i say go n/a. maybe cuz im bias

 

I say buy a TII. It looks better in stock form, goes faster, handles just the same as an N/A. The N/A is slow, just slow....and the TII is much easier to modify. The reliability issue is not that huge of a deal. The TII is reliable, you just can't be as careless as you can be with an N/A. Both are fun cars, but if you want to have a decently fast car, buy the TII. I got my dad's 86' base model N/A. It needs help. I want to get rid of it and buy something faster(a TII).

 

N/A's suck, i would get a t2 if you ever do any kind of spirited driving, the na just lags, and i say this having driven a modded n/a and then homebuilt it into a beast turbo 2.

 

Blah blah blah...

This dude has the N/A hooked up for $750. Buy the N/A. Drive the N/A. See if someone will let you take their TII for a rip sometime, and compare. Then if ya decide you don't like the N/A, sell it -- you're not gonna lose any money, and you might learn a few things.

Ya, you could "homebuild... a beast TII", if you've got mad cash to drop into it. If ya wanna have a car to go to work in, that may not be the greatest idea...

 

Yeah, he should take the N/A, even if he doesn't want it, he can make money off of it since the engine is brand new.

 

There are several NA models that handle just as well as a T2. Ever heard of an RX-7 Sport, '88 GTU, GTUs? Same brakes too. If a person really wants the T2 wheels they bolt right up to the aforementioned models. I don't think they make that big of a difference though.

Daily driver= NA
Project/weekend warrior=T2

T2s are well worth the price tag, but virtually all of them have seen many miles of hard driving. Expect to spend a lot more money than you would on an NA.

Isaac

 

Uh i retract my previous statement, n/a's are good cars, they just don't have the same kind of power, i wish i still had my n/a when it comes to driving everyday.

 

I said an n/a cant take a TII in the corners. Because they cant. Maybe the GTUs but when people say that n/as handle better just isnt true for the most part.

 

wana see alot of 7's go to sanfrancisco they have about 2,000-3,000 i saw 100 in 1 day!

 

I think the weight difference between the two levels the playing field a bit. Having all that extra power that comes with a T2 isn't going to help you if you don't know when to put it down. Why do you think that NAs are more oftenly used for autocross?

Isaac

P.S. The GTUs is the heaviest of the NAs that I mentioned.

 

You found an 86 base with a new engine for $750?!?!

I want it if you don't buy it.

Base NA = quickest, just put an LSD and 15x7's with 225 rubber on it.

I have never driven a TII. I figure I can live with a 14 sec. daily driver for now.

 

I think blackmotorsport skipped the part where he said that he is buying a base model 86'. Its fun to toss around a bit, but the lack of straight line power is kinda sad....

 

Actually no I didn't, and the name is Blacksport. Read through the thread again and you will see why I pointed out that not all NAs are lesser equipped. In the populous land of Civics and Accords, the NA RX-7 is not so sad in a straight line afterall....

Isaac

 

14 sec? Is that your 0-60mph? Just kidding. But where do you get that time?

Isaac

 

They are cheaper.

 

Price is an obvious contributing factor, but not the only one. That was my point.

Isaac

 

That is my Integra's 0-60 time but also the goal 1/4 mile time for my FC project. Actually, the goal <=13.99

First gens with stock ports, full exhaust, slicks and an EFI six port 13b have done < 14

 

For this kid I would say get the N/A and learn how to work on them and whats in store. I see guys who dont know **** try and step into the turbo world only to get burned...WOrk your way up to the T11 , thats what im doing.

T11 are way funner trust me. Although my N/A is no slouch. Reving past redline for long periods of time is so much fun something N/A owners dont do as much because most of them are stock or just run shitty. Check out my sig. My car is sick and faster thna a stock turbo or even mildly modded one.

So get the N/A but remember im telling you the T11 is alot funner to drive. You will feel like a man with the turbo noises and torqe and ****.

 

I would buy the N/A. For $750 you couldn't get a better car than N/A RX-7. Also N/A RX-7 is lot easier to work on than a turbo, lots of room under the hood compared to the Turbo.

As far as handling goes both cars are equally good. I have TII and N/A, both has LSD, same brake packages (4 piston in the front), but the steering wheel on my NA is slightly ticker, and it also has AAS so I like the handling characteristics of my NA little better,but both are fun cars to drive.

If you plan to learn about the rotary and work on your own car I would recommend buying a NA. If you already have a daily driver and considering buying a project or a weekend car buy a TII.

 

well i have an NA an i love it but id really love a turbo an i think i want one

but heres my question

Why do people say a NA handle so much better than a turbo???
anyone wouldve thought it would handle better

but you can easily get a turbo to hadle pretty good

 

im with blacksport
you make it seem like NA's are slowww but in the streeets, you will be whoopin up on those garbage *** vtechs an hooked up hondas

put it this way

when i take my NA out i hardly race vtechs cuz most of the time its a waste cuz i whoop them up

cars i have beaten in the last 2 weeks with my mildly ported 90 gtu
-new rsx type s
- 99 jetta with a 75 shot of nos
-new Se-R ( car is fast az ****, who wouldve thought)
-2000 civic si with a lot of mods
-2.7 audi A6 2.7 biturbo ( but has hydros)
- random GSR integras
-eclipse gst with exhaust

so you can double think that

do you know if the engine is ported on this guys car???

 

dude, its $750, with new engine.
And overall, IT IS A RX7!! I like those FC even more than my S14.
I drool everytime when I get a chance to drive my friend's 90 GTU. But of course, I drool more when my other friend let me to drive his TurboII.
but let say, $750 for an extra car to drive and play around. I will jump on it in millisecond.

 

LOL stock ports I beat

3000GTSL
HOndas
Preludes ( 3 of them )
Miatas
2002GTS Eclipse (210hp)
Trucks
Other N/A rx7s
lots other ****