Quote Originally Posted by Sinfix_15 View Post
It's not hard to alter the firewall and move the 302 back further in the car. I hammered my firewall wayyyy in when i did the swap, the engine sat pretty deep in the car. If i cared enough to cut it, i could have put it wherever. I guarantee i could come very close to duplicating the geometry of a rotary powered rx7. The only thing i know you couldnt do would be the center of gravity, since the v8 is taller.

The only reason this doesnt get get done is because it doesnt get done. People with the skills and/or budget to do it move on to better projects.
I agree. Yes, I know that you can cut the firewall and move it back. You could also build a complete tube chassis and custom make a fiberglass body. There are lots of things that you could do - but the average swap doesn't do these things - and neither did this install. I happen to know how to balance out the suspension, and am able to drive around the extra weight on the nose - again, not something that the average swap has/can do.

For the same amount of time/money/effort, you could get an old Mustang that already has a 302 in it, pop on a Maximum Motorsports Road & Track kit, and some good tires and brakes, and run better times at the track.
Or get a MM Launch Box if you wanted to go to the strip.