This 1971 Mazda RX-2 was built by Curran Brothers Racing in New Zealand. Many will recognize both the name and car as they have been serious contenders in rotary drag racing for years.
source/image(PrtSc): Curran Brothers Racing
When the RX-2 was first built it was powered by a twin-turbo two-rotor 13B. Soon after the engine was changed to a three-rotor peripheral-ported 20B..via(engineswapdepot)
With that engine the crew ran both a twin-turbo and triple-turbo setup. The engine produced around 1,300+ horsepower.
Advertisement
The engine was fitted with a huge single GT60 turbocharger and was capable of producing 1,600+ whp on 30-32 psi of boost.With this level of power the real failure point was the transmission. So CBR went with a Lenco CS3 air-shifted five-speed transmission.
