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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 03:19 PM
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1st Gen RX-7 Motor Swaps

is there a kit thats puts a 3rd gen twin turbo 13b into a first gen rx7?
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 03:23 PM
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Yep it is called Improvisation. If you have any cind of mechanical knoledge good set of tools and a welder anything is possible.
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 04:36 PM
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No.
Our cars are too old and are for the most part forgotten by the aftermarket,in comparison with modern imports.Its been done,but you have to do it yourself....
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 04:56 PM
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search, I just did a write up on it...
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 09:16 PM
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Yes ingenuity will get you far.
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:48 PM
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ok just wondering if there was or not




thanks
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 12:04 AM
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KITS for anything don't exist for our cars. Some things may have existed when the cars were new in the eighties (like bolt-on 12a turbo kits) but they would have been expensive imported items or relatively uncommon though still expensive domestic items.

If you're looking for a car you can KIT your way through, buy a Honda Civic. Any year of Civic has kits for everything. You can buy the same kind of kit everyone else on your block uses in their civics.

Working on our cars is harder, but it also means that
1. You have to work for your gains, so you appreciate them more
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2. Since you have to do it yourself, it's unique and people who *know* these cars will look at you and say "woah, dude sure put a lot of effort into that!"

Jon
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 07:32 AM
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not a kit, but a 20 second search:
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...11#post5091211
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by vipernicus42
KITS for anything don't exist for our cars. Some things may have existed when the cars were new in the eighties (like bolt-on 12a turbo kits) but they would have been expensive imported items or relatively uncommon though still expensive domestic items.

If you're looking for a car you can KIT your way through, buy a Honda Civic. Any year of Civic has kits for everything. You can buy the same kind of kit everyone else on your block uses in their civics.

Working on our cars is harder, but it also means that
1. You have to work for your gains, so you appreciate them more
and
2. Since you have to do it yourself, it's unique and people who *know* these cars will look at you and say "woah, dude sure put a lot of effort into that!"

Jon
i see what your saying but i dont have access to a welder or anything like that to do this type of swap so i was wondering if the where any bolt on kits but i gusse not .....and there not as unique if u can just buy all the stuff to do the swap
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 04:27 PM
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You can find V-8 swaps on certain sites. Try grannysspeedshop.com.
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ChunkyMonkey

here is the updated write up https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/13b-rew-1st-gen-write-up-495644/
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 06:45 PM
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