cool a Turbo II Intake manifold
on a 12A engine!

 

 

 

link?

it also looks like they adapted a 13B intake manifold...

all I can say about adapting 13B manifolds to 12As is "Can you say severe port mismatch?"

 

Look at the adapter plate they used. I wonder if the air/fuel mixture has to make a sharp turn to get in the 12A ports?

 

Two of them. And the space available to make the transition is so small that it'd be just like pinching the port by 10mm.

The exhaust ports SHOULD line up, if you just slot the boltholes by 5mm inwards... but still the idea is apalling.

 

Damn thats a sick car!!! But he shoulda just put in the whole TII engine & tranny to save himself some headaches.

 

I still don't know how they can put up with the master cylinder/clutch cylinder/steering box/steering shaft/everything else over on that side of the car... rotaries were made for left hand drive

 

peejay
It's the INTAKE manifold they put on a 12A
not the exhaust

IN Japan and Australia
12A's came TURBO

 

Yeah no doubt, Im gonna have enough a problem with mine, and the passenger side of the motor compartment is basically empty

 

Seems like the differculty level of doing a mod like that would almost merit just doing the whole t2 swap, I mean with high compression rotors you are gonna be kinda limited to the amount of boost. Id like to see a pic of the other side of that motor, I bet its a 13b

 

Kabooski - I'm aware of that. I guess I should have been more specific - I meant the intake ports would be pinched - but in contrast, the exhaust ports should line up. (I tend not to be the clearest writer sometimes...)

mike - definitely a 12A - look how much the intake manifold overhangs the front side housing.

 

Damn your right... I just dont notice detail sometimes

 

I thought it was kinda weird that the intake manifold and the thermostat housing overlapped

 

http://www.autospeed.com/A_0108/page1.html

 

must be nice not having the long tube oilfiller nice surge tank setup too. i dont know about the mirrors under the hood though

 

that should read just Japan we NEVER got the 12a turbo from the factory here in Australia. there were plenty of impoted ones here though

i had one myself have a look here

 

I'd be afraid to even drive that car. With mirrors and all under the hood. LOL.

But seriously, I am almost glad I have moderate hail damage, minor deer damage, and rust damage that I don't care that much if I destroy it because it would be very simple to swap everything to another car. Before the hail/deer, I felt so scare to ever park near anyone, which I would be for sure with that nice a car!



However, that car looks like its got a good 1000hrs worth of polishing and detail worked into it, it would be too much of a eye catcher for too many people and cops to have a lot of spirited driving and not be noticed.

 

Two words...

Bling Bling.

 

damn nice rims,
if my rims looked this clean i wouldnt be in such a hurry to get new ones.

 

those door panels are so bad ***,
dont care for the steering wheel,
and never really liked the older 1st gen interiors
love the 84-85 style.
but man those door panels rock.

 

Looking at that car, it's almost sad... I'd never want to drive it anywhere, but that's the best part about owning an RX-7...driving the **** out of it.

Oh well, it's still a pretty sweet car, and the interior is particularly fetching (tho i'd want to plastic wrap the seats before sitting on them

--matt

 

i ummed and ahhed for ages bofore i had them polished but they really turned out well.. :-) i would of mentioned the turbo rather than the rims though :lol

Unfortanly i sold the car :-( but im now back in a 1985 s3 rx7 that is slowly getting its 1st round of mods.