rx8 REW Swap
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rx8 REW Swap
Hey everyone, a good friend of mine just popped his 5th Renesis. He's looking at going REW. I have a low mileage REW with turbos, harness and ecu. We would want to keep everything virtually stock (I know, seems silly), but he's an older guy and he's tired of paying for rebuilds. He certainly isn't paying Petite a 3rd time for motors that don't last.
So here are my questions:
Do the factory twins fit?
- if so, can the intakes be re-routed?
What is the intercooler answer? probably cheap front mount?
What is the oil cooler answer?
Will I need a custom downpipe?
Which clutch and flywheel is recommended?
And what is the answer to running the stock RX8 gauges?
Can I run factory accessories including A/C?
Essentially, I need help rounding up a parts list to do a stock for stock swap. The mounts are the easy part. We're tired of messing with the Renesis. Want more reliability while keeping a rotary.
Thanks in advance for the input. It's a VERY clean RX8. Not looking so much for the power increase. That's just a bonus.
So here are my questions:
Do the factory twins fit?
- if so, can the intakes be re-routed?
What is the intercooler answer? probably cheap front mount?
What is the oil cooler answer?
Will I need a custom downpipe?
Which clutch and flywheel is recommended?
And what is the answer to running the stock RX8 gauges?
Can I run factory accessories including A/C?
Essentially, I need help rounding up a parts list to do a stock for stock swap. The mounts are the easy part. We're tired of messing with the Renesis. Want more reliability while keeping a rotary.
Thanks in advance for the input. It's a VERY clean RX8. Not looking so much for the power increase. That's just a bonus.