zaksblaklabel

any body have any info on a swap? was interested in possibly doing this.

fahrfegneugen

you mean LS as in limited slip?... confused...

Falken

He's talking about the big Chevy V8s.

To the OP, I don't think anyone has swapped an LS in. There have been a few 20Bs and a 2JZ I think.

04RX8man

yeah you could put a v8 in there i guess

Outkast187

Yea I was looking at it...it will take some cutting and possibly moving the firewall back a tad. Its possible for sure.

RotaryFiend

Nope, sorry. They DO NOT fit. It can't be done. There just simply is no room for a V8 in an RX-8. The cam gear geometry is incompatible with a car designed for rotary use, in other words it is impossible. Also, the V angle is too wide and interferes with suspension mounting. Furthermore, recent double blind testing has proven that it simply does not work.

and aren't you supposed to get banned for this kind of V8 absurdity?

mysql

whut? The rx-7 engine bay is smaller and there's quite a few v8's in them.

In fact, I think I can fit a REW and a smallblock in the amount of space we have available.

https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1208722930

Flashwing

The OP can stay as long as they don't mind me pissing on the finished product.

There's ONE rotary car in the world being produced...can't you find something else to shove a LS motor into?

alz0rz

iTrader: (41)

nothing is impossible with enough time and money..

that said.. there is plenty room in the front for a V8.. god forbid.

RotaryFiend

ssshhh, don't tell people.....


the last thing we need is a bunch of pushrod powered rx-8s running around sounding like lawnmowers...

RotaryFiend

Obviously no one picked up on the fact that I was joking because I don't want to see an RX-V8 ever. Now that I'm getting threatened to put "my money where my mouth is" I guess I'll let everyone in on it....

I know there's room for a V8!

04RX8man

yeah a sawzall will make room for any kind of engine u wold like to put in there

digitalSniperX1

rotary in rx7 owned by "pushrod" lawnmower engine.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1wSQ0vYXX_4


But hey, I have 238 hp from 1.3 L (or is it 2.6), but I have trouble keeping up with stock V6 accords.

Get off the rotary high horse. While it has some advantages, its disadvantages cannot be ignored.

Props to the guys capable of doing this kind of work.

lawnmower engine owns rotary in
a. Reliability
b. Economy
c. Performance
d. Cost

(please don't repeat the obvious, the discussion on rx7's entered into this thread)

savedsol

See here....
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...&highlight=lsx

I heard there was an LS1 in an 8 at the last 7stock. I can't confirm or find pictures though.

I'm sure I'll pop one more Renesis before the new 100K warranty is up. After that I'll sell or put in an LS_.

Red Devil

Better than a 2JZ or VQ, imo.

dillsrotary

if you think a v8 sounds like a lawnmower go listen to a midpiped FC

Vasichko

iTrader: (1)

Did you really just put the VQ motors in the same sentence with the 2JZ-GTE?

I think RB26DETT is a better fit next to 2JZ-GTE...