Just picked up a 2004 RX-8 :)

[reddozen]

That's cool. OBD2 plug in is always nice.

I finially found it...

Well I'm using a standalone Haltech E8. The wiring stays the same, leave the stock harness where it is(I removed unnecessary plugs such as injectors, ignition, and some electronic valves). I used the stock tps signal (RX8) and attached it to the Haltech. You can use any front cover you want, but you need to mount the stock trigger wheel and it's sensor (RX8) to have the power steering work and the stock tachometer.

I'd imagine with the stock 8 computer, tps, trigger wheel and trigger sensor, and conversion subframe, the rest of the swap would be pretty straight forward in relation to a standalone ECU swap. Then use something like the access port or mazdaedit to blank out the engine codes. I don't think the factory twins fit though.

Would love to do that to the 8, but I have to put that car to bed... The FC has sat long enough.

[ZGN]

The RX-8 is lot of fun as a daily but usually drive 100 - 250 miles per day which as a daily driver could add $300 to $600 per month just in additional fuel cost, plus a rebuid in xxx?? miles It's not really cost effective for me to drive daily.

If I still have it in April I'll drive it to DGRR but it might sell it before then as I really don't need another weekend car. I purchased it from the brother n law as the car would have sat for a year+ outside when he's overseas and they gave me a price I could not turn down, plus it's a rotary!

[reddozen]

I can understand that... I have like a 10 min commute to work...

[Trout2]

Let the wife have it for her daily. She needs a rotary too.

Jack

[ZGN]

Originally Posted by Trout2

Let the wife have it for her daily. She needs a rotary too.

Jack

I was thinking the same thing except she has no desire to drive a manual transmission. I'll try to get her some stick time and maybe I can convince her!

[reddozen]

Huhhuhhuuhuhuhuhuh
You said stick time...

[Sephitrask]

Originally Posted by reddozen

Huhhuhhuuhuhuhuhuh
You said stick time...

I was thinking the same thing

And no, the stock twins will not fit in the chassis without considerable material removal, Scott did some mock ups when he was planning out the mount brace.

[reddozen]

Originally Posted by Sephitrask

I was thinking the same thing

And no, the stock twins will not fit in the chassis without considerable material removal, Scott did some mock ups when he was planning out the mount brace.

Great minds think alike!?

I read a 13bT swap on 8 club, and he showed that the 13bT fits with the stock turbo, so that may be an even easier swap.