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Introduction
This is a project that I've been looking
forward to doing. I have a bit of history with Mazda rotary
cars, and a love for Chevy V8s. The RX7 is a particularly good
choice to swap a V8 into because of the generous room for the
engine and the wide and high transmission tunnel. Also these
car are great handling cars and still handle great even with
the weight of the V8. You can find an RX7 with a worn and
tired engine for a good price. The original rotary engine is
fairly expensive to overhaul. |
March
22, 2008
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The engine for this this swap is
an LT1 - 5.7 V8 from a 1993 Chevy Camaro. The transmission is a 6
speed T-56. The engine has a BBK throttle body, and will have
headers when installed. Other than that, this is a stock engine. The
light weight and 4.10 rear gears will give this car amazing
performance.
This car was purchased with the
intention of installing a V8. The engine was starting to run with
blue smoke at startup and had over 200,000 kms. I had hoped that the
car would have run about a year longer than it did. The clutch gave
out early and the car was parked for over a year. Now I have it in
the shop and work has begun.
I have removed the original
rotary engine and transmission already and am now preparing the car
for the V8.
Photos are coming as I sort them
and optimize them for the website.
Two sources of information for
this swap are; Granny's
Speedshop & V8
RX7 Forum.
Removing
the rotary engine
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