To Everyone—

                We have both a 13b  NA (unknown vintage—80’s?) and a ’91 Turbo 13B engine and are just beginning their teardowns, both allegedly running but internal condition unknown.   Would there be any problem running the Turbo engine (BUT NOT with the turbo setup-- AS IF it were a NA engine)?  Is it a “stronger” engine than the NA?  Would it need a different Timing setup?  Would there be a compression problem running it sans turbo? (Hearsay has it that it would be a “dog”.)  If some of the individual parts spec out to be better in one engine but not in the other, would there be any problem/advantage in “mixing & matching” the various parts in the newly built up engine, i.e., rotaries, side plates, eccentric shaft, etc?   We would appreciate your inputs.    Thanks!

 

Paul & Don Vermillion