rx7 gen3 fitted with ls1

[tinker-27]

the ls6 is a 5.7 v8 same as the ls1 but with different heads and other small differences ,the ls2 is a 6.0l,they also do a 5.3l and a 6.0l iron block(heavy).
they are fitted in monaro,vette,gto,pontiac,trans am,ect. most come with 6 speed boxes,400bhp with no internal mods,and 395ft lb,310 of that over 90% of the rev range,these motors are expected to do 100.000 miles and still pass smog tests so as you can see they are very under strained.

[cruiser]

Damn... this is what I want to have in my FD also.
Where did you get the engine and the conversion parts (hinson supercars?) ?

[tinker-27]

i made the kit all my self,exhaust,wiring,cooling,etc,etc, i am in the process of doing another for a customer same spec,ap 6 pots,ls1 motor,6 speed box,v8 rumble!! AND RELIABLE, if you are ever in birmingham pop in and have a look, cheers craig

[cruiser]

How much is everything if I bring the engine ?

[bnaellis]

i made the kit all my self,exhaust,wiring,cooling,etc,etc, i am in the process of doing another for a customer same spec,ap 6 pots,ls1 motor,6 speed box,v8 rumble!! AND RELIABLE, if you are ever in birmingham pop in and have a look, cheers craig

haha so you\'ll be the guy I saw at modified metal the other day then.
Absolute awesome car mate.
I wish I could get my extended port to sound the same :cheers

[MillSpeed]

i made the kit all my self,exhaust,wiring,cooling,etc,etc, i am in the process of doing another for a customer same spec,ap 6 pots,ls1 motor,6 speed box,v8 rumble!! AND RELIABLE, if you are ever in birmingham pop in and have a look, cheers craig

Does that mean you\'re using the 6-speed \'vette box aswell? How does it compare size-wise with the RX7 box? Did you have to use a custom prop?

[tinker-27]

the price varies depending on what spec you want,exhaust etc give us a call on 07814011479 if you are interested or email me on tinker-27taylor@blueyonder.co.uk,the 6 speedbox fits the tunnel with out to much trouble and we do a custom prop,we use a aftermarket ecu which is stand alone,it has shift light,fan control,high rev recall,etc and soon will have traction  control.cheers craig

[D3xt3r]

What ECU are you using? I plan to use the standard Vette ecu and get something like LS Edit or something like that.

[tinker-27]

i use a m3d unit as it is easy to re map ,never used edit but prefer m3d as it is so vesatile and you can run it maf less cheers craig.

[D3xt3r]

Ahh kicking the MAF sounds good but I think I wont need it in the beginning as I will be happy with the standard speed for a while

Currently Im only evaluating if I can use the Hinson kit with an RHD car as its nearly impossible to find a cheap FD over here in germany so I would buy on in UK.

[tinker-27]

had car on dyno at WRC today,now its run in (it was a monaro open ),it made 417bhp,440ftlb,(flywheel) and 341bhp at wheels.motor stock internals at moment ,cam and heads on there way !!.(makes over 400 ftlb from 2500rpm to 5500rpm )

[rxv8]

well f.... me thats real impresive...nice one craig...

[Clarky]

This sounds an awesome car, nothing like the sound of a V8 Chevy, would this be a more cost effective way of modifiying a rex, considering the cost of a modified Rotary Engine, did you have to cut any metal in the engine bay.
I see you have no strut brace has this caused any problems with handling.
It looks completly at home in the rex engine bay, a perfect factory fit.

[tinker-27]

no i have not cut any metal from engine bay, it could be converted back .i have been sorting the suspension and have not got round to putting the strut brace on but it will go on soon.I wil be converting a mates soon and i will take pics as i go along ,glad you like it craig

[andytk]

Droooool, drool, drool,

I want that car.  That is a nice conversion.

Do you have any ball park figures for the total cost (including the cost of the origional car)?

Andy