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CRILD 03-20-12 06:22 PM

How hard is a rx8 13B swap?
 
Just as the title states is it a hard job to swap out the Renesis for a 13B? I know you have to custom fab some items and move some stuff around but is there anything crazy that i would have to do to accomplish this?

cfamilyfix 03-20-12 06:37 PM

https://www.rx7club.com/old-school-other-rotary-63/rx-8-13b-re-conversion-988372/

This thread might give you an idea...he is just starting. There is a thread from another on rx8club as well.

cptpain 03-20-12 10:17 PM

You already have a 13B

dznutzuk 03-21-12 02:40 AM

Yeah you should probably check out the rx8club.com instead...

CRILD 03-21-12 09:39 PM

rx8 club has like 2 people who are in the process and their build thread is laggy, one kid is doing it over a year.

HahaManLaw 03-22-12 05:12 PM

What 13b are you trying to put in? I'm assuming some sort of turbo'd setup to be going through the hassle.

CRILD 03-22-12 05:29 PM


Originally Posted by HahaManLaw (Post 11026997)
What 13b are you trying to put in? I'm assuming some sort of turbo'd setup to be going through the hassle.

13B-REW and i'm going to keep stock turbos until i get the money to go big twins. I'm shooting for around 530 WHP, but the main problem is i see that you have to custom make some mounting brackets. I could get a shop to do the swap for me but that would cost a pretty penny that i do not have.

HahaManLaw 03-22-12 05:45 PM

Are you going to try to use the REW's wiring or go with a standalone?

CRILD 03-23-12 12:28 PM


Originally Posted by HahaManLaw (Post 11027036)
Are you going to try to use the REW's wiring or go with a standalone?



Standalone most likely

MazdaSpeedDan 03-25-12 02:41 PM


Originally Posted by CRILD (Post 11028014)
Standalone most likely

Its not that hard of a swap. Id go with a Power FC for your ECU, and getting someone to fabricate mounts for you should be to big of a hassel because Ive seen this swap done multiple times. Keep looking there are a few people that have done it here on this forum.

dznutzuk 03-25-12 03:27 PM

Quite a few people have down them, there's more than 2people that have on the 8club as well, I have done it but with a bre engine. Btw, you ain't keeping those stock turbos on there-fact!

R-R-Rx7 03-25-12 04:03 PM


Originally Posted by dznutzuk (Post 11030186)
Quite a few people have down them, there's more than 2people that have on the 8club as well, I have done it but with a bre engine. Btw, you ain't keeping those stock turbos on there-fact!

haha that is so true :P


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