Thinking about Motor Swap
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Thinking about Motor Swap
Hey Everyone,
My lady has done me well and gotten me to 200k on the original motor and its time for a rebuild or a swap, I am debating among the options listed below.
-Rebuilt my current motor
-FD3S 13B (RX-7 Turbo)
-RB26DETT (Skyline GT-R- year 2001)
or the bullshit I really don't like but seems to be the easiest the LS1 Swap
Would love some feed back and any ideas.
Thanks
My lady has done me well and gotten me to 200k on the original motor and its time for a rebuild or a swap, I am debating among the options listed below.
-Rebuilt my current motor
-FD3S 13B (RX-7 Turbo)
-RB26DETT (Skyline GT-R- year 2001)
or the bullshit I really don't like but seems to be the easiest the LS1 Swap
Would love some feed back and any ideas.
Thanks
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Rebuild the renny or REW swap. But it depends on the size of your wallet, your skills, and your goals for the car.
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Putting in a Piston engine in is my last option. I am leaning toward the rebuild that's why it was option #1.
But I heard about pplz putting RB26s in and that caught my attention. That is one crazy motor. I am pretty sure no one in the GTA has done that yet so I would be the first.
But I heard about pplz putting RB26s in and that caught my attention. That is one crazy motor. I am pretty sure no one in the GTA has done that yet so I would be the first.
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That is likely the worst motor you can put in anything ...it is a big heavy pig It can make decent power...but a 2J will give you more power without resorting to a lot of bottom end work
Neither is a great fit in the RX8 chassis though......Hell...I hate to say it but a LSx series engine is a much easier to deal with alternative
Neither is a great fit in the RX8 chassis though......Hell...I hate to say it but a LSx series engine is a much easier to deal with alternative
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That is likely the worst motor you can put in anything ...it is a big heavy pig It can make decent power...but a 2J will give you more power without resorting to a lot of bottom end work
Neither is a great fit in the RX8 chassis though......Hell...I hate to say it but a LSx series engine is a much easier to deal with alternative
Neither is a great fit in the RX8 chassis though......Hell...I hate to say it but a LSx series engine is a much easier to deal with alternative
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Originally Posted by thewird
Prep the wallet and 400+ rwhp REW swap. You know you want to ?
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But i know a swap/rebuild is needed.
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Apparently the king of non - rotary swaps would be the Honda F20C (s2000 engine). They are bullet proof and apparently are fully compatible with the rx8 tranny and fit in nicely!
If youre doing the rew, you need the transmission as well, so keep that in mind... along with all the other mounting kits, and wiring fiasco to go through
If youre doing the rew, you need the transmission as well, so keep that in mind... along with all the other mounting kits, and wiring fiasco to go through
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