rx7 v8 info wanted

[rxv8]

hi is this a rotary powered club only...does anyone of any rx7 gen2 or 3 with engine swaps i.e chevy or rover v8..as i am looking to buy one as i love the shape of the rx7 and love the sound of the v8 any info to bearnigel@yahoo.com..thanks

[g11ary]

I believe everyone in this forum is rotary, sorry as nice as the v8 sounds, the rotary can sound as sweet and go even better than the v8. But the car drive it a while and youll never go down the v8 road to damnation, promise its a sweet car.

[scooby_si]

there was sumin a while back about a guy or sum1 in midlands who had stuck a V8 or sumin meaty in a RX7 as i recall as many roatry peaps got excited when big BHP was mentioned in relation to RX7 will post details if i can ever manage to dig 'em out but hey cant argue V8s sound schweeeeeet http://smilies.crowd9.com/contrib/ruinkai/cheshirea.gif lol
Si

[rxv8]

thanks mate that would be great

[johnf]

Si - I think that V8 transplant RX7 [red] was at The Royal Oak the month b4 you came - praps it'll be there again.

[scooby_si]

aha found an old thread (http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1118&highlight=chevy)
Si (search master general http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/army.gif lol)

[rxv8]

thanks for the replys and help i have now bought one a 1986 rx7 non turbo,with a v8...

[Paul-Tll]

Is it the black coupe? Big wing on the back?
If not I wonder what became of it?
Bet you'll have some fun with your project,
G.luck Paul..

[rxv8]

i saw the black coupe for sale about 2 years ago in street machine looked pretty nice..v8 on 4xtwin carbs...mines a white d reg... do you know of any 17 inch alloys for sale or lowering springs etc etc

[Paul-Tll]

You gotta go twin '40' s get on the rollers and let us know
what you can get,
It would be more than Intersting,
As for springs give tim a call down at RX motors or go the
import route but it'll cost cos the wait.
Paul..

[bill shurvinton]

twin 40's on a V8? Not really a performance set up. quad IDAs is more the thing.

The venerable rover V8, whilst light, is actually very expensive to get serious HP from. The last of the 4.6's were being sold off recently for about 1500 a pop.

The torque is luvverly, but over 300HP gets difficult. Get a low compression block and bung hairdriers on and it gets a lot more interesting mind.

The LS1 on the other hand has a lot more potential and is not that expensive.

I will build a piston RX7 one day, but then again I am also planning a rotary lotus excel. I get annoyed with the anti engine swap brigade on RX7club, but given that some of the posters there are barely out of puberty I guess they can be forgiven.

Bill

[rxv8]

the black one that was for sale 2 years ago was running a quad set up on a 3.9 rover motor...i know what you mean about getting horses from the old buick/rover its expensive,but on the flip side you get bags of torque a heavenly sound and a lot cheaper to run than a rotary,imo....a freind has a porsche 924 with a rover 4.8 real steel stroker motor,holley projection and nitrous..without gas made 311 bhp...and 342lbs torque and ran a 12.9 at the pod on its maden voyage...not bad eh...email me for a better chat...do you live oin england or usa...??

[DB81]

Just bumping this thread up again as I spotted a red V8 FC on Ebay - Ebay page (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2455288423&category=18211)