Engine swap AWD? - RX8Club.com

03-11-2006, 11:26 AM

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Engine swap AWD?

before you laugh.. it has been done before...

anyone though about making the 8 AWD? ive seen it done on a tiburon before... reg engine FWD then added an engine in the trunk.... RWD so total it was AWD 2 engines and i belive 700 hp range..

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03-11-2006, 11:51 AM

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How do you use 2 RWD motors to drive all four wheels? I tell you this though you will have a hell of a tranny tunnel and cowl induction hood to fit it.

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03-11-2006, 12:01 PM

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Man! There´s some work for ya...

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03-11-2006, 01:22 PM

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sorry couldn't help myself, I had to laugh first ....

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03-11-2006, 04:18 PM

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sorry couldn't help myself, I had to laugh first ....

Hey I was trying to be nice!!!! no need to make fun of the guy

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03-11-2006, 09:43 PM

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Yeah and then get a slower 8 from all the extra drivetrain losses. Now I'm thinking how they are gonna come up with a rotary transaxle... Should they mount it vertically or horizontally, maybe they could attach 4 renesis each on every wheel.

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03-11-2006, 09:56 PM

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keep laughing...

http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...9F5E262015.htm

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03-11-2006, 09:59 PM

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Go for it benny! let us know how it turns out.

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03-11-2006, 10:06 PM

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yeah okay.. pockets aint that deep... just curious if anyone thought about it since people are doing 3 rotor why not 2? 1 rotor to each wheel!

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03-11-2006, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by LiL BenNy

keep laughing...

http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...9F5E262015.htm

I'm not making fun of you but... do you realize why mounting an engine in the back worked for the FWD Tiburon and wouldn't work for the RWD RX-8? Have you ever noticed a difference in how an engine is mounted in a FWD vehicle vs a RWD vehicle? Maybe there is a way to do it with the body of the 8 but not likely with any of the existing drivetrain and I'm positive it won't happen with a rotary if it were possible!

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03-11-2006, 10:27 PM

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The reason no one has thought about it is Mazda never made a front wheel drive car with the rotary engine so there isn’t a transmission that could be used in a set up like the Tiburon. Try Google for some sites that explain how FWD & RWD works and you might figure it out. It would be cheaper to just make another two engine Tiburon and put an RX-8 body shell over it like a funny car.

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03-12-2006, 01:12 AM

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haha thats cute....idk what the difference in set up of a FWD and a RWD car is...maybe thats why lol... maybe i should just change the name to cool awd tiburon vid and move it to media lol...

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