Calling all engine swaps - Page 6

Jan 1, 2013 | 09:05 PM

#126

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I need a swap!!

Jan 1, 2013 | 10:17 PM

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26 b in the works

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Jan 4, 2013 | 10:22 AM

#128

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^^ more info on that 26b swap please

Feb 1, 2013 | 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by GRUMP8

Yeah nice setup Chris, was wondering when you were gonna show us.
Sorry for the questions but im keen to know what fuel you are using and what ignition setup you are using and what max boost you will tune to? Cheers.

Hey man, sorry for the delayed answer. I'm running on E-85 and I use the Esmeril Racing ignition. I don't have any ignition boxes etc but I would like to, at some point, get a DIS4. I will probably keep it between 20-25psi.

Below is an updated Pic. Working on tidying up the bay this winter.

Cheers!

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Aug 15, 2013 | 06:29 PM

#130

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Aug 16, 2013 | 12:20 PM

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Aug 16, 2013 | 01:36 PM

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Nice looking engine bay. You kept the RX-8 Throttle body?

Aug 16, 2013 | 02:28 PM

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Fly-by-Wire swap, aint nobody got time for that

At least your washer fluid wont ever freeze!

What's the black connector where the OE airbox would be? mounted on the front support brace?

Aug 17, 2013 | 05:39 PM

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That would be the OMP that I still need to tuck and hide away

Aug 18, 2013 | 07:08 AM

#135

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Aug 18, 2013 | 02:53 PM

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Just installing my new MS3 Pro...

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Aug 20, 2013 | 09:16 AM

#137

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^ Nice, let me know how you like it.

Heard some good stuff about MS3 Pro.

Aug 20, 2013 | 09:19 AM

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Just installing my new MS3 Pro...

dryer flex hoses ftw lol.

Im gunna be at my parents place this weekend visiting (Reading) ... come play so i can experience a turbo 7/8 :-p

Aug 23, 2013 | 09:29 PM

#139

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Seen this earlier...

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Aug 23, 2013 | 09:31 PM

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Aug 25, 2013 | 07:48 PM

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who's is that ^. where's the build thread?

Aug 25, 2013 | 09:29 PM

#142

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Originally Posted by Rotor Gunnin' it

who's is that ^. where's the build thread?

Is that the 8 with the one lambo door and orange painted oem rims?

Aug 25, 2013 | 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rotor Gunnin' it

who's is that ^. where's the build thread?

ls1tech.com

Unfortunately not a build thread. The owner of the car appears to be from AUS. He only has a few posts in this thread.

Lsx/T56 Mazda Rx8 Build Thread.. Pics inside - LS1TECH

Here is another pic

Sep 28, 2013 | 02:28 AM

#144

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DSC with FD engine

If you put in a turbo RX7 engine and so replace the ECU do you have to lose stability control (DSC) or is there some way of retaining it?

Oct 1, 2013 | 02:47 AM

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If you put in a turbo RX7 engine and so replace the ECU do you have to lose stability control (DSC) or is there some way of retaining it?

Depends on how clever you are with the wiring...

Oct 1, 2013 | 11:58 AM

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the simplified version is that you rewire the engine/fuel/ignition controls with a separate ECU and continue to use the factory PCM for everything else

it still amazes me how on most conversions nobody is smart enough to lay the radiator down V-style where the incoming airflow is. It's completely pointless to use a large radiator with the top 1/3 out of the airflow.

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