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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 09:51 PM
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Question W8 Engine conversion

I had this weird idea today. Everyone knows adding a V8 to an RX-7 takes away from handling. But VW has a W8 engine which is the same width as a V8 but not nearly as long. Anyone ever thought about doing this kind of conversion?
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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 10:19 PM
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Ummm I think the general consensus has been that the LS1 doesnt take away from the handling.
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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by tjgosurf
I had this weird idea today. Everyone knows adding a V8 to an RX-7 takes away from handling. But VW has a W8 engine which is the same width as a V8 but not nearly as long. Anyone ever thought about doing this kind of conversion?


HUMMMMMMMMM .....dumbass
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 07:09 AM
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Unconventional thinking leads to new ideas. If I am really a dumbass then how come you can only call names but fear posting your own ideas? Of course I'm sure that you are SOOO smart that you know everything of course right?

So before you call names kiddo, stop, think about what you are going to say, think about it over night, good a good BM in the morning, jerk it to some ****, then come back here and see if it is such a good idea.
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 08:00 AM
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Actually, Icemastr is correct. The all aluminum LS1 adds little difference to the F/R weight ratio. So the handling shouldn't be effected too much.
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by tjgosurf
Unconventional thinking leads to new ideas. If I am really a dumbass then how come you can only call names but fear posting your own ideas? Of course I'm sure that you are SOOO smart that you know everything of course right?

So before you call names kiddo, stop, think about what you are going to say, think about it over night, good a good BM in the morning, jerk it to some ****, then come back here and see if it is such a good idea.

ok so i thought about it jerked to some **** about it (well just visited the GF house) and i still think you a dumbass

you know how many threads are on this? about very other one . its like every week we get some guy that thinks hes so smart and spouts off all this info, blah blah blah. Have you ever driven one ? NO Do you know the weight of the engines ?" NO have you seen the engine in the car? NO Have I ? HELL YEAH I have one in the gerage right now.
Next time instead of assumeing things and making an *** out of your self . Do a search. oh yeah great come back spoken like a true kid.
IF you really want to get shut down on your ignorant ideas visit torquecentral.com. Now is youll excuse me i have to get back to pissing off middle school kids like your self and looking at my **** . thanks
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 09:44 AM
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Yeah you're right I know nothing about engines. I mean my 10 second nova is just a piece of ****. Yeah I'm a n00b, still in middle school, even if I am 22, fought in two wars, drank more beer in more foreign countries than you can name, my fiance lives with me. But I'm gonna go, lunch is almost over here at atkins middle school.
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 10:05 AM
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Yeah you're right I know nothing about engines. I mean my 10 second nova is just a piece of ****. Yeah I'm a n00b, still in middle school, even if I am 22, fought in two wars, drank more beer in more foreign countries than you can name, my fiance lives with me. But I'm gonna go, lunch is almost over here at atkins middle school.

hahaha thats suppost to impress me ?

did i ever say you didnt know anyhting about engines? hummm nope just said never seen that one in a 7. Now the comment about beer in more countries then you can name might be false . For one im a fairly intellegent person and second iv been to quite a few places in my life time.

youd think that somone as yourself thats seen, been, and done about everything would read some old post about the subject before shooting off questions. Nothing really personal to you it just every week we get some kid in here asking the same old questions, saying the same old things. Now about your 10 sec nova , why you gonna rip the "soul" (i love that) out the the poor rx7 , a dying breed of a car and replace it with a V8. you should be ashamed for even thinking about it
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 10:06 AM
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2 wars ? afgan and iraq?
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 10:32 AM
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hahaha thats suppost to impress me ?

did i ever say you didnt know anyhting about engines? hummm nope just said never seen that one in a 7. Now the comment about beer in more countries then you can name might be false . For one im a fairly intellegent person and second iv been to quite a few places in my life time.

youd think that somone as yourself thats seen, been, and done about everything would read some old post about the subject before shooting off questions. Nothing really personal to you it just every week we get some kid in here asking the same old questions, saying the same old things. Now about your 10 sec nova , why you gonna rip the "soul" (i love that) out the the poor rx7 , a dying breed of a car and replace it with a V8. you should be ashamed for even thinking about it
Never said I was going to. It was an idea, just like building a suspenion bridge from siciliy to italy. its an idea.

Those are the only wars we've had.
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 12:44 PM
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Never said I was going to. It was an idea, just like building a suspenion bridge from siciliy to italy. its an idea.

Those are the only wars we've had.

afgan a war? maybe a conflict or is it the war on terroism


go ahead and do it I did just make sure you do your homework before you start asking anymore ignorant questions.
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 12:51 PM
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yeah i forgot, doesnt matter that there were two opposing forces. because war has not officially been declared.

vietnam was just a tiny little conflict too.
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by tjgosurf
I had this weird idea today. Everyone knows adding a V8 to an RX-7 takes away from handling. But VW has a W8 engine which is the same width as a V8 but not nearly as long. Anyone ever thought about doing this kind of conversion?
I think the answer to the question would be no, nobody has thought of doing that. You could be the first though, and have something to brag about
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 08:43 PM
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oops,,,,double post
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 08:45 PM
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LOL-damn,,,,,,,,givem hell surf!!!!!!!!!!a VW wouldnt be a motor id put in it,,,,,,,now the motor out of your nova,,,,now then you would have a 9 second rx
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 04:42 AM
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w8 wouldn't be too bad if you twin turbo it.....put's out great power....or w16 and quad turbo it for 1001 hp...just an idea...front end isn't long enough probably...just thought's though...it would be unique....
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