Sep3...ur runnin out of room at ur crib dog! LOL I love it, taking over the place for an engine swap, good stuff.

 

https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...&postcount=110

and

https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...&postcount=121

are relevant here.

 

i can say that you make a good point. I can do it and am doing it but i value everyones input and honset opinion. plus i am having alot of fun.

 

well its monday and were still waiting on parts to get back from powdercoating, I should be getting my throttle in today so when we bigin the instal i will post pics of what we had to do.

 

traitor!!!! lol just had to say it, i would have rather done a 2jz but i got a rx8 cause i wanted a rotary. good luck on the swap though.

 

just a quick update for all , we have had to rethink and re fab a few parts to make mt steering setup as close to stock as we can. we ran in to some issues with the parts that were previously made and decided to re think things. when we finish our newest idea i will post up details of what we did and how we did it. stay tuned stilll much much more to come. thanks for the support

 

bump....still workin

 

I must give ya some props for this since its orginal and wont be a dynoqueen motor swap. I think thats the main reason why you havent had alot of "BURN IN HELL TRATIOR!" styled post's.

Definantly keep us updated and remember we love pictures even if nothing has been done. Just take the same photo at different angles and we'll be happy for a long time

 

should of done a LS1

 

ok so here are a few more pictures of whats been goin on this week. in order to keep my stock steering geometry we had to move the engine back a few more inches. in order to do this we had to chop a nice chunk out of the wiper cowl for fitment and making it easy to work on while the engine is in the car. I will have detailed pictures of the finished wiper cowl later tonight when i finish welding it all back together. also were going to try fitting a steering rack from a rx7 in to keep from having to jump into the wiring nightmare of makin the stock unit work.

 

thats awsome, i will be doing a swap, as soon as i sell my motor and tranny, and after market mods, how much has everything cost so far, and how hard is this in comparison to the lsx swap to do, thanks

 

whats the swap costing so far

 

so far im in about 5k. this is for the engine, tranny, ecu and wiring, 2.5" charge pipes. full 2.5 " exhaust and custom downpipe. greddy BOV, lokar throttle pedal and cable, hose couplers and clamps, assorted bundles of wire. new vaccum lines, stainless braided fuel lines from the pump to the eng. bay, new brakes lines, a brake poportioning valve. custom radiator hoses, a host of autometer ultralite gauges, custom built short shifter, custom drive shaft, custom trans mounts, a modified subframe, an intercooler from a srt4, and a few other goodies. i still have a few more things i need to get so this is a preliminary list so far. BTW i will be posting up pics of what i had to do to the fire wall in a lil bit.

 

thats one great power plant

i swap one in to my 240

was too easy

good look homie

 

What are the goals with this thing? How many horses etc?

Seal.

 

goals for now are getting everyday drivable in stock form, after that is acomplished i want to get this built to put down atleast 425 to the rear wheels or somwhere close to that. And here are the pics of the notch in the firewall/ wiper cowl. it goes from before to now

 

Obviously if you check any of my posts I'm a rotorhead extreme but 'more power' to you. I hope it all works out and you have great fun.

Seal.

 

Makes you appriciate how low and far back the Renny can sit doesn't it.

Still, keep up the good work! I hope you love it when you're done.

 

ya... more pictures!!!!
keep 'em coming.

 

+1

 

Man, it'd be so much easier to just find a clean S14 that the SR would bolt right into. Good chassis, 265/35-18s all around, good aftermarket support, keep your ABS and A/C, etc. The only way this RX-8 swap makes any sense is if "because I can" means enough.

 

It makes sense to me for a few reasons, 1 because i can, 2 because my renny died with no waranty and i wasnt about to spend more money just to have a stock problimatic power plant. so i can deal with the sacrifices i have made. plus the 8 looks and drives way way way better than a 240.

 

Yes....and yes. Not like the guy bought the car with the intentions of just gutting it and throwin in SR20. The Renny had its chance and took a *****. Good luck wit it!

 

dude I totally applaud you for this venture. Don't listen to others who like to take the easy way out or do something thats already been done. If something doesn't work for you, make a moral and educated discision to go a different route if needed.

 

right on