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i say what i want
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Originally posted by Felix Wankel
A lime green wagon would be too much fun.
A lime green wagon would be too much fun.
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Got Boost?
It keeps it's Nissan Roots.
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Originally posted by Directfreak
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TT 1st gen ? We'll see !
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To get back to the V8 point: there are only 2 types of engines worth using: Rotary ( of course ) , and V8. I'm a huge fan of Rotary engines and also a huge fan of V8s. Swapping one into the other's car however is wrong I say. The point of the 7 is to have an engine that no other does. Why put another in it? I've got 2 cars: an 84 RX7 and a 1987 Monte Carlo SS with a 355 in it. I wouldn't dream of mixing them up! They bth work great in they're cars!
If Mazda wanted a V8 in the 7 , they would have put it in themselves!
If Mazda wanted a V8 in the 7 , they would have put it in themselves!
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What alot of people don't relize is that some of the greatest cars in the world are a mixing of parts from different manufactures. There will always be negative opinions about people that swap engines and mix up parts, but when thier car stomps a hole in the "pure" car of a non-believer is when people start believing.
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I'm plotting to shoehorn a Renesis into a roadster (I even made this pretty video to impress a prospective investor), so I guess swaps happen in both directions
http://www.rotorhead.ca/SR7.mov
http://www.rotorhead.ca/SR7.mov
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Originally posted by wwilliam54
i so wanted to swap one of those into my ranger
i so wanted to swap one of those into my ranger
I drove one for about a year, then got a ful size so I could drag a car around. Ended up taking it all back apart. It is not that hard of a swap. Only custom part you would need is a header if you want to keep the a/c. And there is a guy who makes them for the ranger cheap.
Mine was a POS, but fun.
Stock 2.3turbo, Starion front mount IC and 20# of boost. converted it to a T5 and a 3.73lsd rearend
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Driven a turbo FB lately?
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Originally posted by Manntis
I'm plotting to shoehorn a Renesis into a roadster (I even made this pretty video to impress a prospective investor), so I guess swaps happen in both directions
http://www.rotorhead.ca/SR7.mov
I'm plotting to shoehorn a Renesis into a roadster (I even made this pretty video to impress a prospective investor), so I guess swaps happen in both directions
http://www.rotorhead.ca/SR7.mov
#34
I think i'll be the only one dropping in here thats working on doing a turbo buick swap in a 1st gen
I know of a couple second gens and one first gen but that guy dont post on any boards that i know of
car should be capable of mid to low 9's without pushing it too hard and get upper 20's for mileage on the trip to the track and back
heres the lastest pic of my motor i've got its still in my ttype right now and im trying to work some bugs out of the fuel curve thats causing me t lean out so I havent been able to crank the boost yet..
over 3600# and been several 10.90's at 126-127 mph and got more in it
I know of a couple second gens and one first gen but that guy dont post on any boards that i know of
car should be capable of mid to low 9's without pushing it too hard and get upper 20's for mileage on the trip to the track and back
heres the lastest pic of my motor i've got its still in my ttype right now and im trying to work some bugs out of the fuel curve thats causing me t lean out so I havent been able to crank the boost yet..
over 3600# and been several 10.90's at 126-127 mph and got more in it
#36
Originally posted by REDS TTYPE
Not bad...10's in a 3600# car.
Are you going to have to make a new exh manifold to fit that turbo under the hood of a FB?
-Cam
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havent done the fitting there but going by picks and info from the other 1st gen with turbo buick motor it will need a scoup of some sort in the middle to clear the t/b and uppipe
the turbo will sit inline between the strut towers so the hood hasent started rolling down at that point so the turbo should fit
the ceterline of the turbo in his is pretty much centerline of the front suspention so the complete motor is behind the front tires with no firewall modifications
the turbo will sit inline between the strut towers so the hood hasent started rolling down at that point so the turbo should fit
the ceterline of the turbo in his is pretty much centerline of the front suspention so the complete motor is behind the front tires with no firewall modifications
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Originally posted by gamble302
hey futant, you get that beast up yet? howd the seats work out?
hey futant, you get that beast up yet? howd the seats work out?
yup runs and drives great, however I got a ticket going to get exhaust connected to dual rb. , and they wouldn't weld it up either (cats, or lackof) when i arrived.
now getting it legal this weekend.
need fiberglass hood, panhard mod, with 275's squeezed under the rear bodywork!
I keep my *** on torquecentral.com, I just come here for laughs!
BTW i am also building ~450hp f-body 94formula w/ford 9" rear end. 10's or bust. rex will be a daily driver.
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The stock upper intake manifold will fit under the hood of the pinto. I had to throw the one in the rx7 together to get it under the hood.
The stock intakes work pretty well, they just need the uppers gutted and some mild porting to the lower. Just doa search on Turboford on "gutted upper" and you should find out quite a bit.
BTW, I am Randy on the turboford board. I have taken a short vacation from posting there for a while. Needed a break.
I have a few pics of 2.3turbo pintos, if you want them just ask.
Later
Randy
The stock intakes work pretty well, they just need the uppers gutted and some mild porting to the lower. Just doa search on Turboford on "gutted upper" and you should find out quite a bit.
BTW, I am Randy on the turboford board. I have taken a short vacation from posting there for a while. Needed a break.
I have a few pics of 2.3turbo pintos, if you want them just ask.
Later
Randy
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Originally posted by Eville140
The stock upper intake manifold will fit under the hood of the pinto. I had to throw the one in the rx7 together to get it under the hood.
The stock intakes work pretty well, they just need the uppers gutted and some mild porting to the lower. Just doa search on Turboford on "gutted upper" and you should find out quite a bit.
BTW, I am Randy on the turboford board. I have taken a short vacation from posting there for a while. Needed a break.
I have a few pics of 2.3turbo pintos, if you want them just ask.
Later
Randy
The stock upper intake manifold will fit under the hood of the pinto. I had to throw the one in the rx7 together to get it under the hood.
The stock intakes work pretty well, they just need the uppers gutted and some mild porting to the lower. Just doa search on Turboford on "gutted upper" and you should find out quite a bit.
BTW, I am Randy on the turboford board. I have taken a short vacation from posting there for a while. Needed a break.
I have a few pics of 2.3turbo pintos, if you want them just ask.
Later
Randy
I read somewhere that the intake wouldn't clear on a Pinto. Glad to know it does.
I just joined Turboford yesterday with the same name I use everywhere.
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