Hey guys, just thought I'd update you on the mods I've been working on. Some of you already know the mods I've made to the interior - pretty much gutted it to save weight. Took out the back seats, passenger seat, and any parts of the dashboard etc I don't need.
The first mechanical mod I made was taking out the cat last month...this past weekend we finally replaced the engine.
I'll post pics soon.

Damn...good start

OK heres a pic of the finished product - well after putting the Chevy big-block in...had to pretty much tear everything else out from under the hood. Haven't taken it out for a test run yet, I'll let you know.
http://www.dmcarclub.com/members_pages/images/don/engine_change_finished004.jpg

the chevy minus the engine...
http://www.justmustangs.com.au/project_mustang/images/P3280014_thumb.jpg

no you didnt

waiting to be put into the RX
http://www.stillmanfire.com/web/images/Fire%20Trucks/Antiques/Truck1%20work/Engine%20Work/Engine_Work-e.jpg

no way
I know you are kidding

trying to figure out how to get this thing to fit in the tiny RX engine bay
http://www.bhc.edu/EastCampus/ASD/faculty/er/a_Eddy.jpg

You've got to be kidding me. I was suspicious from the moment he said he gutted the interior.... Why would he get the GT package if he was going to gut the interior?

Don't let these naysayers and worrywarts:

http://www.bookch.com/WorryWartWes.jpg

get you down.

I think you're doing GREAT.

http://www.jcind.com/mailers/images/thumbs%20up.jpg

Thats for you big guy. Can't wait to see that big block in action. Are you going to hemi it? IMHO, that body BEGS do be driven by a big honkin' 8er.

It's all a lie. But since we are on the engine swap subject, I recently bought a 2004 Pimped out C230k that was rolling down a street near me for an engine swap. After stripping it down I figured it could use a lighter engine. So I went on eBay and found myself a nice 1971 1.6L air cooled Beetle engine (wanted to keep the car German). At the moment we are making a new home for the engine by cutting out the sheet metal in the trunk. We still need to raise the rear about 6 inches for the new tires. I’ll get some pictures up later. This is going to be the coolest dune buggy ever :)

^^^^^
http://mediajunkie.freeservers.com/funny.jpeg

man..

you've got issues! real issues.. but I like that in a person..

++dez;

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14557

NM!

Finally got a chance to take the RX out for a run today for the first time with the chevy big-block V8. After all, it is an RX-8 .
Guys, this car was meant to have a V8 under the hood - who doesn't love that rumble? The car runs fairly well - there's still a lot of work we have to do, and since we had to take pretty much everything out from the engine bay to fit the engine in, it doesnt have power assisted breaks, power steering, an ecu, or basically anything besides the engine in it right now. I haven't timed the 0-60 yet, but it felt FAST. Seat of the pants factor is up there. Regardless, taking the rotary out and putting in the V8 significantly upped the torque available.

So your really not driving a RX-8 anymore then.

riiiight

Originally posted by noahprtlnd
Finally got a chance to take the RX out for a run today for the first time with the chevy big-block V8. After all, it is an RX-8 .
Guys, this car was meant to have a V8 under the hood - who doesn't love that rumble? The car runs fairly well - there's still a lot of work we have to do, and since we had to take pretty much everything out from the engine bay to fit the engine in, it doesnt have power assisted breaks, power steering, an ecu, or basically anything besides the engine in it right now. I haven't timed the 0-60 yet, but it felt FAST. Seat of the pants factor is up there. Regardless, taking the rotary out and putting in the V8 significantly upped the torque available.


Put the RX8 engine into your wife's mechanized vibrator. It's ROTARY, you know.

Did I just write that? Sorry you guys. Please pretend it's not there.

Riiiiight. Ok, I'll bite...

What tranny did you use? The factory one? How about the rear end and driveshaft?

Proof is in the puddin... please post pics...

I think its bullshit. Show us pics of the rx8 with the hood open. I dont believe you.

Originally posted by noahprtlnd
Guys, this car was meant to have a V8 under the hood

no. you DIDN'T just say that as if we're supposed to agree.

personally i respect you for going through with such a large-scale mod (if it's real that is) but.... one question:

why? WHY??? WHY?!?!??!?!?!

another one bites the dust...

someone has no life

how the.....why the.......who.....how.......oh my goo.......
jeezzz.......WWWOOOOWWWW......

he purchase a 30k car, to swipe the engine from a 15k-20k car engine.......

even my 5 year niece thinks u did something stupid

man, theres no way, u most likelly have to change the whole chassis for "it" to work properlly, oh, and say
GOOOOOOOD BYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEE to your warranty, wait a minute, I sense something, I sense that u are full of.......





SSHHIITT!!!

right click on the picture of the engine. click on properties, it brings this link up.

http://www.dmcarclub.com/members_pages/images/don/

RX-GR8 1z t00 L337 4 j00!!!

i never believed it for a second.

I almost fell on the floor from laughing. Man, I order to put a big block Chevy in the Rx, it will require to be matted properly with the right tranny and diff. To do this will require a lot and I mean a lot of "fabrication". Even Jesse James will have issues. You have been watching to many episodes of Monster Garage. By the way, the 8 does not have power steering, it is electrically assisted so I do not know what parts you are actually taking out of the engine bay. SEEING is BELIEVING. Show pics.

like i said, look at post up there, hes full of it
;)

Considering his "engine" pic has a white paint part in the top, and doesnt look ANYTHING like a rx-8, I thought it would be easy to figure out.

Not to mention he was asking what a cart engine mount was in another post.

while i do think its BS, remember alot of FDs have done this wih great results.

I think it might rok just as well in the 8, tho it could be harder due to the FM configuration.

Oh if this guy lives in bradenton, i live 5 minutes away.

So PM me and ill check out your 'swap'.

I SO CALL BULLSH1T!!!...

Come on dude...if you did do all this to a GT 8 then you are pretty dumb for paying that money and then again...Why THE FU#$ would you ...nevermind....eat your shit cone man...

wats wrong wiff that? its his car MODERATED - Please have some respect in what you say about other people and other peoples property. Some people don't share your tastes. Consider this a warning., i like that idea V8 in a RX8

Nothin wrong with what Mike did with his Civic... he did what HE liked, and pretty tastefully too. Take it easy there bud - no reason to start that again.

I too like the idea of a V8 in an '8, but I think this is prolly BS too. Love to see independant confirmation...

Removed rear and passenger seats - how does this affect 50/50/weight distribution, especially left-right with the seat gone from the right side but present on the left?

check out his custom exterior!

http://www.dmcarclub.com/members_pages/images/don/wagon4.jpg

Originally posted by noahprtlnd
Hey guys, just thought I'd update you on the mods I've been working on. Some of you already know the mods I've made to the interior - pretty much gutted it to save weight. Took out the back seats, passenger seat, and any parts of the dashboard etc I don't need.
The first mechanical mod I made was taking out the cat last month...this past weekend we finally replaced the engine.
I'll post pics soon.

That's a pretty surprising mod for a liberal? :confused: Either you or not for the environment or are a hypocrite? :confused:

All you guys are sure having a hard time taking a joke.. C'mon, Why bother with a puny V8 swap, when you can drop in a Viper 8 Liter V10.. Now, that'll twist those tires..

ROTFLAMO

OverLOAD

Originally posted by revhappy
That's a pretty surprising mod for a liberal? :confused: Either you or not for the environment or are a hypocrite? :confused:


Not to worry, my politically savvy friend. All the materials I removed have gone to great environmentally friendly use. I have a small farm which includes one cow among some other farm animals. Cows produce an enormous amount of methane in their flatulence - I hooked the catalytic converter up to my cows rectum to reduce some of the harmful emissions. As for the old rotary engine - I modified it to run cleanly on vegetable oil, and it's now powering my tractor which I use to plow my fields of organic produce. This is the smoothest running tractor you can imagine, with a 9,000k redline no less!!

yea right man, stop bullshitting us. I live 10 minutes from Bradenton, FL. Let me and lawerence come by to see it.

Originally posted by noahprtlnd
Not to worry, my politically savvy friend. All the materials I removed have gone to great environmentally friendly use. I have a small farm which includes one cow among some other farm animals. Cows produce an enormous amount of methane in their flatulence - I hooked the catalytic converter up to my cows rectum to reduce some of the harmful emissions. As for the old rotary engine - I modified it to run cleanly on vegetable oil, and it's now powering my tractor which I use to plow my fields of organic produce. This is the smoothest running tractor you can imagine, with a 9,000k redline no less!!

Maybe you should campaign with Howard Dean with your great vehicles? :p

PUKE. If you want a chevy engine, buy a Fat Body or a C5

die thread die!