Hey I'm 16, and i know how rx7' work, im almost at the point where i can build a 13B (my brother has a second gen, and he is part of this forum) and I was wondering, i have-getting a great condition 1st gen (83 to be exact) and i have plans for it, but the biggst plans are: swapping out the junk 12A and replacing it with a Turbo II 13B, i can do all the work along with my brother, we know all the parts we need, and we think it could rip. Think i should do it?

 

cool and groovy, dude

 

Although you can create a pretty good amount of power out of a 13bt I would still have to say that I would go with a 12a...get a heavy bridgeport...lightened rotors and flywheel...racing clutch...short stroke shifter and put a huge *** turbo on it...and guarnteed you'll create a **** load of power!! You'll never regret it...at least I don't!!

 

That's the thing, it's non turbo

 

WELL I what i was gonna do is have 3 mm apex seals on the 13B Rotors, with a garrett 24 in front mount, custom piping to the T27 Turbo,with all the other misc. stuff needed, plus a 50 mm blowoff valve, brand new rad, port and polish everything, it could be a beast.

 

go ahead and do it. most fun you will have in a first gen . theres nothing like losing traction on 5th gear going into boost and car goin sideways .

 

Well instead of criticizing a 16 yr old, help me, how would i fix that?

 

By the way i already have rims and drag radial lind up.

 

let off the gas to keep the boost down in 5th =) I don't think he was making fun of you just saying you'll have tons of power.

 

O ok thanks, it will be tons of power lol, im planning on showin up this kids rustang that everyone talks about, along with occasionally honda or two lol

 

get ready for a FUN project. Rememebr you are going to have to change the wiring and ecu.....thats a whole 'nother project in itself.

Keep us updated on the progress!!!

 

No problem, I'l try n keep everyone updated. See the thing is KD Rotary has 2 first gens with the same type of setup, and thts where my brother works so we can use them s kinda models to look at, know whatim saying?

 

i hurrrr ya!

good luck and im jealous, thats the car i want so bad(1st gen w/ 13bt)

But ill stick with my turbo 2 for now......muahahahaaa *sigh

 

my brother is installing a Cosmo engine in his turbo II, he just sold his engine actually.

 

takes Cash and a lot of it

 

Jose, what an exaggerator you are...

You do not lose traction in 5th, Especially with those drag radials.
Damn - you've been around cubans too long.

 

That sounds awsome, I'm doing the exact same thing with my baby. I can't wait...i'll have enough money for it soon...

 

My brother got a deal on a Cosmo engine or 1700, and the little parts we need are at his work. (www.kdrotary.com)

 

About 2 months ago alex i swapped rims with my borther miguel and i put his mesh rims 15x7 with regular street tires and took the car to work . well on the way to work i was being followed by a Nissan sentra R and he was feeling a bit overconfident . well as we both proceeded to turn on 111 av north of nw 12st by dolphin mall he decided to seriously haul *** so i decided ok why not . well i gave him about a 6 car lead and then i decided to punch it while in 4th gear . when i hit 5th gear and it went into boost i actuall started losing traction and going sideways while catching the sentra . my 7 passed him with the tires howling .lol good car control was from all the years of drifting!!! so yes Alex you can lose traction in 5th gear I wasnt exxagerating. . but with drag radials i have NOW i feel like im part of the star trek movie when the ship goes into warp speed . hahaha .
i dont think you would drive yours either without the drag radials i sold you ? and yours is way way faster than mine .