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Old 04-28-2009, 11:03 AM
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Sup guys? my name is chris. i live in killeen(military). just got here in feb. bought an rx8 2005. its blue. love the car...bad thing is its automatic. i've been wanting an rx8 since i had my rx7 1st gen(ported running 100 shot of nos). i plan on making my car stick..i want to do the whole conversion. does anyone know around how much it'll cost? n if i could get a engine an tranny cheaper then 3000 please lemme kno. i really wanna make it turbo but i want manual first. i dnt have a way to upload pics. as i an reachin this website thru the internet on my phone. if u would like to see my car u can view it at www.myspace.com/lylblankito
or email me at ballinwhiteboy15@hotmail.com

i will post pics asap. also if thers any car clubs here in killeen i would love to meet n possibly join. i love rotaries n i love my rx8. thanks all.
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youre better off trading it in and buyin an MT...

welcome to the addiction
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i think this is a joke.
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This has been discussed before.

It is much cheaper to buy a MT.

Plus you don't have the extra oil cooler that is required.
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maybe the part about switching it over is something they will enjoy doing, so the extra cost is okay then maybe. It's all about the modification process.

Still...seems very odd.
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sell your car.....thats a little ridiculous and not worth it. then go buy a mt
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thanks for the advice.
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Why did you buy an automatic in the first place ?
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yeah ur best bet isto sell and buy MT then buy the kit
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Only Girls and Ti buy automatics
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my options were limited when i went to get ma car.
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Originally Posted by turboz00m
Sup guys? my name is chris. i live in killeen(military). just got here in feb. bought an rx8 2005. its blue. love the car...bad thing is its automatic. i've been wanting an rx8 since i had my rx7 1st gen(ported running 100 shot of nos). i plan on making my car stick..i want to do the whole conversion. does anyone know around how much it'll cost? n if i could get a engine an tranny cheaper then 3000 please lemme kno. i really wanna make it turbo but i want manual first. i dnt have a way to upload pics. as i an reachin this website thru the internet on my phone. if u would like to see my car u can view it at www.myspace.com/lylblankito
or email me at ballinwhiteboy15@hotmail.com

i will post pics asap. also if thers any car clubs here in killeen i would love to meet n possibly join. i love rotaries n i love my rx8. thanks all.
Hey man, welcome. There is a small group that gets together sometimes in Killeen, you would have better luck hooking up with the TX RX's out of Austin...bout a 45 min drive to their normal meet location. Check out their thread in the Gulf region subforum or visit their site http://texasrxs.org/modules/news/

Nic

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Turbo, look for a thread by rotaryresurrection on how he converted an AT to MT. He needed more than just the engine and transmission from the donor car. His experience might give you the info you need, or it might scare you off.

Either way, have fun with your car.

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Post Pics or your car doesn't exist

Btw welcome to the cult.
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thanks a lot guys. nah i figured i would just trade it in..gonna take a while so im not gonna hook it up or anything. probably trade it in in august or so...unless i can pull something off. im not able to post pics on this site just yet due to not having internet at ma house...so im at the library on base or i look up the site with my phone. but you can see pictures of my car on my myspace.

www.myspace.com/lylblankito. just hit me up there for now..as soon as i can i will post pics.
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