What to do with the Mazdaspeed?

[John V]

Originally Posted by JST

Wait, RWD, back seat, four(ish) doors...you need an LS swapped RX8 as a winter beater.

So interestingly...

My first thought when I found the rust on the Mazda was "I should buy another old Mazda."

I don't think I want to go the LS route, because that would make too much sense. I was actually thinking of doing another Duratec 2.5 swap, except instead of turbocharging it I'd build a high compression street engine. Or maybe a K-series. I wanted to make an S54 work and I think I could, but not easily. I also considered a 3.6L GM V6 swap, as that's becoming more popular in the RX-8 community. But I hate how they sound.