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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 05:08 PM
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New RX7 non turbo ... i just wanna drift...

undefinedundefinedundefinedHey everyone i am new to this whole rotary thing. But i have always wanted a RX7 i was thinking about puting turbo... but the only thing i like about turbo is the sound and well... i really just want to drift, does any one have any sugguestions?
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 05:16 PM
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wtf...undefined? do you know what a turbo does? do you know about rx7s? what year are you looking for??
i think this is in the wrong place as well
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 05:27 PM
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Sell your non-turbo car and buy a TurboII, and then install a big K&N air filter and BOV so you can hear the turbo. The total cost will be about $500-1,000 more than you spent on your non-turbo car. Adding a turbo to your current car will not be worth the money or effort.
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Old Jan 6, 2005 | 12:41 AM
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you don't need a turbo to drift, it's just easier to break the tires loose. Search around for drifting in the racing section.

The guy said he only likes the sound a turbo makes; if he can drift, he'll stay N/A
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Old Jan 6, 2005 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Evil Aviator
Sell your non-turbo car and buy a TurboII, and then install a big K&N air filter and BOV so you can hear the turbo.
LMAO a big k&n thats funny. he just wants to hear the turbo. he should get a civic and put the turbo sound recreator. hahaha
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Old Jan 6, 2005 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by fcrx88
LMAO a big k&n thats funny.
Actually. I'm serious. A big cone filter lets you hear the turbo and intake noise much better because stock air boxes are specially designed to reduce this noise. The same goes for the stock bypass valve vs. a BOV.
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 02:49 PM
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Actually. I'm serious. A big cone filter lets you hear the turbo and intake noise much better because stock air boxes are specially designed to reduce this noise. The same goes for the stock bypass valve vs. a BOV.

no i know that but they way you said it made me think of a big fart piped civic. ya with an intake you can hear the turbo a lot more.
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Old Jan 12, 2005 | 01:03 PM
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by the way you can drift an na fc with lsd pretty easily. i used to drift my gxl. i feel like it would be a more reliable drift car than my t2 but its a little underpowered. but then again the ae86s are underpowered and there out there in force.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 04:37 AM
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drifting is never about power its about weight distribution learn the and youll get it like the last guy said little 80hp ae86 are such popular cars for drifting... and watch the drift bible...kinda a cool movie....i think learning to drift on an under power car it the best way to learn
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 11:15 PM
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if he wants a turbo because it makes a cool sound, im guessing he probably doesnt know the first thing about drifting.
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by mycarisolderthanme
if he wants a turbo because it makes a cool sound, im guessing he probably doesnt know the first thing about drifting.
If he knew all about drifting, he wouldn't be asking such questions in an internet forum.

Besides, drifting is all about showmanship, in which case cool sounds play a vital role. I think the same goes for burnout contests.
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