We’ve heard just about every possible position that involves General Motors’ LS series of engines and swap hatred. For an engine that makes stupid power cheaply, there is a lot of animosity over just about any car that has one that didn’t come factory with it between the fender wells. While the domestic guys have a beef with Chevy-powered Fox Fords, if you really want to see some anger stirred up, swap one into an import and go to one of their cruises…chances are things will end rather badly. One of the more notorious anti-LS cliques are fans of Mazda RX-7s, in particular the “FD” generation. Lucky you, this white Mazda does not have a GM engine under the hood. Instead, there’s an even bigger punchline: a Honda K20A four-banger running on E85 and 17 pounds of turbocharger boost is sitting where the Wankel should be. Pushing a solid 435 horsepower out at the wheels through a Honda S2000-sourced six-speed manual and capable of low-11 second quarter-mile times, the RX-7 can run. It’s performance credentials cannot be questioned, and it doesn’t even sound much like the buzzy fart-can Civics we are used to in the States. So there you go…not everyone is jamming in a 5.3L!
Truthfully I would have went with the LS. Would have been cheaper and made more power, put the K20 in a bug eyed sprite/midget.
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