this guy wants isuzu in his rx8

[vt_maverick]

Oh boy, now you've done it. Cross-forum flaming is sure to follow.

Blows my mind that the guy is so argumentative with someone who actually owns an Isuzu. But if he knows of a yard with these prices I might just tag along:

Engines are $300-500 for any engine in the yard, $50 for ECU and $50 for complete harness. Transmissions are $100~200 if I recall correctly for any trans in the yard.

And comments like this would suggest he has no idea how significant the oil consumption issue really is.

Facts about the swap that can not be argued.
-Better gas mileage
-Less oil consumption

Lastly I'd be interested to know where he found that "the 6VE1 has been built to 813hp." If that's true I shudder to think how much oil that guy must go through between changes.

It seems that most people who post these types of threads end up seeing their dreams killed early on when they run into a problem they can't solve or run out of money because it's more expensive than what they thought. The sad thing in this situation is that the guy might actually be knowledgeable enough to go all the way through with it, in which case he won't find out what a mistake he's made until the very end when the oil consumption is just as bad as before and the improvements in performance and fuel economy are nominal.

[alnielsen]

Oh boy, now you've done it. Cross-forum flaming is sure to follow.

Hello, I'm a moderator on RX8Club. We have a rule against cross-forum trolling and anyone to do so will be sent to "Time-Out" (temp ban).

Thanks for your interest in our forum.

[samneil2000]

Hello, I'm a moderator on RX8Club. We have a rule against cross-forum trolling and anyone to do so will be sent to "Time-Out" (temp ban).

Thanks for your interest in our forum.

ohhhhhh

You guys got in trouble!

[89Vette]

Hello, I'm a moderator on RX8Club. We have a rule against cross-forum trolling and anyone to do so will be sent to "Time-Out" (temp ban).

Thanks for your interest in our forum.

Don't you just love a moderator -- who comes to "visit" -- and can only think to send out warnings. What a fa-rend-ly guy ...

Yeah...welcome to our forum too.

[vt_maverick]

Hello, I'm a moderator on RX8Club. We have a rule against cross-forum trolling and anyone to do so will be sent to "Time-Out" (temp ban).

Thanks for your interest in our forum.

The only person from this board to comment on the RX-8 board is ABDragon and his inputs are probably some of the most meaningful in that thread. It's interesting that a mod would consider banning one of us and NOT ban any of their own members that have repeatedly ridiculed the project in that thread. Not that the guy will ever log back in here to see my comment, just thought I'd comment.

Reading through their forum does remind me a lot of the G35 and 350Z forums I used to frequent. I'm so grateful to be here.

[LittleBeast]

I used to own a RX-8. Sold it a couple of years ago. Really enjoyed that car!

My name on RX-8club is "Decat"

[alnielsen]

I used to own a RX-8. Sold it a couple of years ago. Really enjoyed that car!

My name on RX-8club is "Decat"

Hi, ya.

I didn't come here to look, start or get anyone in trouble. This thread was mentioned and I wanted to check it out. It just seemed that one was worried about cross-forum trolling and I wanted to assure that that wouldn't happen. I have no power here. Even there, I only get involved when someone gets childish.
I also have a Jeep Cherokee and someone in my off-road club has a Vehicross.

[Leon R]

Hello, I'm a moderator on RX8Club. We have a rule against cross-forum trolling and anyone to do so will be sent to "Time-Out" (temp ban).

Thanks for your interest in our forum.

THIS sounds like cross-forum trolling...

Can someone please invoke his own rule and suspend him for a while?

[kickerfox]

I just came by to say hi! I hope some of what I'm doing can help you guys. Your welcome to copy/paste any information you feel would benefit the Vehicross community.

I'm aiming to twin turbo the 6VD1@10psi on the stock 9.8:1 pistons and rods. I've tuned custom FI setups with both the EMS (standalone) and the FIC (piggy) and the FIC is very capable of FI tuning on this engine while maintaining OBD2 emissions. My hopes my be high but if I pull it off, more power to Isuzu. I think it's a great engine despite some of it's *manageable* flaws. Yes, the pistons are getting drilled but my engine is on the bench for a bit until I find a crank. Mine wound up having a badly worn thrust bearing.

I'll try and find the info about the 800+ HP build. It's some company out of Australia and I spoke with the owner about it. The only thing to note was it used a stock crank. I personally find that hard to believe but I'll know soon enough if it'll hold the ~380hp I'll put though it.

Here it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5tE55DAFKo It's owned by Luke Amanatidis. If you find any more info on it keep me posted.

Looks like he has some traction issues but it's scootin'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYQqY2V0MuI