ive heard of people swapping out their rotary for a vett engine in RX7's. in fact at the shop i had my turbo kit installed they had a 3rd gen RX7 that they were doing that same swap...but apparently the owner ran out of money so it was kinda sitting there collecting dust. anyways i was wondering if there are any RX8's out there with pistons pounding under the hood.

I know one guy on here has done a sr20det swap I can't remember if it driving though, (correct me if I'm wrong) I lost track of the thread. Pretty freaking cool, but to each their own though, my opinion is why change what makes the car special in the first place, the amount of coin you would drop on the swap would make a great down payment on something already equipped with a piston engine.

and that one owned did the 2JZ swap...thread pretty recent

Swapping a human heart out so a pig's heart can go in ...

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ahh nothing, I was just talking to myself ...

Nah !!! If you're gonna swap engines, put in a 3-rotor. Thats the screamer !!!

I personally think a Vette would be far cooler with a rotary in it.

if you want something reliable, get a daily driver

a shitty one

like a 1990 honda civic for 1.8k, cheaper than an engine swap

I personally think a Vette would be far cooler with a rotary in it.

They did in the 70's - well prototypes anyway. It was in a Motor Trend within the past year.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/Jedi54/SevenStock%2010/P1000205.jpg

caca

I personally think a Vette would be far cooler with a rotary in it.

You know, back in the 70's, they made a mid engined 4-rotor 400hp vette. Chevy dropped the rotary due to emissions passing problems apparently. Sucks for them, eh?

Aw ww.. yes the Aero Vette. Poor Car, worst timing ever.
Kinda like when I bought second property 3 weekend before the housing bubble burst!:banghead: :banghead:
http://www.midengine-motorsports.com/Concept/Chevrolet/Corvette/Aerovette.jpg

One of these concept cars was the Aerovette. It began life as the XP-882, a mid-engined prototype using a 400 CID V8 mated to an Oldsmobile Toronado trans axle. For the 1973 Paris motor show, an XP-882 chassis was re powered with an experimental four rotor Wankel engine, which looked very promising until it was canceled due to concerns about the rotary engine's typically poor fuel economy with an impending oil crisis just on the horizon. The Bill Mitchell, the ardent Corvette styling department magnate, gave the car a new life by reinstalling a small-block Chevrolet V8 and christening it the Areovette. A stunningly dramatic looking car, it was promoted as the new sixth generation Corvette for 1980, but never saw series production.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/Jedi54/SevenStock%2010/P1000205.jpg

this is just sad.

a human with a pig's heart ...

ahh nothing, forget what I've said :crying:

an LS2 would be f'ing awesome, tradition aside that would be a great pocket rocket

At least when I piss on the engine the paint won't show it being a yellow car.

Hey, LSX in 7's is a long and proud tradition, especially with the FD's when those engines blow if you look at them wrong.

i wish i had a LSx in my 8...

this is kinda neat...
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t652662.html

That should be againest the law...

The RX-8 was built around the rotary, from the ground up. Whatever floats your boat... but I'd put it in the same category as V8 Miatas.

Vette motors and drive trains go in civics to make civettes.

It'd be a sin to put pistons in an 8.

Aw ww.. yes the Aero Vette. Poor Car, worst timing ever.
Kinda like when I bought second property 3 weekend before the housing bubble burst!:banghead: :banghead:
http://www.midengine-motorsports.com/Concept/Chevrolet/Corvette/Aerovette.jpg

One of these concept cars was the Aerovette. It began life as the XP-882, a mid-engined prototype using a 400 CID V8 mated to an Oldsmobile Toronado trans axle. For the 1973 Paris motor show, an XP-882 chassis was re powered with an experimental four rotor Wankel engine, which looked very promising until it was canceled due to concerns about the rotary engine's typically poor fuel economy with an impending oil crisis just on the horizon. The Bill Mitchell, the ardent Corvette styling department magnate, gave the car a new life by reinstalling a small-block Chevrolet V8 and christening it the Areovette. A stunningly dramatic looking car, it was promoted as the new sixth generation Corvette for 1980, but never saw series production.



Doesnt mazda owns the rotary motor rights?

Doesnt mazda owns the rotary motor rights?

No. Mazda only licensed the rights from the Wankel estate.

Mazda does, however, hold several patents on their version of the Wankel that are still in effect.