RX-8 LQ4 build

[EazyOnCars]

Here is my adventure building my Flooded (Hurricane Harvey) RX-8 with a 6.0l V8!
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[Kullman]

Mounting a engine so big and heavy, you will ruin the weight distribution of the RX-8.

It's central engine car which excels on turns, and you will transform it into a dragster...

[EazyOnCars]

Mounting a engine so big and heavy, you will ruin the weight distribution of the RX-8.

It's central engine car which excels on turns, and you will transform it into a dragster...

I'll try to keep that in mind while I'm daily driving it

Joking aside this is just a budget build combining a broken car with a broken van, not quite so serious.

[TheCaptain]

Make sure you sort the electrics to. Being a flood car it's gonna have lots of moisture in all kinds of electrical bits. It might not give problems now, but moisture inside a plug can take very long to dry and cause problems months after you think the car has dried out

Also, I like rotary's and I like RX8's, so bit of a shame to shove a V8 in it to be honest with you

[EazyOnCars]

Make sure you sort the electrics to. Being a flood car it's gonna have lots of moisture in all kinds of electrical bits. It might not give problems now, but moisture inside a plug can take very long to dry and cause problems months after you think the car has dried out

Also, I like rotary's and I like RX8's, so bit of a shame to shove a V8 in it to be honest with you

I'll be redoing most of the wiring, going to take each component one by one, but its been promising thus far.

I hear you on the Rotary front for sure. Honestly this thing would have been crushed if I had not scooped it up and there is no way I can justify a rotary build. The amount of work that needs done to the car and amount of budget I have to throw at my second project car is very low. Cheers to keeping the chassis alive mate!

[Master_Scythe]

Also, I like rotary's and I like RX8's, so bit of a shame to shove a V8 in it to be honest with you

That big? It is a little.
When people put a modern LS series in them though; that's ideal.

-Uses Less fuel.
-Isn't significantly heavier
-Still Revvs freely.
-Adds torque that rotarys lack.

There's really no downsides.
Rotarys are cool IF and only IF you intend to keep them at that required 75% RPM range to be efficient.
The engine is damn cool for drag, or even track or touge work.
But it's just a really stupid idea for a street car, the rev range required is far greater than the efficiency band.

I'm hoping my next car is an LS swapped RX8.
There's one for sale in my state; but it's about 13 hours drive away, so I need to put a day into a drive and go have a look at it.

[MHR1294]

That big? It is a little.
When people put a modern LS series in them though; that's ideal.

-Uses Less fuel.
-Isn't significantly heavier
-Still Revvs freely.
-Adds torque that rotarys lack.

There's really no downsides.
Rotarys are cool IF and only IF you intend to keep them at that required 75% RPM range to be efficient.
The engine is damn cool for drag, or even track or touge work.
But it's just a really stupid idea for a street car, the rev range required is far greater than the efficiency band.

I'm hoping my next car is an LS swapped RX8.
There's one for sale in my state; but it's about 13 hours drive away, so I need to put a day into a drive and go have a look at it.

Aksheually those are only problems with Mazda style rotaries i.e no recovery and oil cooled rotors and a non optimal design - probably for cost reasons.

I'd use a rotary for street, they run so smoth

I've got a friend who swapped his RX7 engine for a K20 turbo, Jesus it was fast.

V8 one will be awesome, it's an available engine too

[Kullman]

That big? It is a little.
When people put a modern LS series in them though; that's ideal.

-Uses Less fuel.
-Isn't significantly heavier
-Still Revvs freely.
-Adds torque that rotarys lack.

There's really no downsides.
Rotarys are cool IF and only IF you intend to keep them at that required 75% RPM range to be efficient.
The engine is damn cool for drag, or even track or touge work.
But it's just a really stupid idea for a street car, the rev range required is far greater than the efficiency band.

I'm hoping my next car is an LS swapped RX8.
There's one for sale in my state; but it's about 13 hours drive away, so I need to put a day into a drive and go have a look at it.

There some downsides... the engine is bigger and goes over the front wheels, instead of behind them, so you are transforming a central engine car into a front engine car.

[Master_Scythe]

Not by too much; 75% is still Behind.
Besides, thats only a con if you don't enjoy hanging the tail out :P

[Kaktus]

This is a very cool engine swap, will have to subscribe and see how you get on.