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EJ257 (STI motor) in my rx8?

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Old 04-19-2009, 04:52 PM
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^^ i don't know of a better way to say that.

i'd have to be with you on this one. swaps always compromise a ideal vehicle specific geometry somewhere... this is NOT always about CG's and PMOI's.

i'd have seen in person a V8 ls1 swap in a FC in my friends shop machine tune in gardena ca., and although i complimented on his efforts, i still told him it was a waste of an FC.

the shop specializes in 240's and 240sx' swaps.... so obviously the car was naturally used for drifting, where fine balance of a vehicle isn't well looked into, only concerns were of raw power to induce oversteer...

nothing against the subie's bro, just not my cup of tea. hope you find a better foundation...
IMO, honda motor swaps tend to work in uniformity very well... but isn't unique as its been done a thousands of times over due to vtec. but thats not to blame because the car is staged to do so...
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Best swap for the RX8 I personally think is the 13b-rew with single turbo. Talk to Robert from Rotary Shack, even though he is in Cali he can give you a good explanation why.
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
sell your car, buy a Subaru, problem solved.
a good way to start the morning.
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