wrightcomputing wrote:
If not though good luck, remember the most important thing is the gear stick location which will determine your engine location. Make sure the gear stick it is going to fit in its correct location before before you buy an engine.
I shopped around. The Solstice trans has a bracket for the shifter which makes it easy to adjust position (see attached). Turns out it was a bulls-eye for shifter location.
Solstice guys run v8s in front of it without any issues. Strong trans.
rx7locost wrote:
I don't know how different the RX8 engine is. I rebuilt my RX7 engine. If you have ever done any engine rebuild before, the rotary is not more difficult. Just different! The difficult part is determining if the housings and irons are still within acceptable wear limits. Mazda publishes those limits.
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A powerband that doesn't kick in until 5000 isn't much good for a DD on the street
Maybe not, but in a 1400# car it is certainly more than enough. And don't forget, when the rotary engine wakes up at 5K, there is no other feeling like it. IMHO. But I would imagine that in the full weight of an RX-8, there must be better options.
This thread is about an engine swap. So changing over to a V6 in the RX8 is certainly a good option. Don't let the other forum cloud your vision. It is your car. Do it your way.
I've never noticed anything happen at 5000rpm in any of my rotory cars I've owned. It's not like a newer 2-stroke dirt bike power band where the torque suddenly doubles. It's like an old 2 stroke dirt bike from the 60s when it's pretty much suck from idle to WOT. (see attached)
I decided against rebuilding the rotory. Bad investment. For under $5k I'll have a 450hp twin turbo v6 in it.
As for the car. It handles good and I think the interior is pretty comfortably. It's a bit heavy though and the torque of a v6 is better suited for it imo.