RX8 upgrade to RB & SR

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Is it possible to upgrade RX8 rotary to nissan RB/SR & JZ engine with complete gearbox?
Seeking advise from the pro's....:confused:
 

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SR is possible.. seen one at my fren's workshop with endorsed... RB i don't think it's possible, as the SR i've seen in the engine bay is already super tight fit..
 

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Don't bother with either.

1) The car is going to be shit to drive due the the altered balance.
2) Hell lot of custom fabrication in which Malaysians are lousy at.
3) Setting up the altered suspension geometry is also going to be shit because very few people know how to do it PROPERLY.
4) You'd be shitting bricks whenever you see a JPJ roadblock.
 

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Is it possible to upgrade RX8 rotary to nissan RB/SR & JZ engine with complete gearbox?
Seeking advise from the pro's....:confused:
the best upgrade for rx8 is either do j-port or pheripehal port or 20b swap or 26b swap :driver:


other engine just didnt do justice to rx8
 

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Yes, it is possible.

I have seen an RX8 with a V8 engine. No reason why you can't shoehorn an RB26:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCAkHAuC7Zw

But why you would want to do that is the big question. The 2nd most important question is "How much money do you have?"

Elms80 pointed out all the finer details.

you will not only just have to spend on engine but on custom drive shaft / custom bell housing, custom / modified transmission THEN contend with adjusted suspension front and back because now the weight distribution is no longer near 50:50. A 13B-MSP weighs 122KG - engine only. An RB26 weighs 250KGs - engine only. That extra 130 KGs so far forward on a 1.3 ton car has a huge impact to the handling characteristics. Furthermore, the RB26 transmission is another 100KG. Think about this a while - not only have you a fat ass engine right at the nose of this car but you also have a heavy transmission away from the center line.

Basically, every time you floor the accelerator, the ass of the car is going to squat so far back you'll see its panties. Every time you slam the brake, the front of the car is going to dive so hard, you'll be eyes deep in blacktop.

finally, you can buy an additional 2 RX8's by the time you are finished doing all that.
 
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