For Sale Mazda RX8 LS1 V8 Project Car In theory; 1300kg approx 370hp/370lbft RWD Car with 50/50 Weight Split Well Engineered Chassis Modern Interior, Superb Handling and Beautiful Styling. Reliable, Bombproof, Cheap Spare Parts, Amazing sounding awesome fast road car with unlimited tuning potential. Lack of spare time and headwobble with career etc forces sale of a project that has been carefully considered for the last 3 years. Car Spec: 100% Running with good healthy engine, transmission and clutch (can be sold on very easily) 231ps Version 2004 UK Spec Full Leather Interior (Clean) Heated Electric Front Seats HID Xenon Headlights Tinted Windows IPod Connection Suede Re-Trimmed and Re-Profiled Factory Steering Wheel Standard Wheels, Suspension and Brakes 58,000 miles Well Serviced No running problems whatsoever 2 Owners from new Taxed and Tested. Owned since May 2012, used on weekends, paid £2700.00 Conversion Parts Hinson Motorsport LS1 Conversion Kit comprising of; Urethane Engine Mounts and Billet CNC Engine Stands (weld onto Mazda RX8 Front Subframe) New Tie Rod Ends Steering Rack Spacer Kit (re-positions RX8 rack slightly lower down to avoid LS1 Sump) Transmission Mount Torque Arm (Transmission to Rear Diff) Front Anti-Roll Bar Mounting Hardware Propshaft (for T56 Transmission with Stock RX8 Rear Diff) Cost of conversion parts landed here in the United Kingdom £1458.00 Basic conversion guide from Hinson available, email for more details. Engine LS1 V8 5.7L Long Motor with Automatic Gearbox C/W Coilpacks, Headers, Front Crank Pulley, Intake, Fuel Rails, Alternator, Sump etc Will Require T56, Clutch, Flywheel, Clutch Cylinders, Starter Motor and Auxiliary Parts No ECU, AFM or Engine Loom The engine is unknown condition / mileage due to error from supplier (F-Body Parts) in California (one of his employee's sent the wrong engine to us!) Paid $3800.00 the dropout + around £800.00 shipping and duty. Also included is Brand New Single ECU Licence LSEDIT Software and Hardware to tune the ECU, remove immobiliser and check codes etc. Recommended route to run Electric Power Steering, and Stock Factory Instruments is to contact Pip Gardner at WGT Auto Developments in Middlewich, Cheshire, who has got CANBUS Adaptors to run Aftermarket ECU's in RX8's. Some more info: Mazda CANbus Products - Items - AutoElectronics Online SHop Wiring to run the LS1 Motor is straight forward and as with an LSX Engine Conversion, with a plethora of information from the RX7, 200SX and MX5 Community. Bespoke work to exhaust system (we were going to try and make the stock headers work until bespoke headers could be made). Stock Radiator could be modified to run with LS1 Water Pump. Be the first person in the United Kingdom to run this setup (1 other car in Iceland known to exist with LSX Swap), and only a handful of cars running in USA. Money invested so far is around £7900.00 Will Accept £4000.00 no offers. Hoping someone on here has the balls to go for this, if you have any questions, please ask, I won't have all the answers, but I'll try my best!! Thank you for reading. laurence.j.stewart at gmail.com or PM Location: Middlewich, Cheshire
Hi Kieran, yes correct it is an F-Body LS1, so anywhere 305-325hp from GM factory with cat's etc. Expectation would be in 370-380hp region with good tune for 98RON, shorty headers, de-cats, and intake before doing anything internal.
They were continually revised over the years up to the last HSV engines with 383 BHP. All you need is a later tune from a Camaro/GTO, LS6 inlet manifold (it may already have one) and a good set of headers to get at least 350/350. Add the Z06 MAF + throttle body and you're very close to 400s. Bad timing for me as I'm still playing with my RX7 conversion.
