Yeah, I hate the v8 conversions. Its like taking the soul from the car itself. If you get the proper exaust such as apexi, hks, borla it would sound nice but otherwise it can have a raspy sound. I personally think that if you go with the v8 conversion its the lazy way to gain power. Porting, tuning and properly maintaning a rotary engine can be a hassle but man let me tell you it definetly pays off.

I really cant name any particular r/c's I had because I had so many various ones but when I was in the hobby it was fun as hell. Just became obsolete when I found my way into 1:1. I also couldnt afford both hobbies so I stuck with the one I enjoyed the most.

Im still debating on a Peripheral Port as seen in this pic..."potential for over 450hp"
http://www.mazdatrix.com/Pictures/racing/PPort2.jpg
The ultimate form of rotary porting for maximum power
CON'S: Excessive noise, extensive intake mods, very poor drivability and fuel consumption, relatively short engine life, very expensive, narrow power band.


Or a Bridge Port as seen in this pic... "260-280hp"
http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/phot...556524_232.jpg
PRO'S: Very good potential for power, increased rev-range
CON'S: Poor drivability, fuel consumption and excessive noise

lol.. to each his own.. but i noticed "poor driveability" a few times.. in all honesty ive never even took a air cleaner off a rotary engine.. and i've did anything from motor swapping to sprayin clear coat..

For the guys that think v8 swapped rx7's are retarded..I can see where you are coming from. However, you can't even begin to deny that for CHEAP you can get yourself into an iron block chevy 6.0l with a 4l80e or 4l60e with a 76mm turbo, cam, rod bolts, push rods and valve springs and make over 600rwhp reliably. My buddy's twin turbo 6.0l had those exact mods however with a th400 behind it and made right around 800 to the wheels..Fast enough to take his mustang to 9.51 in the 1/4.

="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja7pu6oz0eM"
More turbo ls power! That is me and a buddy doin a burnout, it's a single 88mm remote mount turbo with a whole bunch of work to the motor. Not entirely sure on the specs of it. It's been 9.38 in the 1/4, which between the weight and et should be roughly 1000hp with a 125 hit of nitrous.

I would still rather have a rotary for the "oddball" affect. Its not everyday you can say "cool on the outside with a rotary inside"...