Quote Originally Posted by 1.8t
I have a good friend that races his FC ITA RX-7 and he will be the first to tell you he doesn't like the rotary engine when it comes to durability. BTW, he is probably one of the biggest RX-7 enthusiest you will ever meet.
who's building his engines? Ive taken care of multiple ITA and IT7 1st and 2nd gen 7s that never had motor problems, it was always a subcomponent failure that may contribute to engine failure if not found and resolved. and those cars raced on 87 octane with premix. Ive worked on several street 3rd gens. Ive also had my hands in a few 3 and 4 rotor LMPs and a 3 rotor rx-8 that saw their fair share of races. lets not forget about the Formula and Star Mazda's too. people wouldnt race it if it wasnt reliable.

as far as putting a v8 in a rx-7.....well i wont get started on that. why buy a rx-7 just to remove the whole reason it was built. its like buying a supra and taking the 2j out to put in a rb26 or vice versa.
maybe I should start a trend, buy a vette and put in a 3 rotor. and immediately toss the leaf springs for an inverted coil setup.