auto versus stick
Originally posted by 85rx7blue
Why, tell me more. What will I really get from it?
Why, tell me more. What will I really get from it?
You will also get to change clutches regularly, have a biggger/stronger left leg in traffic, and no more opportunities to keep you hand on your GF's lap all the time.
Seriously, drive a stick Rex first, and make up your mind.
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At first I would tell you to switch it cause stick is far superior not only for acceleration etc, but for the fun factror, I mean this is a sports car not a family sedan. But on second thought auto FB's are pretty damn rare so you might want to keep it auto and then buy another one that is stick. Your car, your call, but rareness is cool. 
I switched from auto to 5 speed 2 yrs ago. The 3 speed auto's suck -
1 - they rev way to high on the highway without the overdrive
2- you can't red line them
3- brutal gas milage, especially on the highway
4- no guts off the line
5- Expensive to repair (and the torque converters are the first to go)
6- Not nearly as much fun to drive
7- Civics will beat you to death
8- Mod's are a waste of time / money (and good parts)
9- Defeats the purpose of the "Sports Car"
10- They stopped making them after '83 for good reason
That's a few reasons to switch - no offence to your auto but if you can get your hands on a used 5 speed, go for it - the switch is not that difficult - in the '83 it's the same drive shaft and you need to move the tranny support cross member back a little - other than that, tranny, clutch, flywheel, slave, blah, blah and you're set
1 - they rev way to high on the highway without the overdrive
2- you can't red line them
3- brutal gas milage, especially on the highway
4- no guts off the line
5- Expensive to repair (and the torque converters are the first to go)
6- Not nearly as much fun to drive
7- Civics will beat you to death
8- Mod's are a waste of time / money (and good parts)
9- Defeats the purpose of the "Sports Car"
10- They stopped making them after '83 for good reason
That's a few reasons to switch - no offence to your auto but if you can get your hands on a used 5 speed, go for it - the switch is not that difficult - in the '83 it's the same drive shaft and you need to move the tranny support cross member back a little - other than that, tranny, clutch, flywheel, slave, blah, blah and you're set
I switched from auto to 5 speed 2 yrs ago. The 3 speed auto's suck -
1 - they rev way to high on the highway without the overdrive
2- you can't red line them
3- brutal gas milage, especially on the highway
4- no guts off the line
5- Expensive to repair (and the torque converters are the first to go)
6- Not nearly as much fun to drive
7- Civics will beat you to death
8- Mod's are a waste of time / money (and good parts)
9- Defeats the purpose of the "Sports Car"
10- They stopped making them after '83 for good reason
That's a few reasons to switch - no offence to your auto but if you can get your hands on a used 5 speed, go for it - the switch is not that difficult - in the '83 it's the same drive shaft and you need to move the tranny support cross member back a little - other than that, tranny, clutch, flywheel, slave, blah, blah and you're set
1 - they rev way to high on the highway without the overdrive
2- you can't red line them
3- brutal gas milage, especially on the highway
4- no guts off the line
5- Expensive to repair (and the torque converters are the first to go)
6- Not nearly as much fun to drive
7- Civics will beat you to death
8- Mod's are a waste of time / money (and good parts)
9- Defeats the purpose of the "Sports Car"
10- They stopped making them after '83 for good reason
That's a few reasons to switch - no offence to your auto but if you can get your hands on a used 5 speed, go for it - the switch is not that difficult - in the '83 it's the same drive shaft and you need to move the tranny support cross member back a little - other than that, tranny, clutch, flywheel, slave, blah, blah and you're set
Originally posted by Northern 7
1 - they rev way to high on the highway without the overdrive
10- They stopped making them after '83 for good reason
1 - they rev way to high on the highway without the overdrive
10- They stopped making them after '83 for good reason
Automatics where offered in 84/85 models as well,
With an improved 4 Speed Automatic overdrive.
This is from the 85 Mazda Rx-7 Brochure..
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me personally? the work is worth the rewards.
what you will need:
driveshaft
shifter and boot
clutch assembly (grab the extra pieces under there from the doner car, ya never know what you're gonna drop, break or lose)
clutch cly
flywheel
front counter weight
the auto trans mount is 4" back from the manual. you'll have to weld an extension onto your exsisting mount. to keep it from appling a moment to the mount, i made a support in the front out of the rear swaybar end links. i bolted the end link mounts to the trans tunnel. not very difficult and works prefect.
me personally? the work is worth the rewards.
what you will need:
driveshaft
shifter and boot
clutch assembly (grab the extra pieces under there from the doner car, ya never know what you're gonna drop, break or lose)
clutch cly
flywheel
front counter weight
the auto trans mount is 4" back from the manual. you'll have to weld an extension onto your exsisting mount. to keep it from appling a moment to the mount, i made a support in the front out of the rear swaybar end links. i bolted the end link mounts to the trans tunnel. not very difficult and works prefect.
A friend of mine has a zx-2 with the automatic tranny and he said that after intake and exhaust he is running a 19 second quarter mile. The zx-2 with the manual tranny runs a 17 sec. quater mile completely stock. Stick shift is way faster, way better on gas, and way funner in my opinion. It seems like a tough job to swap trannies, but once you just suck it up and dig in, it isn't so bad. ( and pretty fun)
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I would say that 5 spd does have it's avantages over auto and i would personally go with the 5 spd, but then again you don't see too many autos around, they're hard to find. No matter what, it is still an RX7!
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Get a stick, there are a lot of other things that you cant do, push start, (easier) burnmouts, get a jump on the other guy, lot more things trick-wise (espacally in autocross) etc. plus, you look coorinated to chick when driving a stick. 
the only bad thing in the 84 gs i have there is nowhere to put your drink, oh, and in houston, getting stuck in I-10 traffic sux with stick even more
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the only bad thing in the 84 gs i have there is nowhere to put your drink, oh, and in houston, getting stuck in I-10 traffic sux with stick even more Snake Eyes<l><l>
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Originally posted by Northern 7
Directfreak's right - I was thinking of the 84/85 GSL-SE which did not offer the auto (correct me if I'm wrong) - 9 of of 10 ain't bad
Directfreak's right - I was thinking of the 84/85 GSL-SE which did not offer the auto (correct me if I'm wrong) - 9 of of 10 ain't bad
