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In this video some friends and I start getting our hands dirty learning about the RX-8 and learning the specific history of this car. https://www.eazyoncars....
Today we pull the Renesis engine and open it up to find a spicy dorito! https://www.eazyoncars.com https://www.instagram.com/eazy_on_cars/ https://www.facebo...
In this video I harvest the engine for the RX-8 swap. https://www.eazyoncars.com https://www.instagram.com/eazy_on_cars/ https://www.facebook.com/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
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!
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.
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
I stripped my car out so much it now has 49/49 weight distribution.
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.
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