Anyone thinking of putting an RX-8 engine into your 3rd-gen fd?
10-30-02, 01:49 PM
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Anyone thinking of putting an RX-8 engine into your 3rd-gen fd?
As title states - if you could put an rx-8 engine into a 3rd-gen rx7, it would certainly get rid of all those engine probs... plus you'll have a warrenty! Who has thought about this when the rx8 comes about???
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Yea, but the hp standard is gonna be more (i think?) and could it be cheaper than having to buy things for the current engine and modding it to get to the same speed?
In the long run, i reckon it could be a good idea...
In the long run, i reckon it could be a good idea...
10-30-02, 02:16 PM
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The engine isnt built for a turbo so if u wanna mod it i think it's gonna be tough to get it working good. Plus the RX-8 isn't even out yet so getting hands on an engine will rpobably cost 1/3 of the RX-8's price.
But this is just me guessing. I've never done or thought about putting any new Rotary engine into my car.
But this is just me guessing. I've never done or thought about putting any new Rotary engine into my car.
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Originally posted by serge1
No way. RX8 sucks and the engine slow.
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No way. RX8 sucks and the engine slow.
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10-30-02, 02:55 PM
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Yea, but the hp standard is gonna be more (i think?) and could it be cheaper than having to buy things for the current engine and modding it to get to the same speed?
In the long run, i reckon it could be a good idea...
Yea, but the hp standard is gonna be more (i think?) and could it be cheaper than having to buy things for the current engine and modding it to get to the same speed?
In the long run, i reckon it could be a good idea...
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Originally posted by ptrhahn
The RX8 will come w/ 250 hp (and very little torque). How will that be better than the 255 hp 13b, or cheaper than LEAVING the original motor in?
The RX8 will come w/ 250 hp (and very little torque). How will that be better than the 255 hp 13b, or cheaper than LEAVING the original motor in?
Plus, how much work is it going to be to mount the turbos and such? That can't be cheap.
10-30-02, 03:46 PM
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I wouldnt think of it.....Thiink of if you needed parts. I dont know how manyrx-8's they are planning to bring over, but iinstalling them, finding mods that will work whit them this early, and getting replacement parts may make you beg for the good old 13b. It would be original though
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Re: Anyone thinking of putting an RX-8 engine into your 3rd-gen fd?
Originally posted by westfield32
As title states - if you could put an rx-8 engine into a 3rd-gen rx7, it would certainly get rid of all those engine probs... plus you'll have a warrenty! Who has thought about this when the rx8 comes about???
JK.
As title states - if you could put an rx-8 engine into a 3rd-gen rx7, it would certainly get rid of all those engine probs... plus you'll have a warrenty! Who has thought about this when the rx8 comes about???
JK.
besides, we dont know what the mounts look like, it might be easier to do a 20b
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Not to mention, you'd kick yourself endlessly when/if they released the Mazdaspeed turbo Renesis a year after you spent oogles of $$ and time with the NA Renesis. :P
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