I've always loved the looks of these but they're always priced out of my grasp. I also really like the RX8 looks and have stopped myself at the last second at least 5 times from buying one.
Good because the motor is a ticking time bomb.
I've always loved the looks of these but they're always priced out of my grasp. I also really like the RX8 looks and have stopped myself at the last second at least 5 times from buying one.
Potentially a good candidate for ev repower if rebuilds cost too much. I would put a relatively small battery in as it is a toy car and you want the weight low. Something like 200 km range. Most of battery mounted low in original engine bay. It's a cool body shape. I havent looked into price, if rebuilds are affordable, I would stick with ice and pay to play.Good because the motor is a ticking time bomb.
Good because the motor is a ticking time bomb.
It’s def doable. I don’t have the skill, money, or time but I’m sure some do.Potentially a good candidate for ev repower if rebuilds cost too much. I would put a relatively small battery in as it is a toy car and you want the weight low. Something like 200 km range. Most of battery mounted low in original engine bay. It's a cool body shape. I havent looked into price, if rebuilds are affordable, I would stick with ice and pay to play.
it was RX8 my friend.That's a bit of a misconception, in stock trim they aren't any less reliable then piston engines. It's when people try to push 1000hp out of their 1.3L power plants that things go bang. Had a mate shoehorn a $140k 20b into one of those gen 3 rx7s about 20yrs ago. Was an insane ride.
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Edit. The pic above is when we picked it up, found the engine pic. It's hard to see the scale but that turbo is a good 14"+ in diameter
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re read what i quoted...lol.What was an rx8? I thought we were talking rx7?
Edit. Wait do you mean the black car in the pic? It's a series 7 RX7. The engine is triple rotor from a Mazda Cosmo.
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The not-a-coupe coupe.
I do. And yes, it's doing well, i now have a 76-70mm crossover exhaust on it from Kline, with 100 cell cats and a tune which is pushing about 140tq more than stock at the clutch (that'd be approximately 700tq), horsepower unknown as it isn't calculated by the ECU in the data logs. My estimate (based on the ECU numbers) is that it makes about 690hp/660tq at the other side of the clutch pack which puts it somewhere in the 620 wheel horsepower range now.Do you still have the S? Is it still.exceeding expectations?
I love them, and have raced one with 450whp.My all time favorite Japanese sports car would be the 3rd gen RX-7. Twin-Turbo, of course.
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Just need to resto-mod the outdated interior. Yeah, yeah, I know... blasphemy, blah blah blah...
He posted it years ago. It is awesome.You got a pic of this monster @Shaman ?? Unless I missed it earlier in the thread.
This is not helpful without said pic lolHe posted it years ago. It is awesome.
That car gives your bike a run for its money.This thread is useless without a test drive.