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13b 6-Port or Rebuild my old 12A Bridgeport???

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Old 09-22-05, 12:58 PM
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13b 6-Port or Rebuild my old 12A Bridgeport???

13B 6-Port or Rebuid my 12A Bridgeport??? This is what I am trying to find out.... I have a friend that has a 13b 6-port in very good shape so I was cionsidering to get his engine because mine a 12A bridgeport started to give problems with compressions...

So can someone tell me which one is better???'

My 12A has a Holley 465cfm with RB manifold and Headers... Will this setup will work in the 13B...????

Please help me.... Or should I make a Turbo 12A???

I was wondering of putting NOS to the car but how much horses do you recommend ans which system???

Thanks for your help...
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rebuild the bridgeport 12a, and start working on a turbo setup for it
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get teh 13b and use the 12a iorns then you'll have a 13b bridgeport!!!!
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Build the 12A. The 13B 6-Port flows worth crap, bridged or not.
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wow you really didn't read my post did you. i said use 12a center and end housings then it becomes a 4 port 13b...
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Originally Posted by Hyper4mance2k
get teh 13b and use the 12a iorns then you'll have a 13b bridgeport!!!!
wont work if that 13b is '86 on. has to be '84-85 gslse.
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12A bridged

Rebuild the 12A, is cheaper and you will get plenty of power out of it. The 12A manifold will not fit the 13B. The 6 ports rotor housings are not compatible with early side housing due to the water seal locations. You could have the rotor housings machine to fit the seals in them, but again that is a great expense. Unles you can find a set of 84-85 SE rotor housings. Good luck.
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Unless your buddy is going to give you the engine, rebuild your old 12a. I have a similar situation like you. My 13B half bridge needs rebuild, bought a used 13B engine and it turned out to smoke too much for my liking. The price I paid for that would have been half of the rebuild kit. In addition, you have to change your header.
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he never said what kind of 6 port it was if it's a s313b the housings fit fine with 12a housings mazda changed the waterseal location in 86! And no **** a 12a manifold won't fit the 13b. thats why you get a 13b 4 port manifolds and then it fits fine...
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if you go with the 6port... always keep a brick of cheese near you. it will help you calm down when your upset at the fact that the car is teh slow. 12a bridge damnit!
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Well, by reading the posts I can see that the 12A are loved here... I love my engine but it turns me nutts when the car wont start, so I am trying to decide what I would do with it.

The rebuild idea is great but I will have to spend like about $1,500 here in Guatemala to get the parts... so that is not nice.

For the other option we will see the 13b this weekend to know how it is working, but I will stay with the 12A, I love to kick 13B *** in the street with it...
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Originally Posted by Alak
Build the 12A. The 13B 6-Port flows worth crap, bridged or not.
Don't know what 6 port you've been driving but my setup hangs with stock 1st gen turbo dsm's.
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Originally Posted by Rotor13B
Don't know what 6 port you've been driving but my setup hangs with stock 1st gen turbo dsm's.
lol exactly wat has he been driving i own a 88 Rex Vert stock with 6 port and i beat all the crappy hondas with some bolt ons and beat my cousins SER Spec V 6 speed lol so theres nothing wrong with 6 ports it all depends on the driver i guess but mine is getting ported this week so well see wat happens lol
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Originally Posted by Rx7Drifter7290
lol exactly wat has he been driving i own a 88 Rex Vert stock with 6 port and i beat all the crappy hondas with some bolt ons and beat my cousins SER Spec V 6 speed lol so theres nothing wrong with 6 ports it all depends on the driver i guess but mine is getting ported this week so well see wat happens lol
You do know that this thread is over 5 years old?
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Maybe the OP will tell us what he did!
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