Seem's they finally gave an update...

http://www.hinsonsupercars.com/s-942...3-present.aspx

 

its about freaking time!

 

cant wait till they have the rx8 conversion kit available.

 

Time to start saving!!!

 

Everytime we get an update it just seems like they are still MONTHS/DECADES away from completing this thing!

I guess it would help if someone put down a deposit or something.

 

That cut on the subframe will for sure compromise the integrity and the strength of it. how did you compensate for that?

 

Wellllp, not sure if anyone is following this, but they've made awesome progress as of a week ago.
Take a look at their site!

 

Link?

If you're talking about Hinson I haven't seen anything new in a month...

 

Lol I'm sorry friend.
I had a late night brain fart.
It has been a month..

 

Haha. I was wondering if that was the mistake.

 

has the kit been complete yet? I have an RX8 sitting on my drive waiting for more power!!.. how much do you guys think this setup will cost in the region of?

 

With the rate Hinson is moving, I wouldn't expect anything for at least another 12 months, but you never know.

I have an LS1 93 RX-7 and I love it, but I also have an RX-8 and love it for very different reasons. I definitely prefer the clutch and shifter feel of the RX-8 over the T56.

For those of you that are interested, a basic swap into an FD often runs $10,000 if you do the work yourself. Expect to pay at least $15,000 if someone else does it. Hinson charges $8,700 for a turnkey FD swap plus the cost of motor and transmission. The LS motor, transmission, and ECU can be had for around $2,500-$5,000.

In an FD it is reasonable to use the stock 4:10 rear end. In an RX-8 I would definitely want to change the rear end to a Cobra IRS rear to handle more torque and get a better final ratio, which will probably add about $1,800. This means if you have someone else do the swap, expect to start at around $15,000 for the conversion and the price can climb pretty quickly.

 

For the gauges... Ever think of sending the cluster out to DAKOTA DIGITAL? Many S2K LS1 swaps have done this to prevent hacking away with the interior?

And for all you that "want to go fast" with an LS1 swap, ill be here for your part out after you wreck

 

I feel like half the people here want a swap that is 100% plug and play and other like myself that just want it to work. We'll figure out the gauges and weight and balance eventually.

 

What dude? You totally contradicted yourself in that first sentence so much so that I almost did a back flip (I'm really hyper). First of all the 8 is fast for the polar opposite reasons that anything LSx powered is. The fact that you can add v8 power and still stay anywhere close to 50/50 is a plus. And I'm not saying that the change wouldn't be drastic. I'm just saying that when you're putting a crazy monster under the hood like that then you are looking for a different type of fast. I was just saying, put the motor in my car already. I don't need to know my RPM's and it doesn't get that hot in South Florida... I get your point too though. Especially now after really looking at that pic of the front end all chopped up.

 

Oh and our trannys are made of glass.

 

well i called hinson about 2-3 months ago and after several days of calling with no answer i was finally told the kit was finished and that pricing needed to be done,

havnt heard anything else since then. i've got a project rx8 waiting, might go ahead and drop a 20b or supercharge the renesis if nothing happens by october. what am i going to do all snowed in this winter other then tear my rx8 apart and drop a v8 in it?

p.s. i did notice an update on there turn-key page. I really hope they release this soon, also curious what it would cost for them to build it vs. buying the kit

 

Good job Mitsokid.

 

I don't know if anyone saw this yet but Hinson listed their LSx swap headers for the Rx8 for $935. They look like a solid design with some interesting tech. It says they are mandatory for the swap and provide significant power gains over stock.. This might just be coming together afterall.

http://www.hinsonsupercars.com/p-134...l-headers.aspx

 

^ nice. Those look really nice and $900 isn't bad for custom headers.

 

with my neverending addiction to throwing practicality out the window, I might just have to build myself an ls1, last time I did that things got a little crazy, haha

So I was shopping around, I might go pick up an LS1 for sale up the road. Anyone want to buy my 455 Olds engine? How about a 13B Renesis? lol

 

not to go off topic but, wouldnt it be a hell of alot easier and quicker to go with a carbed 5.7? cheaper for sure and 1 wire could run the whole motor. i just got a chev 350 w/ turbo400(not sure if its an ls or not, im a ford fan) in a dunebuggy trade and have been seriously thinking long and hard about goin ahead with this. thoughts?

 

Do It!!!

I have been thinking same. use a carbed engine and eliminate 98% of wiring troubles.

i will most likely drop a 350 and 4 barrel carb i have from my jeep wrangler
in the 8 when current motor dies.

 

It's been done and it was the biggest fail ever.

 

how did it fail?(serious question too) i know for a fact the gauge cluster and tcs,abs,etc.. wouldnt operate, but besides that...?