Where does all the costs come from?
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Yeah, I was told "at least $20k" to have my mechanic do the conversion. He is doing one now in an FD, so I'll wait to see how that turns out. Hopefully my 13b will hold up until I graduate from law school.
Also, what does Red-Rx7 have for porting that he is making 640whp at 13 psi??? Does anyone know the torque on the beast?
Also, what does Red-Rx7 have for porting that he is making 640whp at 13 psi??? Does anyone know the torque on the beast?
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wow, I just found this thread and some of you guys have INSANE costs in your 20B swaps, holy shitcakes!
not that I dont appreciate a 3-rotor engine, its cool as hell, but for the money, I'm very glad I went LS1 v8!
not that I dont appreciate a 3-rotor engine, its cool as hell, but for the money, I'm very glad I went LS1 v8!
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Originally Posted by owen is fat
wow, I just found this thread and some of you guys have INSANE costs in your 20B swaps, holy shitcakes!
not that I dont appreciate a 3-rotor engine, its cool as hell, but for the money, I'm very glad I went LS1 v8!
not that I dont appreciate a 3-rotor engine, its cool as hell, but for the money, I'm very glad I went LS1 v8!
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Originally Posted by owen is fat
wow, I just found this thread and some of you guys have INSANE costs in your 20B swaps, holy shitcakes!
not that I dont appreciate a 3-rotor engine, its cool as hell, but for the money, I'm very glad I went LS1 v8!
not that I dont appreciate a 3-rotor engine, its cool as hell, but for the money, I'm very glad I went LS1 v8!
I think we can get our project 20B FC right around $10k.
We're shooting for over 500lb-ft.
Still think it's overpriced?
-Ted
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Originally Posted by RETed
I think the numbers you posted was close to $10,000 for your 350lb-ft of torque.
I think we can get our project 20B FC right around $10k.
We're shooting for over 500lb-ft.
Still think it's overpriced?
-Ted
I think we can get our project 20B FC right around $10k.
We're shooting for over 500lb-ft.
Still think it's overpriced?
-Ted
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Yeah, it's a ghetto project due to the owner and a track car, so all mods side toward the functional.
I don't think you can beat $70/rim from Summit Racing for the fronts!
Add the cost of suspension and other mods, it adds about $2000, so it's roughly about $8000.
We do run an overkill OS Giken triple plate that eats up almost $2,000 in the budget though!
The turbos are the next step, and that's this big cost - no way around it.
We're looking at $2,000 more to get everything installed and running.
Then comes the fun part tuning for boost!
BTW, thanx for the write-up on your V8 project.
I've never seen anyone detail it like yours and although some of the prices are damn good ($1500 for motor!), it's a good amount of information you're volunteered!
-Ted
I don't think you can beat $70/rim from Summit Racing for the fronts!
Add the cost of suspension and other mods, it adds about $2000, so it's roughly about $8000.
We do run an overkill OS Giken triple plate that eats up almost $2,000 in the budget though!
The turbos are the next step, and that's this big cost - no way around it.
We're looking at $2,000 more to get everything installed and running.
Then comes the fun part tuning for boost!
BTW, thanx for the write-up on your V8 project.
I've never seen anyone detail it like yours and although some of the prices are damn good ($1500 for motor!), it's a good amount of information you're volunteered!
-Ted
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Originally Posted by RETed
Yeah, it's a ghetto project .......
-Ted
-Ted
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Originally Posted by RETed
Evil is just trying to beat George Samual's RXX7 for sheer costs...
-Ted
-Ted
BTW, that's based on the cost of the conversion alone--not including the original chassis. Since I had already driven the car 172,000 miles, I figured it was pretty well a freebie.
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Originally Posted by DELTA_Rotary
Isnt he selling or has sold that car for about 45-50k?
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I think the only way we'd be able to sell our cars after the conversion and get even remotely what was sunk into them would be to auction them at like Barret's or something...or part it out. No way will "most" people pay a lump sum for something they could go out and buy a new C6 or porsche, etc, with financing to boot. Oh well, not what we got into this lunacy for anyhow
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Originally Posted by Turbo 3
I think the only way we'd be able to sell our cars after the conversion and get even remotely what was sunk into them would be to auction them at like Barret's or something...or part it out. No way will "most" people pay a lump sum for something they could go out and buy a new C6 or porsche, etc, with financing to boot. Oh well, not what we got into this lunacy for anyhow
So, for customers, we need rich, lazy, rotary fanatics. That's pretty small group.
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Hi guys,
I'm actually considering swapping a FD3S with a 20B too. Well I've found a rebuilt engine for a reasonable price but I don't know how far I'll need to modifiy the car to get through this. I'd like to reach 450 or 500 hp so I assume the stock turbos will do the job...
However, what parts should I buy in order to complete the swap? And of course do you have any recommendations for me?
For the record I live in Japan.
Thanks in advance.
I'm actually considering swapping a FD3S with a 20B too. Well I've found a rebuilt engine for a reasonable price but I don't know how far I'll need to modifiy the car to get through this. I'd like to reach 450 or 500 hp so I assume the stock turbos will do the job...
However, what parts should I buy in order to complete the swap? And of course do you have any recommendations for me?
For the record I live in Japan.
Thanks in advance.
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even with all new GM parts you would be looking at JUST half that $50k and thats for an LS7 505hp n/a setup with a built T56 behind it.
the money you guys pour into rotaries is absurd. I dont want to come off as a hater at all, I am just familiar with your point of view, coming from the honda world where I tried to squeeze insane hp/liter figures out of my 1.8L vtec motor and went bonkers with mods and more mods and expensive japan only parts and transmission work, etc etc and had friends with $2000 carbon fiber intake manifolds, big dollar mega beefy axle setups, etc. I know what the devotion to a specific powerplant or chassis can do to your pocketbook if you just keep on throwing money at the project at every chance for a better part and more power and longer lifespan.
I love the 20b, especially n/a thru a set of ITBs, but theyre so damned expensive to build, maintain, tune and replace if anything goes wrong, so I am very glad with the choice I made.
with a basic 99 LS1T56 setup for $3000 you only need a few grand more to have it in the car up and running, and if you own a turbo2 or an FD then you get the added bonus of selling parts removed for some serious cash to offset the entire conversion.
but I give you guys some props for your diehard rotary love, defintely to the guys who build them and love them and know them inside and out, its a very special powerplant.
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Don't buy any parts. Just have a good local Japanese shop perform the conversion. Nearly everything is less expensive there.
You catalog shoppers crack me up with your definition of "all-out".
You catalog shoppers crack me up with your definition of "all-out".
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well how much more all out do you need to go than a brand spanking new LS7 crate motor and then a bulletproof T56 from DnD?!?!?!
after having a shop make custom longtubes and finding some mega super duper fancy pants clutch, I'd still have tons of money to spend.
I dunno if I could even find enough parts to buy for an LS1 with 50 grand.
even a Harrop ITB setup and tuning wouldnt come close to it, even with a shop built motor and tranny.
trust me I am anything but a catalog shopper.
after having a shop make custom longtubes and finding some mega super duper fancy pants clutch, I'd still have tons of money to spend.
I dunno if I could even find enough parts to buy for an LS1 with 50 grand.
even a Harrop ITB setup and tuning wouldnt come close to it, even with a shop built motor and tranny.
trust me I am anything but a catalog shopper.
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well how much more all out do you need to go than a brand spanking new LS7 crate motor and then a bulletproof T56 from DnD?!?!?!
after having a shop make custom longtubes and finding some mega super duper fancy pants clutch, I'd still have tons of money to spend.
I dunno if I could even find enough parts to buy for an LS1 with 50 grand.
even a Harrop ITB setup and tuning wouldnt come close to it, even with a shop built motor and tranny.
trust me I am anything but a catalog shopper.
after having a shop make custom longtubes and finding some mega super duper fancy pants clutch, I'd still have tons of money to spend.
I dunno if I could even find enough parts to buy for an LS1 with 50 grand.
even a Harrop ITB setup and tuning wouldnt come close to it, even with a shop built motor and tranny.
trust me I am anything but a catalog shopper.
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of all things paul ko and i were talking about a 20b fc, again a couple of weekends ago. this time moving the engine back and down.
we've also kinda decided on an N/A setup, cause it would make the right amount of power, be simple and we'd be able to cool it
we've also kinda decided on an N/A setup, cause it would make the right amount of power, be simple and we'd be able to cool it
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Hi guys,
I'm actually considering swapping a FD3S with a 20B too. Well I've found a rebuilt engine for a reasonable price but I don't know how far I'll need to modifiy the car to get through this. I'd like to reach 450 or 500 hp so I assume the stock turbos will do the job...
However, what parts should I buy in order to complete the swap? And of course do you have any recommendations for me?
For the record I live in Japan.
Thanks in advance.
I'm actually considering swapping a FD3S with a 20B too. Well I've found a rebuilt engine for a reasonable price but I don't know how far I'll need to modifiy the car to get through this. I'd like to reach 450 or 500 hp so I assume the stock turbos will do the job...
However, what parts should I buy in order to complete the swap? And of course do you have any recommendations for me?
For the record I live in Japan.
Thanks in advance.