Rx 8 engine swap

Post by Deanmclone » Sun Dec 02, pm.

These are selling for pennies and it's an awesome chassis that is begging for a simple swap. Somebody has to have solved the Canbus riddle, right? Hint hint. I'd love a fly and drive to Colorado for a Flyin RX I'm wishing for more like a reliable hp 4 cylinder that can be "plugged and played"!

Rx 8 engine swap

Introducing Infinite Scroll - Click here to learn more! What would be the easiest Engine to Swap? Thread Tools. Rate Thread. Victor Wankel. Theoretically, if horsepower was not a key factor, what would be the easiest non rotary engine to swap into an RX8? Lets say you didn't care all that much about power, speed etc. Your only desire was to turn your RX8 into a mid nineties carolla View Public Profile. Find More Posts by DR.

It turned off all the dash warning lights, but the tach bounced around like a sugared up 7 year old. Post by Goobie » Sun Dec 02, pm.

Thread in ' Technical Questions ' started by Robbs , Mar 19, Driftworks Forum. Engine swap Idea's for RX8??? Joined: Apr 24, Posts: 9, Likes Received: 1. Joined: Aug 18, Posts: 9, Likes Received: 0. V8 it, if you are going to be putting in an alien engine its got to be the only way. Joined: Jul 7, Posts: 5, Likes Received: 2.

The RX8 comes with a stock engine and transmission, but there are many aftermarket parts available for performance upgrades. A properly maintained engine and transmission can easily last for , miles or more. If your RX8 has over , miles on it, you will have to get a new engine or transmission — or both. You will have a reliable car that can go anywhere you want it to go. You could damage the engine or worse, burn it up completely! There are many different reasons why someone would want to take their car in for an Rx8 engine swap. The Perfect RX8 engine swap is a relatively easy process, but it does require some time and attention. The first step to this project is to remove the head from your old engine. This can be done with a few basic tools and a little bit of patience. Once you have removed your head, you will need to clean it out before installing it into your new engine.

Rx 8 engine swap

If you are looking at carrying out an RX8 motor swap we have done the research for you. Take a look at some of the popular options to bring some life back to your RX Remember the Mazda RX-8? Read a road test here if not It was really the last hurrah from Mazda, a bit of a swan song if you will.

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V8 Roadsters already offers a kit for the miata and I reckon they're a bit more accessible than parts in the LS powertrain. You must log in or sign up to post here. First option retain the RX8 ECU and harness, fit a crank trigger wheel and sensor and add the coolant and oil pressure switch to the swapped engine. The car just crossed , without a single drivetrain or turbo failure. Puts you up to about whp. If you are worried about reliability, and indeed you engine blows up, it would always be cheaper to throw in another Renesis and flip the car. Don't get me wrong I love rotaries and had a blast driving mine with the stock engine, but longevity, and power are definitely lacking with the Renesis. I finally convinced them to let me test it after all this. Quote message in reply? All times are GMT Quick Reply: What would be the easiest Engine to Swap? Post by njkmr » Mon Dec 03, pm Ive just had a thought. Post by acegeezer » Sun Dec 02, pm. These users thanked the author 13Black for the post: wiggles Mon Dec 03, pm.

It is illegal to sell, install, or offer for sale any aftermarket part that alters or modifies the original design or performance of the motor vehicle pollution control system. All parts are for use on a vehicle that will NEVER be used, or licensed, or registered for use upon a street and highway.

Post by Juey » Mon Dec 03, am Engine swap? Of course there is much more in regards to wiring, and other supporting parts. Post by untakenname » Sun Dec 02, pm. Keith: what is a PPF? From there, it's a matter of the exhaust and coolant system custom design, plus the wiring and some electronics module integration, but even that is simplier than any other piston swap because it's all Mazda modules. So for that reason I've always felt a terrible guilt about putting any kind of money into this car. Prescription 8. End result? The ones I know of that are actually running are a vag 1. And that might save some fab work. Post by acegeezer » Mon Dec 03, pm. The time now is AM. What's your opinion?