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Old 01-15-2008, 11:16 PM
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those rotary decals are absolutely epic. I'd like them on my car.
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Nothing like putting an unreliable engine in a British car, a perfect match! Seriously though a 20B Elise would be a blast, hell even a 13B turbo miata (I know of one for sale too)
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Originally Posted by NaarLeven
haha I know seriously, I cant imagine it.

9.7k rb reflash and all. Such a usuable car.

the rx8 motor would be making a lot more power than the celica gts motor, would be somewhere around a lotus exige s, just less torque.
You are smoking crack, a stock Exige S puts down 210 whp all day long. A stock RX-8 Renesis puts down 175 whp if you're lucky. The 2ZZGE and Renesis put out about equal power stock and the Toyota powerplant is a LOT more reliable. Plus Toyota and Lotus have had a long standing relationship. If anything I'd like to see the K20 or F20C in the Elise.
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I'm so happy someone made another thread about this!
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Here's the last time it was debated...have fun.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...t=rotary+lotus
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the lotus celica engine is not just a normal celica, its builded.
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Originally Posted by the stig
the lotus celica engine is not just a normal celica, its builded.
And it's more funner.
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http://elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40836

There are some former rx8 owners chiming in there but I don't think they ever posted here.
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