I cant decide what would be the coolest thing to do with my 79 rx7. Im stuck between three options of having a beastly street car with the 13b turbo II motor that will embarass most cars, or making the car into a road racing car and getting into that, or making the car into a drag racing car (I live in MN). Its just got such sweet potential being so light and a there being a lot of cheap parts for it. Post your opinion of whats best for a 1st gen rx7

 

if you go 13b turbo II it can be all of those things. just plain FAST!

 

Street beast!!! TII setup/stand alone ECU+light car=uhmmm!!!

 

...well i cant argue with that

 

Easy...Street beast...it is the best of all worlds and more functional for everyday use.

 

ive done a lot of searching on changing the first gen's to the 13b, but it seems like most of the guys who have done the conversion have a newer 1st gen. Is it a lot more difficult changing my car to the efi 13b turbo II. That and what was the first year the 7 had efi?

 

i second z-beaters idea

 

the first year it had efi was 84, and if u want...nothing is hard...i'm quite sure a lot of people have done the conversion you are considering and damn does it burn rubber. ur 79 will fly with the 13BT

 

yeah stand alone ECU is teh KEy!!! then preety much everything else mazdatrix and racingbeat seels it/ like teh front engine mount/ driveshaft/etc,etc

 

I choose street beast because IMO, nobody expects to be beat by a small little car such as the 1st gen RX-7. Frankly, its quite the sleeper for its looks.