RX8 engine alternativey
Discussion
Is this doing the work yourself or farming it out?
Doing it yourself should be possible but I'm not sure if it is economically viable as the car may be harder to sell on. I imagine you should be able to get an RX8 engine for not a huge amount.
If you are doing it for yourself to keep, I guess you will enjoy improved fuel economy but will the handling be upset? I thought the RX8 engine was very light. What about insurance?
Doing it yourself should be possible but I'm not sure if it is economically viable as the car may be harder to sell on. I imagine you should be able to get an RX8 engine for not a huge amount.
If you are doing it for yourself to keep, I guess you will enjoy improved fuel economy but will the handling be upset? I thought the RX8 engine was very light. What about insurance?
I had a mazda RX8, the engine is completely crap and I was always wondering what else you could drop in when it inevitably blows.
I would have a good look round for a 4 pot turbo engine that looks short enough to fit. Renaults Megane R26 engine would be ideally suited to the RX8. Something like that is really what the RX8 should have been made with. The very slight weight penalty will be more than worth it.
I would have a good look round for a 4 pot turbo engine that looks short enough to fit. Renaults Megane R26 engine would be ideally suited to the RX8. Something like that is really what the RX8 should have been made with. The very slight weight penalty will be more than worth it.
fridaypassion said:
I had a mazda RX8, the engine is completely crap and I was always wondering what else you could drop in when it inevitably blows.
I would have a good look round for a 4 pot turbo engine that looks short enough to fit. Renaults Megane R26 engine would be ideally suited to the RX8. Something like that is really what the RX8 should have been made with. The very slight weight penalty will be more than worth it.
Just buy a BBR Turbo MX5 if that's what you want...I would have a good look round for a 4 pot turbo engine that looks short enough to fit. Renaults Megane R26 engine would be ideally suited to the RX8. Something like that is really what the RX8 should have been made with. The very slight weight penalty will be more than worth it.
I wonder if a Porsche flat 6 would fit?
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