Humm, something fishy about this 2nd gen
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You can get a very streetable 500 hp from a small block chevy, this guy probably did the conversion and figured after he had it all done, he would redo the engine, which isnt hard on a 350, cam change and heads and he would easily be near 500 hp. A powerglide is a 2 speed automatic, VERY nice for drag racing due to the 1st gear, a 2500 rpm stall converter is like launching your car at 2500 rpms with a clutch- you can of course launch higher by having your foot on the brake while you rev it even higher. I love my RX with its rotory, but for the cost of a ECU and turbo, you can build a *** kicking small block chevy, get parts for it in any auto parts store, any mechanic can work on it, and it will run cleaner ( emissions ) then a rotory. A friend of mine had a box Nova with a 900+ dynoed N/A small block in it, imagine what happens when they do turbo and twin turbo in those things. And as for the weight of a small block, there are aluminum blocks, heads, rods, pistons, intake manifolds, etc.. not hard to make a lightweight motor at all.
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='May 31 2002, 09:00 PM
You can get a very streetable 500 hp from a small block chevy, this guy probably did the conversion and figured after he had it all done, he would redo the engine, which isnt hard on a 350, cam change and heads and he would easily be near 500 hp. A powerglide is a 2 speed automatic, VERY nice for drag racing due to the 1st gear, a 2500 rpm stall converter is like launching your car at 2500 rpms with a clutch- you can of course launch higher by having your foot on the brake while you rev it even higher. I love my RX with its rotory, but for the cost of a ECU and turbo, you can build a *** kicking small block chevy, get parts for it in any auto parts store, any mechanic can work on it, and it will run cleaner ( emissions ) then a rotory. A friend of mine had a box Nova with a 900+ dynoed N/A small block in it, imagine what happens when they do turbo and twin turbo in those things. And as for the weight of a small block, there are aluminum blocks, heads, rods, pistons, intake manifolds, etc.. not hard to make a lightweight motor at all.
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Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='May 31 2002, 05:34 PM
Yeah, the V-8 conversion has its merits, but I've never seen one that was "all out." Usually the owner just got sick of the rotary and wanted a more reliable powerplant.
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Originally Posted by ThirdGenRX7' date='Jun 1 2002, 04:18 PM
this is the calmest v8 conversion thread i've ever seen
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I remember of a big block ford in a 1st generation a few years ago, had a 9" rear in it and everything. Hp moves you down the road and torque is for pulling trailers? Please tell me im not reading this.