I personally have exactly zero problem with a v8 of any kind in a little car. Miata, AC Cobra, Focus, Neon, Go-Kart (seen it)....the only thing someone mentioned was a V8 in an RX-7. Thats just a stupidass idea. The Rotary is one of the greatest mechanical designs ever and is in a car taylored around it. The uber light weight of the rotar and the light weight chass of the -7 make for a wicked combo. In drag racing you get massive HP (ive seen 1000+) with little weight, in drift racing you get a FR with a perfect width and length. RX-7s also make good GT-3 and GT-2 class cars (im not sure if they run any GT-1s, that seems a little -too- highend) without having to have the car built by a side company like Saleen or RUF (not knocking either just saying). A v8 in a -7 defeats the entire point since it adds soooooooo much weight to the front end of the car. I dont see it as a good thing to add that much weight for not a lot more power. Granted Rotars cost a lot (3-rotars are hard enough to come by. 4-rotars....yeah) and you can get more power for less money with a V8 but that comes from v8s having so many things you have to/can replace. The Wankle Rotary is one of the best engines ever, pulling it out of a RX-7 is just a stupid idea.
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