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Old 04-10-2014 | 02:27 PM
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What would the hardcore engine mods be for someone to do?
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Old 04-10-2014 | 06:24 PM
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What would the hardcore engine mods be for someone to do?

Typically headers, cam upgrade, trickflow manifold, arp hardware, larger valves, forged pistons, etc.
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totally left out the forged crank and port&polished head...wait maybe that was included in the "etc." hehe
You guys ALWAYS forget the chrome plated grease nipples
Old 04-11-2014 | 04:25 AM
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Serious question.
What would the hardcore engine mods be for someone to do?
Old 04-17-2014 | 06:51 PM
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I'm pretty serious in buying an rx7 turbo engine longblock.

I've got an RX8, What is there to work with? I'm trying to line up a rx7 turbo engine and nitrous/tune it. tear down the rx8 engine sometime, but that's not relevant.


I want to bridge port the engine. What is the best RX8 setup?

Do I have to 20B for 400-600hp?
Old 04-17-2014 | 07:38 PM
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I'm pretty serious in buying an rx7 turbo engine longblock.

I've got an RX8, What do you have to work with? I'm trying to line up a rx7 turbo engine and nitrous/tune it. tear down the rx8 engine sometime, but that's not relevant.


I want to bridgeport the engine. What is the best RX8 setup?

Do I have to 20B for 400-600hp?
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I have a half bridge REW that makes 530 HP @17PSI on pump gas.....so 400-600 is doable

Don't expect to just throw it is..it is a lot of work...and needs a lot of fabricating to get it to work
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Originally Posted by l3eltinck
Serious question.
What would the hardcore engine mods be for someone to do?
Originally Posted by l3eltinck
I'm pretty serious in buying an rx7 turbo engine longblock.

I've got an RX8, What is there to work with? I'm trying to line up a rx7 turbo engine and nitrous/tune it. tear down the rx8 engine sometime, but that's not relevant.


I want to bridge port the engine. What is the best RX8 setup?

Do I have to 20B for 400-600hp?
Holy crap.

...... nope nothing else ....

Just holy crap

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go big or go home 26b for the win
Old 04-18-2014 | 08:12 AM
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What do you do with rx8 engines though? I want something sweet. Do u even port them or just turbo/cool the thing and tune it?
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dude seriously, go to the major hp section and read, then read some more. when your done with that read some more. tons of info here and your just asking vague questions that you will get flamed for
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Posts moved to new thread. Discussing an FD swap is inappropriate in a thread about turbocharging the RX-8.

Originally Posted by l3eltinck
What do you do with rx8 engines though? I want something sweet. Do u even port them or just turbo/cool the thing and tune it?
You lack a basic understanding of the engine, it's design, what challenges exist to making power from it, and what those solutions are. It's recommended that you do a lot of reading of the stickies and other build threads. There are a lot of unique things about this engine and making wide sweeping generalizations like that is not only incorrect, it will cost you an engine.


The most basic honest answer to "What do you do with RX-8 engines though?" is:

Kill them.
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Just ban him already.

It's impossible to go to any thread that he or a mod hasn't polluted because of this users dumb posts
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This is your brain on too many Fast & Furious reruns ....
Old 04-18-2014 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by wcs
Just ban him already.

It's impossible to go to any thread that he or a mod hasn't polluted because of this users dumb posts
His posts only exist in 5 threads now, two of them are locked in the new member area, the other two are on topic in general threads. All other posts of his are now in this thread.

He isn't being very pleasant, but he hasn't done anything to justify even a warning yet.
Old 04-18-2014 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by l3eltinck
I want something sweet.
Well you asked for something sweet. Come on really....
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Old 04-18-2014 | 11:06 AM
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^^

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Old 04-18-2014 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by l3eltinck
This person is a db and the mod is dumb. It was not ever vague, and the constant insistence that my knowledge library is lacking somewhere for a spring time thread on 400-600hp or swap is both insanity and outrageous.

You shouldn't all be bad people.
Bye bye in 3, 2, .......................
Old 04-18-2014 | 05:40 PM
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I really tried to be nice ...... read, and educate yourself and come back with specific questions and im sure you will get better responses.....you just look lazy or stupid or both when you cop an attitude
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Originally Posted by l3eltinck
You shouldn't all be bad people.
We aren't all bad. Just some of us.

I was giving you friendly logical advice. You should take your 3 days off and re-read the code of conduct, especially rule #1 again.

Originally Posted by EuroTech
Bye bye in 3, 2, .......................
More like 72 miles, 71 miles, 70 miles, .....
Old 04-18-2014 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by RIWWP
We aren't all bad. Just some of us.

I was giving you friendly logical advice. You should take your 3 days off and re-read the code of conduct, especially rule #1 again.



More like 72 miles, 71 miles, 70 miles, .....

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