the engine runs off a gm ecu which is fully tunable with the software we have. if there is a third to turn the lights off then yes but im not familiar with rx8 tunning software as i am with other cars. the other thing you can also do is pull the bulbs or loop the circuit to make the lights go off. we did that with a g35 ls swap.

 

4:77 really isnt bad. its a 6spd chevy trans but the final drive gearing in the six speed would love the 4:77. nissan runs a 3:70 in the z and 6th gear baisically useless. i recommend changing gearing to 4:55 with ls swaps just to make up for the super tall 6th gear in the trans. plus 4:77 gears and 350+ lbs of tq!!! yea buddy thats one hell of a ride!!! just make sure your wearing a neck brace hahaha

 

I hope this comes to fruition... I really do.

 

whats fruition

 

F-body guys will go as far as 4:10, and if they do any mods they take it right back out because its too short. In a perfect world the lighter Rx8 will accelerate faster still.

My Z06 trans is geared slightly shorter than the standard T56 and with a 3:42 rear 1st is all but useless and 2nd requires pedaling with 420RW. And that is with 10.5" BFGs!

With a 4:77 a neck brace will definetly be needed because it will snap your head back for all of .75 seconds before you nail the rev limiter and kiss the windshield. You'll have to run out 5th in a 1/4 mile run.

 

yup we put 4:55 in ours and turn out 9.80 in a 1/4 stock bottom end with just bolt ons. corvetts are a diff animal tho.

 

wait what? you put 4:55s in what and ran 9.80? What car and trans?

 

like a happy ending......... but with fruit .

 

LMAO

 

^Angel with the 3 rotor is running one

 

F body and our nova ran 4:55

 

With a standard T56 and a 26" tire? Because thats what the Rx8 will have.

A stalled auto or powerglide on a 28"+ slick would kinda be a pointless comparison.

I'm still curious about this bolton only 9:80 car........

 

think he's talking about a vette, mawnee.

 

yea... no vette will run 9:80 with bolt-ons only. Unless one of those "bolt-ons" is a shot of nitrous.

 

Check out texas-speed.com its really not hard to do with a t56. We built the t56 with viper internalls and stock block with PRC 227 heads and there tsunami cam.

 

Sullivan motorsports builds our glides, and manuals with back cut gears. These transmissions are all lighter then stock and as close as you can get without buying a dog box

 

ahhhh that makes more sense. There is a big difference between a Heads and Cam car and a "Bolt ons" car.

which is why I recommended doing heads and cam before getting it wedged in the rx8 engine bay

 

Lol, come on mawnee. You gotta know id love to.

 

And it would sound absolutely ridiculous

 

haha this is such an awesome ordeal. and im so glad everyone has calmed down a little, your opinion of another person is nobody's business if you ask me. i'm still trying to picture how awesome this build will be...

 

yep, if people heard a stock ls2 in an Rx8 they'll go "wow cool ". If they hear a nasty cammed ls2 they'll go "WTF just happened?! "

 

Lmao I like how my forum retardation made your quote hahahaha

 

That's how people with the z with a ls1 act. That has a 598 cam with 112lsa and that car shakes at idle lol. People stop and stare when I pull it into a car meet

 

[QUOTE=Mawnee;4267579]yep, if people heard a stock ls2 in an Rx8 they'll go "wow cool ". If they hear a nasty cammed ls2 they'll go "WTF just happened?! "[/QUOTE

You're killing me, haha... It's what I intend to do.
I have to be realistic unfortunately. I've gotta get some coilovers first. The shocks need to be replaced and I'm tired of lowering springs causing my camber to eat through my tires.

The parts list keeps growing, but for now I'm trying to buy parts starting by importance (after the conversion, of course)

Think it's obvious I need bigger shoes, too.

 

Just dont do this