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We discovered this unique 2007 Mazda RX-8 on Bring a Trailer<\/a>. The sports car came from the factory with a 1.3 L RENESIS 13B-MSP<\/a> two-rotor but is now powered by a 3.6 L LFX V6<\/a> and Aisin MV5 six-speed manual transmission from a fifth-generation Camaro. The rest of the drivetrain uses a one-piece aluminum driveshaft and Ford 8.8-inch rear end with an Eaton Truetrac limited-slip differential. The RX-8’s suspension features upgraded sway bars, adjustable front upper control arms, Phase 2 Motortrend rear control arms, and Supermiata Xida coilovers with Swift 700 lb\/in springs in front and 450 lb\/in springs in rear. Up front the factory brakes were swapped to a Wilwood front big-brake kit with six-piston calipers. Those are covered by Enkei RPF1 18-inch wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 275\/35 tires. <\/p>\n

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We discovered this unique 2007 Mazda RX-8 on Bring a Trailer. The sports car came from the factory with a 1.3 L RENESIS 13B-MSP two-rotor but is now powered by a 3.6 L LFX V6 and Aisin MV5 six-speed manual transmission from a fifth-generation Camaro. The rest of the drivetrain uses a one-piece aluminum driveshaft… Read More »Mazda RX-8 with a 3.6L LFX V6<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":145594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rx-8"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":110278,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=110278","url_meta":{"origin":145585,"position":0},"title":"Mazda RX-3 with a 26B Four-Rotor","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Mad Mike Whiddett won the 2004 SkidFest in his 1976 Mazda Savannah RX-3 called \"Fursty\". 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