making 456 horsepower to the wheels on 21 psi of boost. The Nova is about 240 lbs lighter than a stock RX-7.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/DcGZgz0yRbg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/mEbgSb63GBo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzLYubEo4tVtd4bAXHCXGxA\">13RENOVA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Chevy Nova is no longer powered by a piston engine. Instead it&#8217;s propelled by a turbocharged Mazda 13B two-rotor making 456 horsepower to the wheels on 21 psi of boost. The Nova is about 240 lbs lighter than a stock RX-7. Source: 13RENOVA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":69166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nova"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Chevy-Nova-with-a-turbo-13B-two-rotor.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":100889,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=100889","url_meta":{"origin":1747,"position":0},"title":"The Rotary Nova Returns with a 9.45 sec","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 29, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The rotary Nova visited Thunder Valley Raceway in Lexington, Oklahoma for a test and tune. 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