by "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
Published 12/03/2017 at 00:44
by "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
Published 12/03/2017 at 00:44
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Couldn’t they just do this to a Mustang or something?
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
12/03/2017 at 00:49, STARS: 0
Not as much of a fan of this as I would be an LS powered RX-8. That would be near to my ideal daily driver. 2+2 V8 sports car with a decent Mazda chassis and a roof. Yesssss
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
12/03/2017 at 00:52, STARS: 2
“The car went 12.1sec”
Bullcrap.
"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
12/03/2017 at 00:59, STARS: 3
‘Never been ran yet’ (sic) but did 12.1 sec. Maybe that’s the 0-60 time?
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
12/03/2017 at 01:02, STARS: 1
Lol my reaction too
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
12/03/2017 at 01:05, STARS: 4
Rotary powered corvette C4.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/03/2017 at 01:14, STARS: 0
It boggles my mind how popular V8 swaps are in RX-7s. I get the rotary is unreliable, but the whole point of the car is that they’re rotary. Plus I can’t imagine a rebuilt rotary engine is much more expensive than a V8. And since I doubt most people who own these daily them, it’d be a while before you’d need another engine.
Plus I’d think putting in a rebuilt rotary would be a lot cheaper and easier than a V8 swap.
"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12)
12/03/2017 at 01:19, STARS: 1
I’d argue the original probably blew up. If that’s the case, I’m for it.
"StoneCold" (StoneCold)
12/03/2017 at 01:23, STARS: 2
My dad knew a guy who did one with a 289 into his RX-7 and the thing just *couldn’t* turn; it had waaaay too much weight on the front.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
12/03/2017 at 01:26, STARS: 0
That would be... interesting....
"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
12/03/2017 at 01:27, STARS: 1
Precisely. Take a lightweight, nimble and fun vehicle and destroy every one of those attributes. What’s the point?
"PS9" (PS9)
12/03/2017 at 01:50, STARS: 0
Hope not. That would make it slower than my 75 WHP (wishful horsepower) corolla. A V8 RX should do way better than that.
"PS9" (PS9)
12/03/2017 at 01:54, STARS: 0
Its not hard to see why. Yeah, you are kinda going against the grain with a V8, but the upside is a lot of quality of life improvements the car would get in exchange. It’s easy to be an enthusiast on the internet, but big block fuel economy and a glass cannon engine (which it wouldn’t be if people cared for it properly, but you know most aren’t gonna do that) gets old fast.
"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
12/03/2017 at 02:07, STARS: 0
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"cluelessk" (cluelessk)
12/03/2017 at 02:24, STARS: 1
Why not? Light car with a decent motor and trans with up to a 200 shot.
Should be possible with a good 60'.
"SpeedSix" (speedsix)
12/03/2017 at 02:36, STARS: 0
If I had time (and lived nearby), I’d troll by asking for the price of the car as a roller without the drivetrain.
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
12/03/2017 at 04:06, STARS: 0
Maybe with a 200 shot. Maybe.
"merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
12/03/2017 at 08:08, STARS: 1
Some of the swaps shouldn’t mess up the weight distribution. The 302 adds about 150lbs over the rotary, but I believe the LS swaps are less weight and the balance is nearer 50/50. A 302 swap is meh, but a LS swap would be nice. V8 power and torque in a sub 2000lb car. Much fun could be had.
"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
12/03/2017 at 10:54, STARS: 2
I’d rock it. It just needs the suspension built to match that engine.
Never mind it’s Automatic, ew