Chevy 350 Engine in my RX7
OG
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Charlotte NC
I'll keep my input short and too the point since I am a bit biased owning a website after the car and all...
The RX-7 to ME is not about the body, it's not about the motor, it's not about the handling that stock for stock works over any other domestic in my price range from 1986-1991. It's not about any one part of that...it is about the car as a whole! Without any one part of the car, it is not the same, therefore I don't like it.
I don't like FB's because in stock trim they don't have enough HP for me. I don't like FD's because of the reliability issues and the vacuum nightmare in there even though it is one of the most beautiful cars out there. I like the FC because of it's overall package. The rotary engine is different, is your pushrod dependent pisston motor? I think not. I got a dime, let's get a dozen.
I don't care what someone else wants to showhorn into their FC, but when you come to a FC section comprised of 99.5% people who LOVE this engine regardless of what you others feel, what do you expect? It's like you come here to start trouble or something.
If you want to install "reliable" Chevy or Ford stuff, go to the "General Automotive" catagory and post your questions since this is clearly the wrong section for it unless you want to argue over opinions
"You just got ****-ton by a rotary"
The RX-7 to ME is not about the body, it's not about the motor, it's not about the handling that stock for stock works over any other domestic in my price range from 1986-1991. It's not about any one part of that...it is about the car as a whole! Without any one part of the car, it is not the same, therefore I don't like it.
I don't like FB's because in stock trim they don't have enough HP for me. I don't like FD's because of the reliability issues and the vacuum nightmare in there even though it is one of the most beautiful cars out there. I like the FC because of it's overall package. The rotary engine is different, is your pushrod dependent pisston motor? I think not. I got a dime, let's get a dozen.
I don't care what someone else wants to showhorn into their FC, but when you come to a FC section comprised of 99.5% people who LOVE this engine regardless of what you others feel, what do you expect? It's like you come here to start trouble or something.
If you want to install "reliable" Chevy or Ford stuff, go to the "General Automotive" catagory and post your questions since this is clearly the wrong section for it unless you want to argue over opinions
"You just got ****-ton by a rotary"
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2001
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From: Baton Rouge, LA USA
It's just a car. Do with it as you please.
Don't let anyone tell you that you can't have a small block V8 in it and NOT retain the weight distribution.
It costs a lot of money to do 400+ rwhp with the 13bt. Then, it takes a lot of knowledge and tuning to be able to not blow it up twice per year.
If you've blown up a few and are ready to go V8, I say "Do it". You'll have less problems.
Those are words from a guy that will never have a RX-V8.
BTW: A guy that I know spent almost 10K converting to a V8 in his TII. When he had it right, he beat me by maybe a car length. He has a roller cam 350 and 6-speed. He was quite upset.
Mike
Don't let anyone tell you that you can't have a small block V8 in it and NOT retain the weight distribution.
It costs a lot of money to do 400+ rwhp with the 13bt. Then, it takes a lot of knowledge and tuning to be able to not blow it up twice per year.
If you've blown up a few and are ready to go V8, I say "Do it". You'll have less problems.
Those are words from a guy that will never have a RX-V8.
BTW: A guy that I know spent almost 10K converting to a V8 in his TII. When he had it right, he beat me by maybe a car length. He has a roller cam 350 and 6-speed. He was quite upset.
Mike
Junior Member
Joined: Jul 2001
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From: Cherry Hill, NJ
I like the rotary motor because of its high heat content in its exhaust. 
Nothing like seeing heat haze rise out from the exhaust of a rotary motor at idle....kinda like a turbine's exhaust.
Nothing like seeing heat haze rise out from the exhaust of a rotary motor at idle....kinda like a turbine's exhaust.
Super Newbie
Joined: Feb 2001
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From: Birmingham, AL
Originally posted by CivicV10@18000rpm
I like the rotary motor because of its high heat content in its exhaust. Nothing like seeing heat haze rise out from the exhaust of a rotary motor at idle....kinda like a turbine's exhaust.
I like the rotary motor because of its high heat content in its exhaust.
Nothing like seeing heat haze rise out from the exhaust of a rotary motor at idle....kinda like a turbine's exhaust.
Newbie
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: VA
Take it from someone whos done it dont plan on doing it unless you have a lot of time to invest a job like this will really test your patience I installed a chevy 327 in my 86 rx7 took me about a year to get it right,but it was worth it the performance is unbelievable lets just say Im running low 11"s at 126 mph if you have any questions about doing the job just e-mail me Im sure I can give you some suggestions atoddfodd@yahoo.com
MikeL- I have to say that you have a nice T2 and it has many mods..... I really like the car and have read the website on your car a few times....... but aren't you on your 3rd engine.... because your "built 13BT" died after only a few thousand miles? The guy you raced with a V8 FC with only a few more mods that are cost conscious can dust any streetable FC. A mild 350 should be able to beat any 13B due to the torque factor. Streetable 13B.
1FasTT2- when you have a fast car.... please let us know.
Alright.... we have all flamed enuf..... can't we just get along?
13B's are crazy in the fact that you can rev them to the moon and really beat the crap of them for continous amounts of time. A V8 piston engine has it's drawbacks of course..... but they can be pretty damn out of hand when combined with a lightweight FC with IRS, sleek body styling.
Of note: mid 80's 350's from passenger cars/trucks and newer LT1/LS1 engines with T-56 transmissions are not even in the same league. An LT1 weighs 60lbs less than an iron headed 350... and the LS1 weighs 60lbs less than that due to the aluminum block.
I value the true die hards that feel it is rotaries or die..... but get a ride in a V8 or turboV6 powered FC and you will have to be kicked in the ***** to remove the smile from your face for the rest of the day.
Have a great New Year's and remember that the dribble from my typing shouldn't be taken personally. Every car will have strongpoints and weaknesses. We can at least agree that the FC is killer lines, handles awesome, is lightweight, and when modified can be a truly nice car to drive.
GNX7
1FasTT2- when you have a fast car.... please let us know.
Alright.... we have all flamed enuf..... can't we just get along?
13B's are crazy in the fact that you can rev them to the moon and really beat the crap of them for continous amounts of time. A V8 piston engine has it's drawbacks of course..... but they can be pretty damn out of hand when combined with a lightweight FC with IRS, sleek body styling.
Of note: mid 80's 350's from passenger cars/trucks and newer LT1/LS1 engines with T-56 transmissions are not even in the same league. An LT1 weighs 60lbs less than an iron headed 350... and the LS1 weighs 60lbs less than that due to the aluminum block.
I value the true die hards that feel it is rotaries or die..... but get a ride in a V8 or turboV6 powered FC and you will have to be kicked in the ***** to remove the smile from your face for the rest of the day.
Have a great New Year's and remember that the dribble from my typing shouldn't be taken personally. Every car will have strongpoints and weaknesses. We can at least agree that the FC is killer lines, handles awesome, is lightweight, and when modified can be a truly nice car to drive.
GNX7
Rotary Freak
Joined: May 2001
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From: Hampton Roads, VA
MAN, this is some funny ****. So many people taking things personally...
As for myself, I love the sound of my NA through the RB header and Dynomax exhaust. Would I trade that? Hell no!
Now, I do have a spare car that currently has no motor. As noted, in my sig, I'm still undecided as to whether to go 13BT or LS1. Either way, it's gonna be plenty fast, and handle well. Will I feel like I removed the most important part of my 7 if I replace the rotary with a boinger? HELL YES. Will I care? HELL NO! Will it accomplish my goals? More power: yes. Cheap: yes. Long life: yes.
As far as longevity goes, I've seen good and bad in both boingers and spinners. One of my 7's had over 230,000 MILES (not km) on it when I replaced it, just because it was getting hard to start. Still had fair compression. Then again, my cousin had 300,000+ miles on his truck (88 C-1500 with 5.7 TBI) when he finally decided to get it rebuilt because it was starting to smoke.
Ren
P.S. This topic really will not die, will it? I tried to avoid it for days, but felt compelled to look. Now I'm posting, too. Fuel to the fire...
More Than Meets the Eye
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Lynnwood, WA
Here's some cut and paste from previous V8 RX-7 threads, I wish the board still had the long one I wrote back in like April cause I don't want to take the time to type out my long argument again, but these will have to do. Don't take the first one too seriously.
There.
(this is a repost from thread https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...threadid=18158 )
Anyone who asks about putting V8s in RX-7 should be taken out to a dark alley and beaten with a rubber hose! Such talk is unspeakable and should never be mentioned by mortal men. Putting a V8 in a car that was designed to demonstrate the magnificance of the rotary engine is a heinous act which should be punished by death! For an RX-7 a rotary is all the engine you will ever need, and if you are ever short on power, then boost is your answer. Leave the V8s to the mullet headed rednecks!
There you go BATMAN.
There you go BATMAN.
I dont really care what people do, but I will still tell them that a V8 in an RX-7 is a dumb idea. I don't really care about how much horsepower you can get for $500 with a V8 or how it doesn't even mess with the weight distribution (highly unlikely). I have owned a couple of Ford's with 351 V8s and loved those cars and their engines, but I would never wish one for an RX-7. An RX-7 has something unique, something that no other mass production car has, and that is a rotary engine. Mazda built a wonderful car to be home for the rotary. A car that could effectively demonstrate what a rotary has the potential to do. I truthfully believe that the rotary design is superior to piston design. I believe that if the rotary has had as much development as its piston counterpart, that it would be such a superior engine, only an idiot would want a piston engine. Anyway, that is not the case now, but still I believe that it is disrespecting the rotary to place a V8 in its home. The rotary may not be the most practical or powerful engine around, but it is, in my opinion, the best. But to each his own and if you want to put a V8 in, go ahead with that ghetto ****.
There.
(this is a repost from thread https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...threadid=18158 )
to a duck and only ran 12's?
That is the funniest post on this whole thread.
in the end we all want to have a fast car no matter whether it is a boinger or a spinner....
and we all can agree that
and 
are still agreed upon by many as staples of life.
GNX7
That is the funniest post on this whole thread.
in the end we all want to have a fast car no matter whether it is a boinger or a spinner....
and we all can agree that
and are still agreed upon by many as staples of life.GNX7
