*I got my 2009 RX-8 for $2,200, in August.* Shop thought it had a blown motor... They just flooded it. Drives perfectly fine since.

@TheG60528XiJinPing

Ай бұрын

V nice

@JayMaverick

Ай бұрын

Congrats! The rotaries in the facelift RX8s are more likely to be healthy or at least salvageable. Pre-facelift, you're basically SOL.

i was expecting it to be a lot more tbh, that’s an amazing price brotha. keep the videos coming! happy new year!

So awesome. Thanks for doing all of this work and recording what you did. My 16 year old son and I are doing this now with an 06’ and putting in an LQ4 6.0. It’s a giant amount of work but will be worth it. I like that you put in an AR5 transmission too. Thanks again for the project inspiration.

Yo my dude just wanted to let you know in case you weren't aware but the audio needs editing for this as when your talking the audio is set to only come through the left headphone. Im doing a 2JZ swap in my 8 but i love the ls swap dude it looks so clean!

@JayMaverick

Ай бұрын

For anyone working on video - this is because the mic records in mono and you're editing a video with stereo sound. So either double the sound track for both left and right channels or set the audio to mono in the video editor. It's easy to miss this completely, especially if you're not editing with headphones.

Cheaper than i thought and if you do a no fluff swap it looks like it could cost sub 10k I’ll definitely do this swap someday, thanks for the cost breakdown

You deserve a lot more likes awesome job

Nice post bro, building one of these soon with the old 4.8 out of my truck.

Amazing build.

12,000 for that is an absolute steal tbh. I just bought an rx8 roller. I too have a year as being my goal, wish me luck lol

Buddy of mine bought an 07' C6 several months ago, decent deal... he paid 22k, so you're just over half what he paid. Since buying we have installed many new performance parts, engine, suspension, cooling, brakes, wheel/tires to make it Track Day capable.

I love my LSRX8.

Real nice video Cade. I gotta laugh at the $0.83 cents for a coke tossed in there real quick 😂

Yea man, i have powerstops all the way around my Kia Soul and i am doing a Ls3/6L90E swap in a 03'Crown Vic Police Interceptor that i will be using Powerstops all the way around until i can do the Wildwood big brake kits for it. Cool deal brother!!! Thats alot to keep track of.

Less than 13k is such a crazy good deal for something so unique

It looks and sounds good! What size tires do you have on it? How does it feel compared to a stock-ish RX8 or a stock-ish Corvette?

So just bolted it to stock subframe? Or did I miss any kit mentioned? Awesome breakdown none the less

Hi what about the cluster? tach n temp signals? didnt see if you cover that in the video

Love the build , how many hours you put in? I'm sure a mechanic would double that price tag for work.

Rx8's are getting big. People realizing how good the chassis are. I'ma do a similar swap here in a few months

The ar5 5 speed manual transmission on ebay says that that transmission is out of a solstice and not a colorado does that still sounds right ? Its for my 04 rx8 project?

Same I like to build

Btw thanks to you im doing the ls swap so far ive got the car and an ar5. Is it too late to back out? Lol

Looks awesome. How does it handle around the turns now with the heavier motor?

@billylongdick3192

2 ай бұрын

The ls is probably the same weight as the rotary

Im curious to know how it handles corners. I had an 01 ss camaro and i really hated how big it was and felt to drive. I love the compactness of the rx8 but with the ls1 does it feel heavy?

@jryoung5460

2 ай бұрын

With an aluminum block and T56 you're within 50lbs of a stock rx8. 52/48 vs 50/50 weight distribution... It doesn't change a ton

Mine should be around 6k total for the swap. You spent quite a bit more on the car and engine than I did though

I love this project but please fix the audio. It's only in my left ear. Thank you.

Hey can I use the rx8 transmission for my swap 5.3v8

@Ginsengx

7 ай бұрын

Rx8 trans wont hold the power.

@dovydaskaminskas4227

7 ай бұрын

@@Ginsengx you meant torque?

@rc28ify

7 ай бұрын

No it wont hold the power/torque for very long

I’m accumulating the parts for a LS3/T56 magnum f swap (Canadian pricing)…. Transmission was $5000, QuickTime bell housing $1000, sikky shifter $600, clutch approx $2000, ls3 crate engine $10,000, I want to get a Haltech nexus R3 and that’s like $4500 🤣

@Dansyoung

6 ай бұрын

Keisler automation 8.8 swap and axles, new rear gear set, bearings, used rear diff etc about $5k, ls1rx8 swap kit $3000, long tube headers $1000…. 💰💰💰

Such a shame about the audio on this video. So much valuable info.

How come u didn’t use a Cd009 trans?

@BTC_Cassidy

6 ай бұрын

Is that the recommended trans?

Did the weight of that engine messed up its handling?

@ulisesavila2879

6 ай бұрын

It will, but not that much specially when not many people are sensitive to it and when people install new shocks.

Here in spain the cheapest ls1 that I found was 8k, without wiring harness or any other component... :( I widh I could buy one of those cheap ones

@brettheyer2421

3 ай бұрын

Really?

I want one but I want to keep it Rotary.cause Mazda will keep making parts for it.

Does it have AC?

@NA-sb7xz

23 сағат бұрын

No if you would have paid attention he sold those parts

Half the price of a c5, insane

@BTC_Cassidy

6 ай бұрын

Half the price?

Kurt Cobain

13k is a mf steal 😂

How much is it what's the cost can u tell me