{"id":98487,"date":"2023-04-19T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=98487"},"modified":"2023-04-19T13:21:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:21:32","slug":"mazda-rx-8-with-a-5-3-l-v8-and-8hp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=98487","title":{"rendered":"Mazda RX-8 with a 5.3 L V8 and 8HP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=98492\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-98492\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"98492\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=98492\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mazda-RX-8-with-a-L83-V8-and-8HP-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C787&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,787\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Mazda RX-8 with a L83 V8 and 8HP 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mazda RX-8 with a L83 V8 and 8HP&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mazda-RX-8-with-a-L83-V8-and-8HP-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mazda-RX-8-with-a-L83-V8-and-8HP-01.jpg?resize=600%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mazda RX-8 with a L83 V8 and 8HP\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mazda-RX-8-with-a-L83-V8-and-8HP-01.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mazda-RX-8-with-a-L83-V8-and-8HP-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mazda-RX-8-with-a-L83-V8-and-8HP-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mazda-RX-8-with-a-L83-V8-and-8HP-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Craig Taylor from <a href=\"https:\/\/dynotorque.co.uk\/\">Dynotorque<\/a> returns with an update on his Mazda RX-8 project. Last year Craig swapped in a turbocharged Honda K24 inline-four. After driving it for a bit, he decided to go in a different direction. So out went the turbo K24 and in went a 5.3 L L83 V8. Behind that sits an 8HP automatic transmission thanks to a PMC Motorsport adapter. Listen to Craig explain the car in the video below. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/v7uN5ms0JGw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=98493\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-98493\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"98493\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=98493\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mazda-RX-8-with-a-L83-V8-and-8HP-02.jpg?fit=1400%2C787&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,787\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Mazda RX-8 with a L83 V8 and 8HP 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mazda RX-8 with a L83 V8 and 8HP&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mazda-RX-8-with-a-L83-V8-and-8HP-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mazda-RX-8-with-a-L83-V8-and-8HP-02.jpg?resize=600%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mazda RX-8 with a L83 V8 and 8HP\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mazda-RX-8-with-a-L83-V8-and-8HP-02.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mazda-RX-8-with-a-L83-V8-and-8HP-02.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mazda-RX-8-with-a-L83-V8-and-8HP-02.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mazda-RX-8-with-a-L83-V8-and-8HP-02.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@driftworks\">Driftworks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Craig Taylor from Dynotorque returns with an update on his Mazda RX-8 project. Last year Craig swapped in a turbocharged Honda K24 inline-four. After driving it for a bit, he decided to go in a different direction. So out went the turbo K24 and in went a 5.3 L L83 V8. Behind that sits an&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=98487\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mazda RX-8 with a 5.3 L V8 and 8HP<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":98492,"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":70,"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,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rx-8"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mazda-RX-8-with-a-L83-V8-and-8HP-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C787&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":119396,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=119396","url_meta":{"origin":98487,"position":0},"title":"Mazda RX-8 with a Honda K24","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 12, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This Mazda RX-8 arrived at TRS Racing in Poland without the factory 1.3 L 13B-MSP two-rotor. 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