there she is.
83 gsl
engine:
rebuilt 302
trickflow twisted wedge heads
trick flow push rods
trick flow stage 1 cam
trick flow 1.6 full roller rockers
edelbrock victor JR intake
holly 650 carb
march allum. brackets all around
new water pump
new timing chain (double roller)
3000 miles on her

tranny:
t-5 new 3000 miles
lakewood housing
hays clutch
custom hydrolic setup
pro 5.0 shifter

ignition:
MSD 6AL
MSD billit dist. with cap
MSD blaster coil
ford racing 9mm wires
AR 3923 plugs
optima redtop in back
normal battery up front

other misc:
new turbo II rear end
4.55 gears
custom enkei rims
10.5 street slicks on the back
2" spring spacers on the rear
holly blue fuel pump
aeromotive FPR
braided lines from pump up.

 

that's really nice. but i'm not so sure about the paint scheme...??

 

everytime I see one of these V8's it makes me say wow because how well it fits in the bay. Almost like it could have been there to start with.

 

Wow its a sad day when another rotary is trashed in favor of a V-8, but I guess a real monster is born. How does that thing drive? does it handle at all like it did before the swap? And are you keeping that paint job? J/W....

 

handles just as good, if not better. it drives really well, and is VERY fast. with only 350hp, it stayed within 2 cars of a 430rwhp turbo'd mustang. if i keep the car at all (maybe sold tomorrow morn) it will be painted high gloss black with a gold flake

 

Look! It's back! The Official RX-7 of the Jamaican Bobsled Team! Cool Runnings!!

 

What would you sell it for? ($$$)?

 

^^^ that is what I was thinking. Why are you selling?

 

Location: mexico ?

 

thats sweet!

 

^^^^^

refer to nopiston94's comment.

hahaha, sweet irony.

 

omg i think it really is LOL

 

What Was The Cost Of Your Build?

 

350hp in a fb can usually run with a 500hp mustang..... it's your gearing that left you hangin.. why the 4.55????

 

The paint is as outrageous as that V 8 install, but won't 350 hp twist the body? And the car lives fast and dies young? Also an engine that big has to upset the balance and handling. You made an RX-7 into a Chevy Nova with a monster V 8.

Some like the 1/4 mile drag, and some like the turns.

Jamaican Bobsled Team..........LOL!

 

turbo II rear end?? You're running IRS? Post pics of it!

 

Makes me want to go smoke something!

 

t2 rear end? and uhm no 300 horses will not twist the body. that will not handle better than a 1st gen with its rotary in it...but congrats to you.

 

The handeling you will not if it is better or not until it's put to a side by side comparison or a G pad test. Just like the pro's do it. There is really not that much weight added to the front and in some cases it balances out. Unless it is scaled you wont know for exactly sure.

 

The last I heard in order to regain the balance (This is if you use a 350C.I. Chevy i.e. Cast iron block) you had to add like a couple hundred pounds somewhere behind the rear axle. Dont ask for specifics, when I realized the power/Weight Ratio and the fact with boost a rotary can run 400+ HP I decided I didnt want a boat anchor in my car thats just me, In order to balance out the weight of a V-8 a recipricol engine will need at least 300+ HP to maintain performance to make this even worth trying. when you factor in cost and effort you might as well boost your car. If your doing it for the sound thats you.... but even if the motors all aluminum it still outweighs a rotary. Not hatin on your car just telling you my 2 cents

 

all aluminum blocks have actually been proven to weigh in less than stock 13b's, atleast in the case of FDs. it isnt really the weight thats important, its how and where it sits. a rotary beind balanced out further back keeps the car close to 50/50 where shoving a v8 in, 99% of the time is going to make it nose heavy.

i think if i ever go to a piston motor in a RX it will be a V6 turbo, less weight than a V8 and just as much power. i'd love to shove in a supra inline 6 but since the engine is so long instead of wide like a v6 it would probably offset the weight just as bad as a full blown V8

 

If I can ever get mine to the scales I will weigh it outto see what the weight balance is. As far as the handeling I would have to say a G-Pad still. I've also removed alot of weight adders in the engine that were there with rotary engine and I've moved some items to the center and rear balance weight. What is the weight of a rotary with all the A/C and Air pump and everything? And no I'm not trying to start any fights here.

 

that paint job has to be a joke :o

 

Paint it the standard FB brown or beige (or even silver), hide the carburator without an ugly chevy hood scoop, put standard FB or good looking aftermarket wheels on it and figure out how to hook it up and you'll have one heck of a sleeper to make all of the ricers look bad.

RXDad

 

motor looks good but I'm actually not so sure a bout the rest of the car...