Not my style...

But you gotta see this.

5.0 Powered GSL-SE

It is well done.

 

the Cam Girl is sexier, but credit where credit is due that's a well planned, well executed swap... even if it is Detroit Iron. Nice attention to detail

Oh, and nice rims too. They look familiar, for some reason...

 

not a big fan of the v8 swaps, but that is verry clean.

altho.... i dont like how it says powered by ford on the valve cover.

 

350 hp in a 2600 lb car, and he's running 14's ? Someone needs some tires, or some skills. I like the radiator though, I need something like that.

 

well... one could argue all mazdas are sorta kinda powered by Ford, but thats an angels/pin arguement

Edit: I'm not enamoured of the more than 5% front weight bias imparted by the swap

 

Mmm cam girl, I'm still trying to figure out how to tile her on my background and have the .gif work. If anyone runs into her before I do, let her know that...I'd hit it.

 

in Canada you could, but in the 'states I suspect she's jail bait - looks younger than the 17 year old Avril Lavigne lookalike I have on my staff

 

By the way, I not against V8 swaps.

I just think they shouldn't be in RX-7's.

I think old skool 280's are the best candidates.

I love Darius's superchared V8 powered 240Z best.

 

I'd prefer to put a newer inline 6 into a Z car - after all, they were made for one, just could benefit from more grunt... there are tone of 200hp+ inline sixes out now

 

look at the blue car's competition

 

now that's a fine racing day!

 

i personally like the karmann ghia sitting in the garage next to it. I love those cars!

 

I agree. I'm a purist so the engine has to be from the same manufacturer plus the RB series of engines are perfect for such a swap.

I was also just reading that the guys in Japan are squeezing over 350hp from the L series engine's in the old Z's in atmo form. That means no nitrous either.

 

The L series is smoooooth. For a boinger, that is

 

Car looks good over all but that exh that exits out in front of the tire... makes me think of a old farm truck.

 

**** I ran better than that, but I aint saying the times, its embarassing

 

Last couple of pics... Down by where the exhaust manifolt hits the pipe going to the rear, There's a purple thing with a steel braid hose going to it... WTF is that?

 

That is the slave cylinder for the clutch. 302 v8 t5's used a cable operated clutch. When you swap in a 302, it is easiest to use a new master and slave set-up.

Later
Randy

 

The L28 inline six that was in my old 280zx was almost indestructible. 7 main bearings!!! Big *** bearing in between each piston. Car weighed a ton though (about 2900 lbs i think, can't remeber now) That six would scream for a boinger.

dbb

 

THat would be almost a ton and a half. Sorry... SOMEONE was gonna say it.


1 ton = 2000 lbs.

 

Powered by ford.

i'm going to hurl.
there. i just did
are you happy

 

Swedish cruise liner leaving dock: powered by fjord...

 

did anyone see the videos of him racing the NSX? i don't see how he only got 14 something on the 1/4 cause he whooped up on that acura. oh well. i'm still rotary purist and he shoulda just slapped a big turbo on a 12a in it.

 

Even a stock 5.0 from a Crown Vic or Grand Marquis puts out over 250ft-lbs of torque at 2500 RPM. That gets compounded when you take into acount the very low gearing in the Mazda rear axle and you wonder how the car can ever get moving without smoking the tires through the first three gears! And that's with an automatic!!! I find nothing wrong with swapping the rotary out. Sure I like rotaries. Nobody here wouldn't want a ported 13BT or 20B but not everybody can afford them. And besides, the 5.0 swap is completely reversible. Nothing gets permanently modified to put one in. Hell if I don't win the f^#$% lottery, how else am I gonna experience that kind of torque?

Toughguy