New Guy Mixin The Import With The Muscle =)

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02-01-2004, 05:12 AM
Rx7

New Guy Mixin The Import With The Muscle =)

Hey guys whats going on, my name's Chris I'm from waterloo,iowa - joined the forum to learn all I possibly can from you geezers =P, your prolly wondering what my subject line was about.....I'm building a 1988 Mazda Rx7 for which I'm doin a Small Block Chevy V8 Swap in.

I grew up around cars like 69 Camaro's Nova SS's Yenko Chevelle''s and so on and always had the need for speed and the love for the sound of a V8 but also had a wide range in taste ranging from old school muscle cars to triple carb v12 ferrari's and everything in between. The reason I chose the rx7 playform to build apon is pretty simple.....light weight, handles great, has the weight distribution of basicly 50/50 which is quite hard to come by and has the room for a SBC to top it off.....seemed like a plan to me, I love old muscle cars but the heavy weight of these cars always got to me, power/weight ratio is a huge thing to me, so anyways I hope to learn alot from the fellow board members and hopefully you guys wont take that my car is an import to heart even though its powered by american muscle. =D
-Chris
02-01-2004, 07:06 AM
Dave Severson

Welcome to CHR Chris. Sounds like you are starting a neat project, should be a fun build. Many years ago I helped a friend put an aluminum head SBC into a Datsun 240Z, his reasoning was much the same as yours for doing the swap. Post some pics, and keep us informed.
02-01-2004, 12:02 PM
SinistrV6

Not Chevy powered but....

Check out the Hybrids section over at

www.turbobuicks.com

Lots of RX7's over there that have been Hybridized!
02-01-2004, 04:43 PM
Rx7

Quote:

Originally posted by Dave Severson
Welcome to CHR Chris. Sounds like you are starting a neat project, should be a fun build. Many years ago I helped a friend put an aluminum head SBC into a Datsun 240Z, his reasoning was much the same as yours for doing the swap. Post some pics, and keep us informed.

Thats awesome Dave, yeah I thought about a Datsun Z V8 Swap, those are really neat and really get up and go, I'll make sure to post pics of the swap as its being done, thanks for the support.

-Chris
02-01-2004, 04:48 PM
Matt167

Quote:

Originally posted by techinspector1
Use any search engine and type in "RX7 Chevy engine swap".

There is a kit for this project. I do not know who makes it though.
02-01-2004, 05:11 PM
suedeplymouth

While an RX7 may be an import, theyre one of the very few imports I have respect for. Ive seen several built RX7's seem to fly down the track.
02-01-2004, 05:18 PM
Matt167

An RX7 is the only import I would drive as a performance vehiche although I will probobly be getting some kind of beater H%N#A to drive in the winter and in some summer weekdays to keep my Benz nice.
02-28-2004, 10:33 AM
goatman55

Hi

I have a 1981 RX-7 with a SBC and a T5 that I built a couple of years ago. Unbelivable takeoff power, like a streetrod, but it can go around corners at speed also.

A good place to get info is the V8 rx-7 forum. There are alot of guys who have built or are building those things that post regularly. Its also nice to post about a v8 rx-7 without getting flamed by rotary purists (avoid rx7club.com like the plague).Here is the link: http://www.torquecentral.com/forumdisplay.php?f=11

Also take a look at granny's speed shop.
link: http://members.tripod.com/~grannys/rx7.html
Grant makes kits for numerous engines into rx-7's. His kits work best for "simple" v8 conversions.

If you want to go to a more complicated but much better swap, Brian Hinson sells a kit to install a LS1 into 2nd and 3rd gen rx-7s.
http://www.hinsonsupercars.com
This is the way to go if you don't want to disrupt that 50/50 weight bias.

Good luck,
Dave
02-28-2004, 03:59 PM
BowtieGirl

welcome Chris. I have brushed into a few people doing stuf like that when I was working for Arrow Speed. I think SBC will fit into about anything out there. Good luck. Ih you can dream it, it can be done!
02-28-2004, 04:41 PM
pro70z28

Re: New Guy Mixin The Import With The Muscle =)

Quote:

Originally posted by Rx7
Hey guys whats going on, my name's Chris I'm from waterloo,iowa - joined the forum to learn all I possibly can from you geezers =P, your prolly wondering what my subject line was about.....I'm building a 1988 Mazda Rx7 for which I'm doin a Small Block Chevy V8 Swap in.
e. =D
-Chris

Welcome to the site.
We go by Waterloo a few times a year on our way back to IOWA to see relatives. I-380 to 20 to 218. They ever gonna open up that dog track on 380 again??:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
Have to post pics. of your project as it progresses. See Ya.**)