This Mazda RX-8 is for sale in Cave city, Kentucky with an asking price of $2,600 OBO. Under the hoods sits a 4.5 L VH45DE V8 from a 1994 Infiniti Q45 installed by Swap Shop Garage in Paintsville, Kentucky. The engine produces 278 hp and 294 lb-ft from the factory. It was installed using a Q45 subframe and custom mounts. Behind the engine is an automatic transmission. The front suspension includes S14 knuckles and S13 coilovers. The car has a rebuilt title and none of the gauges work except the gas.
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Honestly in my opinion that’s not a terrible price for a neat project that runs and drives. Setup megasquirt and use a tablet as gauges or use a gaugepak. Not a bad deal at all.
Instead of MS You can use Ecumaster EMU and run stock gauges, ABS and TC via CAN BUS.
Is this still available? Auto or manual trans.? Does it have A/C, Power steering, or what does & does not work? His many miles on the donor engine & trans?
The craiglist listing is still up. I recommend contacting the owner.
Or Make yourself a fiberglass gauge cluster using aftermarket gauges. pretty neat.
Cool swap, but they could use sock sub frame with SLA suspension, with s chassis strut suspension they downgrade handling.