20B or not 20B that is the question...
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From: San Francisco, CA
Originally posted by jorx7
doing the 20b conversion is easier than you think first you can bolt the engine right to the stock 13b mounts using the engine mount kit from cork sport ,second you can use either a t2 tranny or third gen tranny , more people prefer t2 tranny and dif they are stronger than third gens parts , get an ecu haltech i know works well however microtech might also be good though not many people can tune them just yet , the hardest thing is making all the intercooler pipes etc. i am planing on doing the swap when im done wit school although im planing on big singles and looking to push 900to 1000 hp , i know some third gens in jersey wit three rotors pushing 900hp and there streetable. good luck wit every thing if you go threw with it total prce range your lookin to spen for swap around 10,000.00 to 13,000.00 depnding on your set up .
doing the 20b conversion is easier than you think first you can bolt the engine right to the stock 13b mounts using the engine mount kit from cork sport ,second you can use either a t2 tranny or third gen tranny , more people prefer t2 tranny and dif they are stronger than third gens parts , get an ecu haltech i know works well however microtech might also be good though not many people can tune them just yet , the hardest thing is making all the intercooler pipes etc. i am planing on doing the swap when im done wit school although im planing on big singles and looking to push 900to 1000 hp , i know some third gens in jersey wit three rotors pushing 900hp and there streetable. good luck wit every thing if you go threw with it total prce range your lookin to spen for swap around 10,000.00 to 13,000.00 depnding on your set up .
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From: Edmonton, Alberta
Trav -- Yeah, the more I think about it, the less I really want to drop a 20b in my car.. I mean sure, it would be %^&ing awesome, and definately worth doing in the end... but really, I am not sure wanna spend 10,000 (not including the engine) on fixing up my rx7 just to handle the 20b engine...
Maybe down the road I will conder it if I find a real nice fd for cheap, but I am probably better off just selling the 20b should I buy it and fix up my current engine with the profit I make off of it.
I have a strong engine already with some street porting on it, so I could definately pushing the rest of the car a bit harder and produce some good hp with my current na.
So instead of beefing up my current car, I might just work on the styling a bit more. I have a nice body kit that could use some tlc and it would be perfect once again.
thx for everyone's input tho, it's been a lot of help.
Maybe down the road I will conder it if I find a real nice fd for cheap, but I am probably better off just selling the 20b should I buy it and fix up my current engine with the profit I make off of it.
I have a strong engine already with some street porting on it, so I could definately pushing the rest of the car a bit harder and produce some good hp with my current na.
So instead of beefing up my current car, I might just work on the styling a bit more. I have a nice body kit that could use some tlc and it would be perfect once again.
thx for everyone's input tho, it's been a lot of help.
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From: Australia
Hey,
I have done the conversion from a 13B to a 20B I used a t66 on 6psi and produced 650rwhp hence the name. It's a big project to do depending on what you already have. For example it cost me $8,000 aussie dollars but i already had the turbo intercooler and other gear. My car should run 10's if u want some pics ill try to get some
Cheer Chris
I have done the conversion from a 13B to a 20B I used a t66 on 6psi and produced 650rwhp hence the name. It's a big project to do depending on what you already have. For example it cost me $8,000 aussie dollars but i already had the turbo intercooler and other gear. My car should run 10's if u want some pics ill try to get some
Cheer Chris
