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Old 10-05-2009 | 06:37 PM
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3 rotor?

so im thinkin of selling my stock 2 rotor engine for a 3 rotor. 4 rotor is wayyy out of my budget, and just a turbo is not enough..
any suggestions or thoughts? . . . . .
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LEGHUMPERS UNITE!!!!!!!!!

are you ready spend A LOT of money?
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Oh lawd...

Hai Amber, do you have at least $20k for this engine swap? If not, have a great day researching turbo threads
Old 10-05-2009 | 06:47 PM
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Just get one of these blowers. Then your car will be good for 225mph!
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...&sName=Blowers

Its a real bargain for that kind of power..and its made by a real name brand :D
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Did I hear LEGHUMPERS UNITE?


Amber, doing this engine swap is not going to be cheap
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im thinking about selling my amber corners for the r-magic widebody kit..
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True that, I have an old 3rd brake light that will easily get me some new Volks
Old 10-05-2009 | 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Amber
so im thinkin of selling my stock 2 rotor engine for a 3 rotor. 4 rotor is wayyy out of my budget, and just a turbo is not enough..
any suggestions or thoughts? . . . . .
thanks,
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in all seriousness, what is your budget? being upfront with you, I hope you have about 15,000 put away just for parts.. labor and time is a whole nother issue.
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hmmm, interesting...i dont know if you're ready for this.
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hmmm, interesting...i dont know if you're ready for this.

As long as someone has money, they can have anything built
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yeah as long as you have over 20 thousand you may be able to get it working right
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Old 10-05-2009 | 07:35 PM
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really that much? my friend owns ART automotive racing tech. so labor isnt that big of a problem, and his brother has an rx7 and wants to do it to his as well. but he's told me that he found the complete 3 rotor stock for around 4 grand. which apparently gives me up to 400 hp after tuning and the whole deal. so i dont see how it could get to be that much, unless im upgrading every part and buying it all seperately.
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Those Brembo brake covers add a shocking 125bhp

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but that 40th anniversary edition looks really good
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Originally Posted by Amber
really that much? my friend owns ART automotive racing tech. so labor isnt that big of a problem, and his brother has an rx7 and wants to do it to his as well. but he's told me that he found the complete 3 rotor stock for around 4 grand. which apparently gives me up to 400 hp after tuning and the whole deal. so i dont see how it could get to be that much, unless im upgrading every part and buying it all seperately.
rx7's way different...its a lot easier to do it on an rx7 then it is on the rx8
Old 10-05-2009 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Amber
really that much? my friend owns ART automotive racing tech. so labor isnt that big of a problem, and his brother has an rx7 and wants to do it to his as well. but he's told me that he found the complete 3 rotor stock for around 4 grand. which apparently gives me up to 400 hp after tuning and the whole deal. so i dont see how it could get to be that much, unless im upgrading every part and buying it all seperately.
You said right there- you WILL be upgrading every part.

Have you ever rode in properly turbo'ed RX-8? How do you know it's not enough? Have you ever drove a 600+rwhp >3.0 liter car? Do you have any clue how much of a handful they are?
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just get the rx7 twin turbos...they bolt right on
Old 10-05-2009 | 08:34 PM
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Gotz da moneys?? people spend at least $10k on a good turbo'd 13b.
Old 10-05-2009 | 08:38 PM
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you should probably post this in the major mod. section.
Old 10-05-2009 | 09:33 PM
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ya im thinkin of selling my stock 2 rotor too, for a 8 rotor. 9 rotor is hella out of my budget. hella
Old 10-05-2009 | 10:00 PM
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rx7's way different...its a lot easier to do it on an rx7 then it is on the rx8
damn right. to get the engine in there you have to have alot of custom fab... the ecu is Microtech ecu will run you a little bit. and im gunna agree with Chickenwafer. Youmight want to turbocharge a renesis. i promise you. you wont spend less than 15,000 on a 3 rotor setup if you plan to have it running. get the esmeril racing kit. That will give you close to what a 3-rotor will, with less the complication...

btw, do you kno how much my mechanic spent on just the turbo manifold for the 3-rotor (has to be custom made)?? $3500. ouch.

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