different engine? - RX8Club.com

08-01-2005, 01:21 AM

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LiL BenNy

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different engine?

Anyone have a diff engine in their 8? i remmember before turbos came out someone was HP hungry ripped engine out and swapped for a rx7 engine? correct me if im wrong.. also any imput... just discuss.

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08-02-2005, 10:16 PM

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Only engine swap I've heard was with a 20B 3 rotor done by Acosta Motorsports in Jersey. I think, however, they want something like 60k for the swap....re-*******-diculous.

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08-03-2005, 10:35 AM

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the new member from jic majic hinted yesterday they had made a change

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08-03-2005, 10:38 AM

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I thought it had been published that JIC went back to the REW engine for their RX-8?

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08-03-2005, 12:22 PM

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As cool as a motor swap sounds.. there is no legal way to swap out the motor in your RX8. Be prepared to get creative come inspection time.

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08-11-2005, 02:29 PM

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i'd use a cosmo motor with a single turbo. fast and cheap :D

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08-11-2005, 08:51 PM

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I'd commit blasphemy and install an LS2/T-56.

Or LS7, if I could afford it.

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08-15-2005, 03:29 AM

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i remember LONG LONG LONG ago that someone pulled a little prank or what not and said they swapped the rotary out and replaced it with a v8 and tried to make others believe that he really did this...