NOTA V6

Anyone have any pictures of J-spec 12A Turbo cars? I'm specifically looking for a decent shot of the "Rotary Turbo" text graphic that is on the air box cover, or on the bumper badge. Of course ANY 12A Turbo pics would be fun to see as well.

Thanks all,

yayarx7

I think I saw one on hitmans page.......

yayarx7

BadAssRX-7

thats not stock, 12aturbos are a hot air turbo....meaning no intercooler,. i was reading up on them a few weeks ago, 165hp stock...slap on a ic and go to 190-210 area

gamble302

anyone done estimates on how much it costs to drop in a 12a turbo? i saw one for sale complete for like 900 bucks. what else do you need though? said it needs a computer or something.

NOTA V6

That all depends on what you are starting with, how far you want to take things, and how good you are at hunting down the necessary parts.

If you get a long block, you will be most of the way there. You can run a stock 12AT ECU and do some custom wiring to save cash, but your output will be limited by the ECU and AFM. You can go nuts and get a TEC II or Tec II ECU on the other extreme, and get as nuts as you want.

This isn't really the kind of answer you can get here. You will have to hunt down someone who has done it, or research what you will need to do a turbo engine swap. It would help to figure out your goals for power and street-ability/drivability first, so you have an idea of what you need to get you there.

Use the search function on the forum, and search the web. The info is out there. I could get carpal tunnel syndrome trying to explain it all here. You can start by checking out my website for the beginning notes on my TII swap to get an idea of what you are getting yourself into. Our advice is no substitute for homework. Although we can help you with specific questions, what you just asked is a VERY broad question, with volumes of equally broad and vague answers.

Back to the pictures please. Anyone possess or know the location of a decent shot of the "Rotary Turbo" text graphic?

And thanks yayarx7!

gamble302

care of:
http://www.mazdaracing.com/ourcars.htm
still lookin....

gamble302

you guys will like this car:
http://www.autospeed.com/A_0108/page1.html

gamble302

ahh here we go. after an entire night of searching a stock 12at:

care of:
http://www.hitman.hm/andrew.htm
that car is awesome if i do say so myself
berns car is linked in this page too though(http://www.rx-7.org/links/1links.htm), too bad he didnt spot it maybe he would know of some more pics, hell hes got a savannah dash.

Felix Wankel

Here's one. Note the S3 steering wheel, and S2 shifter on a S1 car

gamble302

no fair, you had it saved on your hd. hehe, oh well, another sleepless night means early bedtime and late wakeup manana.

Felix Wankel

I have 4 more of those, but only that one has an engine shot.

setzep

Also a boost gauge in place of the volt meter

RXcetera

Felix, the Savanna in that "collage" doesnt belong there. That's the interior of a 83+ 12A turbo, but that Savanna is a 78-80 SA.

eddierotary

iTrader: (7)

if you only want to see the engiene , here

peejay

I was gonna say, too... that is NOT an S1 interior. Gauges are S2 (from the '83 RX-7 Turbo model, apparently - that don't look like a VOLTMETER in the tach ) center console is S2, S1s had a faux leather boot on the handbrake instead of the on later cars... it would have been an awful lot of trouble to put an entire late interior in a S1 just to make it look different to the .005% of the population who actually know what stock looked like.

NOTA V6

Felix Wankel: Do you happen to have a clean crisp larger version of your avatar you could post? That's EXACTLY what I'm in need of.

Felix Wankel

I have the image I made it out of, its not exactly large or crsip though.

Felix Wankel

Don't you have a Jspec intercooler? Take a big pic of it. Maybe we can get rx7passion to take a pic of his for us.

Felix Wankel

Apparently that green car is out of place. Heres a better shot of it with its nice plaid seats



The interior shots look like theyre out of a red car, but the red car in the pics is a S1 too

NOTA V6

Yep I did. I gave it to someone else.

Thanks for the pic. If anyone else has one that's bigger or sharper we may be able to combine images to fit the bill, or at least have some decent images to tweak. This one's pretty good though considering the text we're using it for is only like an inch long...

In case you're wondering, I'm having some white gauge faces made by Jose, and am replacing the "RX-7 GSL-SE" on the tach in this picture with the "Rotary Turbo" text.

Thanks again!!!

Powerslave

gamble302

in theory you could just change the font on the gauge for volt meter and use it as a boost meter. but that would be a lot of work

NOTA V6

Yes it would. I have considered it, but decided to just go with a brand name guage mounted into the clock hole in the dash. I'm also getting a A-pillar guage pod for the other required gauges. Besides, it's kinda nice to have the volt meter...

Felix Wankel

Yeah I've thought of putting the NA FC voltmeter in my TII where the stock boost gauge is, since the TII's don't have one, and I already have a boost gauge in a pod.