Rx 8 engine swap

Post by Deanmclone » Sun Dec 02, pm. Post by wiggles » Sun Dec 02, pm.

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.

Rx 8 engine swap

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"! I also have a mazda KL V6 and thought of putting that in it. If you have the skills anything is possible. If looking for easy, don't engine swap a RX8. Why wouldn't you do a 2. As far as electrons, why couldn't you swap over an NC brain box? Why does the RX need to know it's an RX? For example, the steering components are centrally located and have to move for most engines other than wankels as I understand. And now you've just created all sorts of bumpsteer and akerman issues for yourself.

If you have the skills anything is possible.

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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"! I also have a mazda KL V6 and thought of putting that in it. If you have the skills anything is possible. If looking for easy, don't engine swap a RX8.

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. Of course, the RX-8 is also a very quirky sportscar. It has an oddly jovial front fascia plus soft and circular lines that dull the sporty edge.

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ECU communication issues aside. While no car is an "investment" all cars depreciate , no car has seemed like more of a liability then this one, which is such a shame, because its a great car that happens to have a time bomb ticking inside it. No interest in a wankel.. Post by AndyBrad » Mon Dec 03, pm. I'm looking for the Toyota's reliability and rx8's good looking. All rights reserved. Advanced Search. The following errors occurred with your submission. As far as electrons, why couldn't you swap over an NC brain box? Post by wiggles » Mon Dec 03, pm Presumably the Mazda van version rather than the small drum. You must log in or sign up to post here. Totally worth it to me though, finally has an engine that compliments the chassis. In reply to Snrub : It's more beautiful than that.

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Share This Page Tweet. There are a few people that pop up from time to time saying they are developing a unit, but nothing material yet. Gone but never to be forgotten New kid on the block.. Likes: Also being an OBDII car with a canbus system you'll have your work cut out with emissions and getting all the OEM equipment to work like the electronic steering, gauge cluster, abs etc However, beware, you might end up at an expensive and crappy place at the end If you factor the money required for a proper clean swap, even if you do the work yourself, you will never get it back upon resale. I did get the guy who sold it to help me troubleshoot, which involved a round trip of the unit back to England, but the problem persisted. Time to crack open our Porsche Cayman's broken transmission. Thread Tools. End result? Steering rack was swapped from electric to modified hydraulic unit from a NC miata, as it puts the rack in the stock position. If you start out with the aim of spending 5k, you'll end up spending at least