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can you put a turbo in an n/a or do you have to buy a turbo motor??

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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 12:49 AM
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can you put a turbo in an n/a or do you have to buy a turbo motor??

i was just wondering if you can put a turbo on an n/a cuz i may be buying a 91 n/a with a blown engine and want to know if its possible. also if it is, is it easyer to put the turbo on or buy a different motor??
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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 12:51 AM
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it's easier to buy a whole nother turbo II car...
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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 12:53 AM
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AAron Cake turbo'd his N/A. Check his site.

http://www.aaroncake.net/RX-7/naturbo.htm
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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 12:59 AM
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i think it would be cheeper to turbo charge an an n/a than buy a new motor sence i already would have the motor
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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 01:00 AM
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Man...this question comes up every week!
Unless you are very mechanically inclined, has lots of change $$, lots of free time, don't mind car up on stands for God knows how long and /or your car is in showroom condition, you're better off buying a Turbo FC.
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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 01:02 AM
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ok nm i saw the web page well what can i get a blown s5 turboII motor for???
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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 11:49 AM
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You don't want a blown turbo engine. Get a Jspec from a reputable importer and drop it in your car. You'll also need a ECU, wiring harnes, driveshaft, turbo differental, and possibly the transmission ( if the transmission doesnt come with the engine).

It would be more expensive to rebuild a S5 turbo engine than it would be to buy a Jspec.
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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 11:59 AM
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I believe buying a jspec motor would probably be cheaper and better choice. You also dont have to go through the hassle of finding all the necessary parts or piecing the car together unless you find a parts car.
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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 12:08 PM
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well see i want to port it and mabe go with a 3mm apex seal
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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 12:12 PM
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It would be more expensive to rebuild a S5 turbo engine than it would be to buy a Jspec.
Yeah, but, who knows when the Jspec will blow? There's no gurantees it's that low mileage, and who knows how it was treated. At least with a rebuild, you know what you're getting.

And to the original poster, for someone with over 600 posts, don't you know where to find this information? Haven't you seen it posted about one thousand times before?

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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 12:43 PM
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Originally posted by Rx-7Blazin
well see i want to port it and mabe go with a 3mm apex seal
You really don't need 3mm Apex seals. The standard 2mm can handle a lot of power.
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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 03:27 PM
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Even if you are mechanically inclined... Dont bother... It costs about the same to do a complete TII engine swap and you get better results... How do I know? I learned from my mistake. (so far the most expensive mistake I've made)
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Old Jul 16, 2003 | 03:55 PM
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Originally posted by JerryLH3
Yeah, but, who knows when the Jspec will blow? There's no gurantees it's that low mileage, and who knows how it was treated. At least with a rebuild, you know what you're getting.

And to the original poster, for someone with over 600 posts, don't you know where to find this information? Haven't you seen it posted about one thousand times before?
I said a reputable engine importer, some of them offer a warrenty on there engines, besides, it would be cheaper to rebuild a good jspec than to rebuild a blown TII motor.
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