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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 10:20 PM
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hey i have 6,000 dollors to spend on my 84 rx-7 gsl-se and dont know what to buy for the car. If you could tell me what i should buy for my engine and where to look for it at would be a big help i wanna make it a pretty fast car i would like it if you help me out and told me what i should buy for my car thanks
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 10:23 PM
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Rebuild, streetport, turbocharge and intercooled, Custom exhaust, RB suspension, nice wheel/tire combination. Pretty much anything you want. OR you could always just send it to me LOL
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 10:40 PM
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where'd you get 6k...I'd like to get some money as well
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 10:43 PM
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your 6k will find a good home with me

how bout' paint job...wheels/tires...suspension..stereo...interior goodies...engine rebuilds as stated above..pretty soon your 6k won't be enough
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 10:44 PM
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damn what i would do with 6k.

look 3 above
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 11:21 PM
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where do i get theses parts at though i mean every wheres i look no one has anything.. and should i carb it?
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 11:59 PM
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Na you don't need to carb it. EFI is perfectly fine. You could easily use an S4 or S5 turbocharger and get some good power. And it's really easy because the parts are already 13B so it just bolts on and it's very cheap to do
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 09:35 AM
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I would prob buy a 3 rotor, street port it and swap it in. Might need more then 6k if you pay someone else to do it though.
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 10:39 AM
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Bro, you got 6 grand and you dont even know where you can blow it at? WTF Just go ahead and send it to me I will take pictures of all the stuff I buy, So you can feel as one with the project!

Start looking at
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WWW.RX7MALL.COM

That has everything you need to know for your proformance 7!! I could so drop 6k hella quick off that site!

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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 11:44 AM
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I have a suggestion
6000 american and You can have it!!!
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 11:56 AM
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how bout' a lotto to decide where the 6k will go?

and by 'go'
I mean to one of us
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 12:22 PM
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Invest it
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 01:43 PM
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Invest it

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spend 1k on the car, invest the rest
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 01:56 PM
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What? Are you guys crazy?????? Do us all a favor, spend the money on the thing that makes you the most happy. And we all know what that is---------THE CAR!!!! Just a thought!! S-4 Turbo, Can you say PSHHHHHH!!!!!!
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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Put at least half of it away, if not more. Honestly, if you want to invest it in a car, your looking at the wrong one, at least from an investment stand-point. Go on over to the 2nd gen FS section and look at the Turbo IIs over that that have stand-alone management, and 10k+ stuck into them. The guys selling are asking $6k or less, and can't even get an offer at that price. Thats a HELL OF A LOSS to take IMO. There is a lot you can do with $6k if your smart about it, don't just **** it away.

Your best bet is to set at least $3k aside in a savings account, or CD, or something to that effect that will get you some interest. Start looking around for something that you know is in demand, and that you can buy cheap/reasonable and sell for profit. Just think, investing it and spending it wisely rather than blowing it will only yield you more money in the long run most of the time. You can do a hell of a lot more with 8k or 10k, or more. Rule of thumb should always be to save at least 25%, but if you can save more, than do so. It will aways pay off in the future when you really need the money for something important/emergency.

~Chris
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 05:47 PM
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Stupid question.
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 06:26 PM
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LoL that is a very broad question..

First we must know the overall condition of the car.

if I had 6000

first handling

tokico shocks
eibach springs
racing beat sway bars
aftermarket strut bar

then power



t2 engine swap
or u can always keep your stock se engine and add intake
racing beat header/exhaust
e-fan
Second gen ignition upgrade


body

repaint if u decided to stay with stock engine.

now your pretty much broke depending on if you did the work or a shop did the work.
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 06:28 PM
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What do you want the car to do, is it for racing, daily driver, weekend cruising, drag racing....all of the above.....

After we know what you want to achieve we can answer the question.

P.S. You'll get more for your money if you just buy a car already built to do what you want by someone else for $6K
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 06:38 PM
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well for around 6k you can do a TII swap, with all the goodies to make it work. Also upgraded turbo, FMIC, 3" exhaust, Standalone, shoot for 400RWHP, at least thats my goal!

Either that or put 6000 down in one night at a casino, your sure to win!!!! (im joking....)
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan_s_young
well for around 6k you can do a TII swap, with all the goodies to make it work. Also upgraded turbo, FMIC, 3" exhaust, Standalone, shoot for 400RWHP, at least thats my goal!

Either that or put 6000 down in one night at a casino, your sure to win!!!! (im joking....)
being that I live in Reno (casinos galore) and am not rich..is enough reason not to go gamble your cash
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 07:19 PM
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You can do what I did for about 6K... go with a bigger turbo for more horsepower though. I had mine built for autocross so I went with a small quicker spooling turbo.

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/n-gsl-se-turbo-project-471912/
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 09:48 PM
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i want to make a street racing demond
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 10:58 PM
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First, learn how to spell.

Second, that is still a huge question.
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