Engine swap, possiable??

[James H]

Is it possiable to put an RX-8 engine into my n/a FC, she is needing a rebuild soon & was just keeping other options open as there a few places with low milage rx-8 engines available for half the price of a rebuild & money is tight at the mo, thanks??

[Red and Single]

Call Carl at Hayward, he\'s into the renesis lumps

[Brett]

You would need the loom, ecu etc and a custom exhaust + all the other ancillaries...

[mpk490p]

as Brett said i think you will find yourself spending 3 time more, be a nice motor though :yes

Mark

[AtomicRex]

If you phone Carl, you need to pronounce it ReNahsis otherwise he wont understand you! lol

[grinder]

Why dont you just drop a FD lump into it

to be brutally honest - if the car isnt in concourse condition i wouldnt pay for a rebuild - i dont think you would ever see the money again

[James H]

Thing is i don\'t want a turbo on it, is there a n/a FD lump??

[Brett]

If you are going to rebuild it anyway, just give it a damn good porting, then spend some money on a set of carbs :yes

[shaunwil]

You could as ditch the EGI and run the rx8 block on carbs. Would need some custom fabrication on the intake and exhaust side. Plus custom engine mounts, not really sure if they are in the same place. Possibly be able to use the egi mounts if the bolt up positions on the engine are in the same place.

Would be a fun engine

Shaun

[James H]

Sadly both ideas are wicked but money is tight & she is my only car

[antnicuk]

in that case, just search for a 2nd hand egi engine and drop it straight in.  you are talking 5k plus for any of the mods you are talking about.

[James H]

What 5k for putting a turboII or fd engine in??