lol@people gettin butt hurt because some1 posted that they enjoy'd a ride in a v8 fd

 

v8 FD posts anywhere on this forum except "other engine conversions" should be a bannable offense. Nothing good can come from it, as both sides seem deeply rooted in their opinions.

 

The LS car was the only one that blew up last year at nopi as well.....Maybe theres a connection.

 

If the only thing that defines a car is its engine, then why don't YOU buy a Mustang or Camaro?

 

They are cool cars.
For me, it was hard to reconcile the sound of the motor/exhaust note while looking a an FD Rx7. It just didn't "fit". I'm sure I would get used to it though!

 

An engine failure like that is rare, however broken rotaries are commonplace, that is FACT. Go try to stir **** up in another section.

 

Stir up ****? Go blow a goat. The thread poster stirred up ****. I'll say it again:

 

I don't see any ****-talking on rotaries, he was just giving his opinion after getting a ride in the swapped FD. Hell, he even said: "i'm happy with rotor power still.." Yeah, he's really stirring up ****

 

oh cmon now guys i dont care who you are or what you like to drive, at least in an fd swapped car your weight balance isn't shot to **** like it is with a 240 lsx swap. Look at it this way it makes the car heavier and a lil bit harder to steer but compared to what dropping a lsx motor into a 240 does to handling with what it does to an fd... well lets just say keep the v8's in the fd's if you must swap a v8 into your jap sports car.

Now before anyone starts going off about rotaries, i would much rather have a rotary fd thats putting down 500+ than an lsx swapped fd putting down that much anyday. I've built **** tons of piston motors and im just not a big fan of v8's in small sports cars, the torque curve is in the wrong spot. Sure its great for tire burning right off the line but when are you going to actually need to burn those tires unless your in the staging box or in a burnout contest.

Just rebuild the rotary turbo that mother and run it hard til it blows and then rebuild, believe me its much better to blow a rotary motor under boost than it is a piston motor. If you blow a piston motor under boost unless you spun a bearing your going to have parts shooting out the block. Then all you have is a useless paperweight that you spent 10k+ for. If you spend that much on your rotary setup you could have 2 motors putting down some sick numbers and when one goes you swap in the other one and rebuild the one that popped. Its still more cost effective to run rotarie than it is to run a v8 putting down 500+ also think of the gas your going to be buying. I dont care what that guy says he gets mpg wise but your not going to be gettin 24mpg unless your absolutely babying the motor which means absolutely no pulls on it. Just enough to get up to speed limit and sit there. At least with a turbo rotary you can get that mpg but still put your foot in it when you want to.

Lsx is a great swap just not for me if its going into a small jap sports car, but if i was going to do an lsx swap on any car it would be an fd. I just wouldnt spend the money because i cant think of a single way to justify it when you can just slap a bigger turbo on your motor for a lot less cost.

 

Rotaries only blow from bad tuning, its just as reliable as any other engine out there. Who won lemans in 1991???

 

haha word charles

 

This thing?

 

lol, did you expect it to not go? my friend who lurks in the shadows of the forum had a v8 fd and it was awesome, dominated the track. he sold it and is now building another bastard. i think they are very cool. i still wouldn't trade my rotors for pistons though

 

All the burned oil out of your exhausts has really blinded you guys... Can't believe some of the just ignorant things people say to praise the rotary.

 

Jesus H. I think the OP was pleasantly surprised, much like many of you would be, if you went for a ride in something that has been demonized by this community. To each their own. I like women and some of you like men. It's okay. Really.

I think I'll swap a 20B into something like and S2K or Accord. Just to be an *******.

 

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But damn, a rebuild for a rotary costs 3K, and you'll still have to do it again every other year. For 10 grand I could build a badass forged h/c ls1 that would be completely reliable and make more power n/a on pump gas then 99% of pump gas rotaries, and destroy just about every streetable rotary on spray.

The rotary sounds more appealing than it is, IMO. Guess thats because I am way more familiar with v8s and piston engines have been proven time and time again to be superior.
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Hows about I go to the third gen section and find a post about someone getting a ride in an fd and post that reply, would that count as "stirring **** up"? IMO my post about v8 swaps would be more appropriate considering that I would still be talking about a third gen in the third gen section, instead of v8 bashing in the OTHER engine section where posts about rotary engines are COMPLETELY ******* IRRELEVANT AND USELESS.

Honestly when did it become okay for rotards to come into this section and start arguments in every other thread?

I think we need to make a section just for arguing rotary vs v8, we can call it the running in circles section.

 

Right

Put whatever motor you want in whatever car you want. My car runs easy 11's in the 1/4 in everyday trim, 27+ mpg on the freeway and is a monster on the roadcourse - I'm happy and could give a **** what anybody thinks about it

If you see me at the track or strip feel free to grab a lane, until then I have better things to do.......

 

I'm on my second rx7. Blew up the first one, what a shocker. My current 90 GTU is swapped with a LT1 T56 combo. I took it out on the highway for the first time the other night. Holy ****! 60 mph in fourth and tap the gas, it just pins you in the seat. Well, worth the effort. Don't knock it til you've at least experienced one.

 

built piston motors for a living driven v8 swapped 240's and fd's impressive but none the less its cheaper to build a rotary motor that would destroy that v8 plus you dont rape your handling in the car. 240 is way worse than an fd though, if and that is a big if i was ever going to swap a v8 into a tiny jap sports car it would be an fd but unfortunately i dont think i could bring myself to defile the car. Its not so much the v8 thing its the piston thing lol. Piston motor into a chassis that is supposed to have a rotary is like blasphemy at least with the 240 your keeping basically the same type of motor but after you swap a v8 into a 240 kiss your turning days goodbye it will all be straight line spinning til you twist the unibody into a pretzel from the torque of the motor.

 

Hrhmmm your in wisconsin huh?? I might take you up on this offer next summer.

No replacement for displacment!!!

 

BTW I have nothing against V8's in FD's or anyother car for that matter. I love the 4g swap in an FD, 2jz etc. I just hate it when people bash rotaries for ALWAYS blowing up or what not. If a rotary is tuned right and is taken care of it will take care of you. Thats all I have to say about that.

 

ive heard of TII's reaching 200k on orig motor......NA's going 250k, every chevy and ford guy is pulling the motor after about 100k to "refresh" the engine with new bearings and other ****. at the 100k mark in a rotary, you're out on the street red lining the **** out of it. why? there is nothing to tear up, no bearings and rings to wear out. in short it is cheaper to build a rotary, just port and go and in the long run it will be cheaper on maintenance.

also why hasnt mentioned the expense of beefier suspension and adding.....dare i say a solid 9" rear in the 7 to handle the extra weight and power. yea a v8 has more torque but then again if the swap was done right you just transformed it into a bloating pig so it needs it.

 

To each their own. I might get another FD in about 5+ years with a V8, after I finish CPA school, buy a half-million dollar pot to **** in, and swap a 20B into my current 7.

I've rode in 2 V8 7s. Is the handling that much degraded though? Like Mustang handling bad??

 

I'll be running at road america in mid april, bring a helmet and I'll give you a ride on the track.

Otherwise we can do great lakes dragaway or byron. I really haven't got to run many rotary cars since the swap. Most of my local rotary buddies have either sold their cars or rarely bring them out.

 

Awesome, when its time for you to go to Road America shoot me a PM, remember!! Hopefully my car will be ready for early spring.