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Old Jan 28, 2020 | 11:12 PM
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Rx8 swap

So I have an rx8 motor and I've also got a rx7 fb. The 12a motor is shot so I'm putting in the rx8 one. Can I just swap the flywheels so it will fit into the trans and not have any balancing issues?
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Old Jan 29, 2020 | 01:51 AM
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You would need an RX8 counterweight to use with a flywheel that fits...

The counterweight is matched to the motor. The stock flywheel is balanced to the motor so the 12a one wouldn't balance the Renesis properly
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Old Jan 29, 2020 | 05:59 AM
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There will be quite a bit of work in getting the engine to fit properly. We have a guy over on rx7club that's doing the swap currently. You may find some good info there! https://www.rx7club.com/build-thread...1122946/page2/
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Old Jan 29, 2020 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by mazdaverx7
There will be quite a bit of work in getting the engine to fit properly. We have a guy over on rx7club that's doing the swap currently. You may find some good info there! https://www.rx7club.com/build-thread...1122946/page2/
thank you that's very much appreciated. I thought the motor mounts would be similiar considering the biggest diffrence is the is the height of the 12a correct?
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