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Now i know there's been a few renesis swaps before into first gens, but I'm going the extra kilo
I will be swapping the entire drivetrain: motor, trans, stock ecu, subframes, diff, driveshaft, full suspension, hubs, everything. Its basically an rx8 with an fb body...
Why?
1.I got a running rx8 shinka for dirt cheap, ill be running under stock power, stock everything pretty much so itll be "reliable"
2. Its new, no rust, corrosion or brittle plastic to worry about, or caked on oil filth. it has about 80k miles
3. more power than a 13b, even with a master rebuild and coil packs, it's gonna be cheaper than trying to source a bunch of used parts from an fc, and 12a parts are horribly expensive
4. everything i would want to mod is already there, lightweight flywheel, oil coolers, ram air, torsen lsd, carbon driveshaft, massive brakes, its basically a racecar already
so here it goes
interior was stripped out so we got right in to pulling the motor
sold the motor that same day, had around 79k on it
Just for kicks, these are 15x8 +0. I'll probably run 16s
I will be swapping the entire drivetrain: motor, trans, stock ecu, subframes, diff, driveshaft, full suspension, hubs, everything. Its basically an rx8 with an fb body...
Why?
1.I got a running rx8 shinka for dirt cheap, ill be running under stock power, stock everything pretty much so itll be "reliable"
2. Its new, no rust, corrosion or brittle plastic to worry about, or caked on oil filth. it has about 80k miles
3. more power than a 13b, even with a master rebuild and coil packs, it's gonna be cheaper than trying to source a bunch of used parts from an fc, and 12a parts are horribly expensive
4. everything i would want to mod is already there, lightweight flywheel, oil coolers, ram air, torsen lsd, carbon driveshaft, massive brakes, its basically a racecar already
so here it goes
interior was stripped out so we got right in to pulling the motor
sold the motor that same day, had around 79k on it
Just for kicks, these are 15x8 +0. I'll probably run 16s
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This is awesome! I was strongly considering doing the same route until I started getting FC parts left and right at a reasonable price. REALLY looking forward to seeing how this one turns out. Nice work so far!
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fb tails are pricey, since these were faded out i just pulled off the covers to see what i could cook up.
not a bad look but the edges needed some trim
the lenses popped right off so I adhered them with some rtv
1/16" ABS plastic works great for stuff like this
They kinda have a period correct look, reminds me of an 86
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The throttle had some play in it, which is strange since its sensor driven
I found the pedal attachment point had a lateral gap and the dowel it sat on was too small
a copper shim worked great, but time will tell if the pastic holds up
I also made a cylindrical shim for the dowel
also got an intake, probably wont see any performance gains but it'll free up some space as the stock filter was massive
I found the pedal attachment point had a lateral gap and the dowel it sat on was too small
a copper shim worked great, but time will tell if the pastic holds up
I also made a cylindrical shim for the dowel
also got an intake, probably wont see any performance gains but it'll free up some space as the stock filter was massive
Last edited by nonsensebureau; 02-19-16 at 11:01 AM.
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If you're going to be running the RX8 MAF, that intake is definitely going to be a performance decrease. RX8 MAF is extremely sensitive and is affected badly by turbulent air. Needs a long straight section of intake piping and/or air straightener fins.
Awesome build though! Can't wait to see how it turns out
Awesome build though! Can't wait to see how it turns out
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Retrofit the factory Rx8 or S2000 intake system and run front ducting to guide air as needed to your intake/radiator/oil coolers, etc.
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not sure about the rear yet, im trying to keep original as much as possible but i may have to hack it up a bit
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the rx8 turret is further back but so is the dash so i may just move back the seating position. driveshaft is too long and will have to be retubed.
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