phsalex

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how much hp? just curious

and would love to hear what it sounds like! video?

Herblenny

Pretty cool! Bring it DGRR so some of the rotary guys can see it

boostdtalon

Would love to see this in action.

nycgps

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feel sorry for that R2.

ASH8

GREAT Job ..OP...Very nicely done...BUT..

It is no longer an RX-8, the Rotary is what make the car what it is..

Anyway, I too would like to know how all the OE electronics went?

Like OE, Speedo, Tacho, Immobilizer, HVAC.


But very clean, neat job.

monchie

Loving this thread already...lol

TFWorks

We used a custom crank pulley with a trigger wheel to match the correct frequency of the RX8 canbus system for the tach. Water temp, speedo worked with the rx8 canbus system.

TFWorks

It currently is running the factory brakes but will be upgrading to a Big brake kit before the One Lap of America event.

We're looking into a solution for the strut bar.

TFWorks

Depends on which LS and mods but...Good condition, complete LS2's go for around $8000~12,000. Complete mount kit with electronics, cooling system, headers, driveshaft, final gear,oil cooler,shifter kit, custom exhaust, etc will be over $5000 for sure. Than mods on the engine (because we know you're not going to put a stock LS in it), or full build like this car. Than labor.

Not cheap.

KingBonacci

Should have went 20B

TFWorks

We understand that this setup might not be the favorite for the purists out there but the owner of this RX8 wanted over 500hp on pump gas, have great driveability, take the abuse of One Lap of america without mechanical failure and be close to stock weight. We also had a strict budget. The LS was actually the owner's suggestion and it fit into the budget and met every criteria customer wanted. Only thing we weren't able to do was to retain the A/C system due to space.

coreyhendo

Very nice. Did you guys design it or is this Hinsons solution? I'd love to do the mechanical stuff and bring the car somewhere to do the electronics. Where are y'all located?

pdxhak

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Already mentioned in post 35. This is not a long thread. Not only that TFWorks only has 11 posts so it is not like there is much searching to do to see if there was any mention of using the Hinson kit.

Link to the post with the answer to your question.
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multime...2/#post4445590

LifeAfterRx8

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I have nothing against the build, I think it's a superb, clean build, but that statement is disparaging towards rotaries. A rotary can easily handle a 3,000 mile drive, idling is what kills rotaries not consistent driving, especially a S2. Budget? Wouldn't it have been cheaper to simply buy a corvette?

shr3da

clean car, looks nice and well done, however where is the 20bpt

coreyhendo

Thanks for linking me to something I've already read twice previously -- now three times. I understand that they used Hinsons mount setup for the engine/rear end. Since Hinson doesn't offer details or pricing on the electronics setup on their site (or via my calls previously) I was assuming they figured it out on their own, but asked to verify. I was only asking about the electronics hence my previous post regarding the factory gauge setup. Sorry if that wasn't clear enough. I didn't mean to confuse. Also I've seeked out Togue Factory's site to see further details on the build.

Thanks for the help, though.

jasonrxeight

thats very nicely done actually.

lepichichi

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Clean!

TFWorks

This was a Hinson part, but it didn't work so we ended up finding the issue and had them make it again.

We're in IL.

TFworks.com

coreyhendo

Nothing worse than paying big money for a part, waiting forever for it to get here and then it doesn't work properly.

Kudos on getting it all right. Looks fantastic.

ShawnMua

clean looking. if it was for me and my money, I wouldve thrown a 20b.

but still, good looking swap! get a vid up whenever possible.

olddragger

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thanks for the feedback TF. Love that you used the oem steering etc.
a/c can be figured out at some point.

guys what I think he meant was 500hp on pump gas out of the rx8 engine would make it pretty unreliable.

tylerdurden

Jesus dear God. Well done.

RadRedR3

Nah. He wasn't disparaging the rotary at all. His customer wanted 500 hp on pump gas with trouble free reliability over the 3000 mile race. Since the 13b wasn't going to meet those goals, the LSx series was a perfect choice. They're rock solid, easy to pull 500hp on pump gas and you can't cross the street without tripping on one. Lol. That's how I read it anyway, no diss of the rotary.

I'm sure it would've been but there will be a ton of vettes there. How many 8's will there be? And if there are any, how many putting down 500hp? 1 lol

Dare to be different. It's an awesome build. Lightweight, stiff chassis with excellent handling. Drop in 500hp. What's not to love!? Lol

TFWorks

Thank you for clarifying!

We love rotaries! We actually rebuilt handful of FC rotaries last year.

3rotor was one of the options but we couldn't get one in matter of couple days, let alone all the parts we would need, which are all special order.

We got the LS2 motor in a week, all the engine parts for full build in couple of days after. Gotta love domestic parts, everything is instock!

The owner can easily afford a new vette but what's the fun in that? 8 chassis is one of the best handling chassis out there and why not build a sleeper that runs circles around the vettes?

If I posted a vette here with 500hp, I doubt anyone here would blink an eye

Thanks for the feedback guys!