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Old 06-28-2012, 03:01 AM
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Question Looking for Rotary Engine Specialists (ASAP)

Hello guys,

My name is AJ,

I'm looking for a Rotary engine specialist. Lost Compression of my engine recently, and I am looking for a clean swap. My Car is a 2005 Rx-8 Sport 4-speed auto. I want to get a brand new engine year model 2007 MT and up, and I want to also buy a new tranny (6 speed manual). Any one know of a rotary specialist on the west-coast that can do this job. I'm looking for the best person for this job. Please give me honest answers. Thanks in advance.
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Here's my honest opinion:

Since your car is an '05, it probably is still under the extended engine warranty (8 years, 100k miles). Collect up all your oil change receipts, and then head over to your nearest Mazda dealer, and have them replace the engine under warranty.

Once that is done, sell your car, and buy one with a manual transmission, and make sure you get an engine compression test before you buy it.

That will be the easiest, and least expensive way of making the change to a 6 port, 6 speed manual car. And, it will be done correctly, the first time.

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very good advice Blade!
Old 06-28-2012, 12:26 PM
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I'm well out of luck fellas, I have 118,xxx miles on the body and less than 30k on my 2nd engine. I have no choice but to do the conversion, or else it will be a shell parked on my driveway. Cuz there is no way I can sell it for any good price with a popped engine. Any other advice? I need some names of some good specialists. Thanks.
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Well, your next best bet is to buy an RX8 from a salvage yard, with something easy, like hail damage, for cheap, and then swap all the parts straight over.

You really are better off buying a new car.
Is your car still drivable?
If yes, trade it in, and let the car dealer deal with it.

Otherwise, you need to hunt down a 4 port engine in good condition, replace your engine with it, and then sell your car.

No matter what way you go, you're going to spend a whole lot of money.
It might be way cheaper just to pay one of the good vendors to rebuild your current engine with quality parts.

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Check the FS section engine and trannies come up quite often. Why not do the swap yourself.
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