is a 86-87 sport worth it?
09-24-01, 07:57 PM
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is a 86-87 sport worth it?
i really want a t2 but i may have found a 86-87 sport. if i could pick it up for 500 bucks would it be worth it? how fast is a 86 in the 1/4...i know it has headers on it i havent checked the rest of the exhuast yet
09-25-01, 01:21 PM
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Check it out dude. The sport is the lightest 7 made in that year to me I think it is very worth it. The sport has an aluminum hood lighter than the T2. What I would do is buy the sport save your money get a T2 motor and an engine management computer. Something like a Wolf 3d or a haltech.
09-25-01, 01:23 PM
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A sport w/o power windows and sunroof, is only a second slower than the 87 T2 in the 0-60 and a half second on the 1/4 mile. So your right around a 15.6.
Sports w/o power everything only weigh about 2600 lbs (vs the 2850 of a 87 T2)
Sports w/o power everything only weigh about 2600 lbs (vs the 2850 of a 87 T2)
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09-25-01, 07:08 PM
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if it has power nothing and a alum hod it will be the sport? it has gtu rims and no sunroof.. its been sitting for 6 monthes impounded...should i put in the atf before the compression test? i was thinking about puting the atf in and complain to the guy how bad it smokes hehehe....
what put a t2 motor in the n/a car? would it fit with no probs?
i have a 89 gtu motor
i guess thats pretty good for an n/a
how fast could i make it without totally breaking my wallet and adding a 75 shot of NOS?
What I would do is buy the sport save your money get a T2 motor and an engine management computer.
i have a 89 gtu motor
A sport w/o power windows and sunroof, is only a second slower than the 87 T2 in the 0-60 and a half second on the 1/4 mile. So your right around a 15.6.
how fast could i make it without totally breaking my wallet and adding a 75 shot of NOS?
09-25-01, 07:24 PM
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Originally posted by Spawn
Check it out dude. The sport is the lightest 7 made in that year to me I think it is very worth it. The sport has an aluminum hood lighter than the T2. What I would do is buy the sport save your money get a T2 motor and an engine management computer. Something like a Wolf 3d or a haltech.
Check it out dude. The sport is the lightest 7 made in that year to me I think it is very worth it. The sport has an aluminum hood lighter than the T2. What I would do is buy the sport save your money get a T2 motor and an engine management computer. Something like a Wolf 3d or a haltech.
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09-25-01, 07:28 PM
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Originally posted by Sully
Hi I wanted to help clarify things just a little. I do own a 87 sport and I don't have a Aluminum hood. I never heard of a sport having one BUT you never know with Mazda. It is one of the lightest RX7's next to the GTU. It doesn't have the rear wiper,power windows,power locks. It does have a little black rubber spoiler on the back, a front, and a sunroof. The GTU doesn't have a sunroof. I would recomend keeping the N/A motor. But if you really wanted to go Turbo, you should really buy a TII instead. Alot less work, money and hassle invloved instead of doing the conversion. Just my 2 cents. Good luck
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Hi I wanted to help clarify things just a little. I do own a 87 sport and I don't have a Aluminum hood. I never heard of a sport having one BUT you never know with Mazda. It is one of the lightest RX7's next to the GTU. It doesn't have the rear wiper,power windows,power locks. It does have a little black rubber spoiler on the back, a front, and a sunroof. The GTU doesn't have a sunroof. I would recomend keeping the N/A motor. But if you really wanted to go Turbo, you should really buy a TII instead. Alot less work, money and hassle invloved instead of doing the conversion. Just my 2 cents. Good luck
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09-25-01, 08:41 PM
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i would rather buy a t2 then convert a n/a....i need a car though so im getting a n/a.
it must be an aftermarket spoiler then...ill have to check it out more when he calls me back
it must be an aftermarket spoiler then...ill have to check it out more when he calls me back
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Originally posted by Sully
Hi I wanted to help clarify things just a little. I do own a 87 sport and I don't have a Aluminum hood. I never heard of a sport having one BUT you never know with Mazda. It is one of the lightest RX7's next to the GTU. It doesn't have the rear wiper,power windows,power locks. It does have a little black rubber spoiler on the back, a front, and a sunroof. The GTU doesn't have a sunroof. I would recomend keeping the N/A motor. But if you really wanted to go Turbo, you should really buy a TII instead. Alot less work, money and hassle invloved instead of doing the conversion. Just my 2 cents. Good luck
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Hi I wanted to help clarify things just a little. I do own a 87 sport and I don't have a Aluminum hood. I never heard of a sport having one BUT you never know with Mazda. It is one of the lightest RX7's next to the GTU. It doesn't have the rear wiper,power windows,power locks. It does have a little black rubber spoiler on the back, a front, and a sunroof. The GTU doesn't have a sunroof. I would recomend keeping the N/A motor. But if you really wanted to go Turbo, you should really buy a TII instead. Alot less work, money and hassle invloved instead of doing the conversion. Just my 2 cents. Good luck
Sully
My Project 86 is a sport, and it was really fast as an N/A, especially when I added a wet shot of NOS to it. It is now a series 5 TII conversion track car, and it is really fast as hell now =) It also has the 4 pot brakes. I say go for it!
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Originally posted by fc3s.org
I also agree with most of what he said except that he must be talking about the GTUs not the GTU as most if not all GTU models had a sunroof, where most all of the GTUs's had no sunroof unless you ordered it.
My Project 86 is a sport, and it was really fast as an N/A, especially when I added a wet shot of NOS to it. It is now a series 5 TII conversion track car, and it is really fast as hell now =) It also has the 4 pot brakes. I say go for it!
I also agree with most of what he said except that he must be talking about the GTUs not the GTU as most if not all GTU models had a sunroof, where most all of the GTUs's had no sunroof unless you ordered it.
My Project 86 is a sport, and it was really fast as an N/A, especially when I added a wet shot of NOS to it. It is now a series 5 TII conversion track car, and it is really fast as hell now =) It also has the 4 pot brakes. I say go for it!
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