adrian-1

Sounds good. See y'all there.

carls

I'm in! I just paid for my bbq, too. I'm up for meeting with the 8s at Rudy's on 620/2222 as well.

-Carl

NoTears316

1200 miles of driving for an event that will last a few hours? I will probably pass.

adrian-1

It was fun. Perfect weather.
We had 4 RX8's, 1 RX7 (LS1 swap), lots of Mazda6's, 3's, and protege's. Also, the Mazdaspeed6 was there.

RX7 LS1 video clip

adrian-1

Ms6

NoTears316

I'm sorry about sounding negative, but I cant possibly be the only one that thinks having "Corvette" written on the inside of an RX7 is pretty stupid.

...and is that a frickin' GTO sticker on the side?!

Parmer8

It was a nice turn out. Weather was perfect for.....January! All of my pictures are pretty much the same as Adrian's.

Parmer8

I personally think it's neat to fit another engine in any car..piston or rotary. I have to say that it does sound mean.

The sticker is "GTU".

canaryrx8

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purists might agree with you, but I surely don't after seeing and hearing the swap first hand. The LS1 is not much different size and weight wise from a comparable rotary powerplant, not to mention parts availability, ease of maintenance, loud *** exhaust note that is pure sex, etc etc etc. I'd be willing to bet homedude probably had just about everyone there wanting his car after he started it up and left as well lol

adrian-1

Actually the weight difference is quite different. I believe he commented on it being 100lbs heavier.

canaryrx8

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really?!? I've read elsewhere that it's not but oh well, must be the "corvette" valve covers that add the extra weight

Nemesis9

I wanted to say it was great meeting all of you yesterday. The event was fun; it was very cool to see all the Mazda enthusiasts that came out. It could have been much larger if the Miata and RX-7 communities were better represented.

This is true, but I should have explained myself a little better. The LS1 is about 100lbs heavier then the original N/A motor that came in the GTU model. The car is actually still about 100lbs lighter than a stock TurboII. What most people do not realize is the weight difference on the turbo cars.

1990 Weights

*GTU - 2800lbs
*TurboII - 3003lbs
*Vert - 3045lbs
*LS1 Swapped GTU - ~2900lbs

The weight on the swap is also distributed behind the front axle. I would say my car, if it is slightly skewed from the 50/50 balance, would be slightly rear heavy due to the cage. I am taking it to be corner balanced once the final bugs are worked out.

Anyone interested in finding out more information on the swap can either PM me or check out the following links.

Granny's Speed Shop
V8RX-7
Torque Central Forums

I'm sorry you feel this way, they obviously don't make covers that say Mazda. I imagine custom covers would get expensive. I'll move that ahead of my new heads and cam for you in the priority list.

I'd be happy to take you for a ride if you ever make it to Austin.

I hope to be out to the majority of the TEXASRX's meets and drives. If any of you guys would like to go for a ride or take it for a quick spin just let me know.

Adrian - The pictures and video came out great, thanks for doing that. I want a ride in your turbo'd car next time.

Once again, it was great meeting all of you and I hope to see you guys at future events. I should be attending the TEXASRX's drive this Saturday. Hope to see you there.

Brian

Nemesis9

LMAO - They are pretty damn heavy!

canaryrx8

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dude! I know your name now! (I'm Randall by the way) Glad you made it out as well, too bad you couldn't have someone bring out the REPU as well as that would have been pretty sweet having all the rotaries lined up and so forth. I still think we had a decent presence out there, but dang there were a lot of Protege's!! That was a fun time meeting all the other Mazda owners and seeing the MSpeed 6 up close, nice job on the swap by the way, engine looked right at home in there.

carls

I posted some pictures I took here:

http://www.samos.org/RX-8/2006-01-07/

-Carl

Nemesis9

The REPU is about to have it's engine pulled and rebuilt. It smokes like crazy on startup right now. Once I rebuild the motor, I'll be driving it around more.

I've been thinking about heading down to the dealer and taking the MazdaSpeed 6 for a drive. I could always use a new daily driver...

Chrisbert

The GTU was a factory designation. Nothing rice there.


I bet that thing is fast. I may have seen it riding around Austin. Maybe on 1431.

Nemesis9

Yeah, I have a small garage off of 1431 and 183. I also frequent the Home Depot show on Saturday nights, stop by and introduce yourself if you see me out there.

Brian

Chrisbert

That is where I saw you. Near 1431 and Bagdad road. I often take Bagdad up north to avoid 183 traffic.

What is this Home Depot show on Saturday nights? Sounds interesting.

canaryrx8

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it's a weekly gathering of cars every saturday night at the home depot parking lot right there at parmer and 1431, usually has a pretty decent turn out and a pretty decent variety of vehicles, haven't been in a while myself however, maybe next weekend I might plan on going.