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Starting Race Project
Well i miss my old FC.....i currently drive a NB miata
i have a 6-port 13b out of an 88 sitting in my yard.
Plans are to rebuild the motor (full bridge)
im unsure as to going n/a or fi yet. But this will be a low budget build. I am currently looking for a 1st gen shell and like the prices im seeing for some good condition cars.
This car will be stripped to hell. I'm going as far as dry-icing the interior and possibly metal dash. i would like <2000lbs
another goal is 220whp. I'm not too familiar with trying to get power out of a N/A rotary, only FI as i had a T2 motor in my 91' vert.
How achievable is 220whp n/a? or even 200.
What should i look for in my project. I know i want an lsd. Are the lsd that came in the gsl's any good, or would i be better of with an FC lsd? I also have the FC tranny with my 13b.
I'm sure i will come up with more question as i progress. That is why i made this thread.
Thanks, Dylan
i have a 6-port 13b out of an 88 sitting in my yard.
Plans are to rebuild the motor (full bridge)
im unsure as to going n/a or fi yet. But this will be a low budget build. I am currently looking for a 1st gen shell and like the prices im seeing for some good condition cars.
This car will be stripped to hell. I'm going as far as dry-icing the interior and possibly metal dash. i would like <2000lbs
another goal is 220whp. I'm not too familiar with trying to get power out of a N/A rotary, only FI as i had a T2 motor in my 91' vert.
How achievable is 220whp n/a? or even 200.
What should i look for in my project. I know i want an lsd. Are the lsd that came in the gsl's any good, or would i be better of with an FC lsd? I also have the FC tranny with my 13b.
I'm sure i will come up with more question as i progress. That is why i made this thread.
Thanks, Dylan
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Well i miss my old FC.....i currently drive a NB miata
i have a 6-port 13b out of an 88 sitting in my yard.
Plans are to rebuild the motor (full bridge)
im unsure as to going n/a or fi yet. But this will be a low budget build. I am currently looking for a 1st gen shell and like the prices im seeing for some good condition cars.
This car will be stripped to hell. I'm going as far as dry-icing the interior and possibly metal dash. i would like <2000lbs
another goal is 220whp. I'm not too familiar with trying to get power out of a N/A rotary, only FI as i had a T2 motor in my 91' vert.
How achievable is 220whp n/a? or even 200.
What should i look for in my project. I know i want an lsd. Are the lsd that came in the gsl's any good, or would i be better of with an FC lsd? I also have the FC tranny with my 13b.
I'm sure i will come up with more question as i progress. That is why i made this thread.
Thanks, Dylan
i have a 6-port 13b out of an 88 sitting in my yard.
Plans are to rebuild the motor (full bridge)
im unsure as to going n/a or fi yet. But this will be a low budget build. I am currently looking for a 1st gen shell and like the prices im seeing for some good condition cars.
This car will be stripped to hell. I'm going as far as dry-icing the interior and possibly metal dash. i would like <2000lbs
another goal is 220whp. I'm not too familiar with trying to get power out of a N/A rotary, only FI as i had a T2 motor in my 91' vert.
How achievable is 220whp n/a? or even 200.
What should i look for in my project. I know i want an lsd. Are the lsd that came in the gsl's any good, or would i be better of with an FC lsd? I also have the FC tranny with my 13b.
I'm sure i will come up with more question as i progress. That is why i made this thread.
Thanks, Dylan
I'm not super knowledgable about making high power NA motors, but I'd have to say it's probably a lot easier to make that kind of power with a FI motor. The lsd in a gsl/gsl-se is a clutch type, similar to the ones in the series 4 models. My gsl-se has 405k miles on the LSD so I guess they're pretty reliable
You CAN mount up the second gen transmission but it's not exactly plug and play. You'll have to fab up a mount and you'll need a custom driveshaft. Another thing is you'll need the front cover off of a GSL-SE for your second gen motor, as well an oil pan. If you get a car that was originally a 12A car you'll need to either modify the cross member or swap it out for a GSL-SE cross member.
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When it comes time to address the suspension, be sure to check out www.re-speed.com Best products and customer service by far... Good luck with your project man.
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Okay wow... back it up...My SA in my sig is well under 2000 pounds...with the gas tank gone, the doors cut, and lexan windows...Now correct me if im wrong but home boy said he wanted to strip the hell out of the car...Well to get under 2000 pounds you got to do what you got to do to get there...
Now for power lets start with what your going to need in order to drop that 13b and 13b tranny into the chassis
1. Your going to need the mazda trix 13b motor mount to fit into a 12a chassis...
2. Your going to need 1984-1985 gsl-se front oil cover
3. your going to need 1984-1985 gsl-se oil pan with pick up tube!!!
4. For the tranny to bolt up to stock location in the tranny tunnel... You have to take the tail shaft cover off your tranny swap it for a 12a tail shaft cover and every thing will fall into place...
5. For LSD go with the gsl or the gls-se rear end limited slip they work well...If you don't want that just weld it...For the drive shaft just use the gsl-se or second gen drive shaft and your good to go...
Now for power it all depends on what you want to do...also what you want FI or Carb setup...what is the car going to be used for...
Now for power lets start with what your going to need in order to drop that 13b and 13b tranny into the chassis
1. Your going to need the mazda trix 13b motor mount to fit into a 12a chassis...
2. Your going to need 1984-1985 gsl-se front oil cover
3. your going to need 1984-1985 gsl-se oil pan with pick up tube!!!
4. For the tranny to bolt up to stock location in the tranny tunnel... You have to take the tail shaft cover off your tranny swap it for a 12a tail shaft cover and every thing will fall into place...
5. For LSD go with the gsl or the gls-se rear end limited slip they work well...If you don't want that just weld it...For the drive shaft just use the gsl-se or second gen drive shaft and your good to go...
Now for power it all depends on what you want to do...also what you want FI or Carb setup...what is the car going to be used for...
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For the 13B motor mount into 12A chassis, racing beat has one for about 100 bucks, OR you can use RE-Speeds front crossmember, which is a bit more expensive but if you are all about saving weight, that crossmember is quite a bit lighter than the stock one. something like 40 lbs IIRC
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Couple things i thought id add teddy, You only need the GSL SE front cover if you want to retain the OMP. Otherwise you can use any 12A front cover.
For the 13B motor mount into 12A chassis, racing beat has one for about 100 bucks, OR you can use RE-Speeds front crossmember, which is a bit more expensive but if you are all about saving weight, that crossmember is quite a bit lighter than the stock one. something like 40 lbs IIRC
For the 13B motor mount into 12A chassis, racing beat has one for about 100 bucks, OR you can use RE-Speeds front crossmember, which is a bit more expensive but if you are all about saving weight, that crossmember is quite a bit lighter than the stock one. something like 40 lbs IIRC
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i am on a bit of a budget....but the crossmember is something i already looked into, im thinking about buying the whole R&P set-up. The car will be used for road course duty and maybe the occasional drift event to spare my miata the torture.
Looks like i have a list of part for now. First step is to rebuild the motor and get it bridge'd
O and sorry of my lack of knowledge, but what is the OMP? And is it worth retaining?
Looks like i have a list of part for now. First step is to rebuild the motor and get it bridge'd
O and sorry of my lack of knowledge, but what is the OMP? And is it worth retaining?
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OR some people who dd their cars retain the omp and just add 8 ounces (i think) of MMO or something like that. Pretty sure its Bliffle or the other Bly guy that recommends that
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Also, with Re-speed's crossmember what motor mounts would i use?
Just for reference my budget will be about $8k over the next year. With all work done by me, or a friend.
Just for reference my budget will be about $8k over the next year. With all work done by me, or a friend.
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Oh. I think the way the crossmember is set up you can use the mounts of the engine going in.
I guess Billy would be the best to ask as im not sure how he has it set up
I guess Billy would be the best to ask as im not sure how he has it set up
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Yes, you can PM Billy here on this site. His screen name is Bwaits. He'll answer all of your questions. He is extremely knowledgeable and a nice guy to boot.
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