Hey guys i got my rx7 finally im gonna go pick it up tommaro after noon sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooexcit ed.... anyway its a gxl model 1990 i have been pondering the possiblity of a turbo after a lil bit ... can u put a turbo on a GXL ? i did a search but didnt get a definate answer on it anyway ill get it washed and get some pics put up on here for you guys ....


Woot I got it

 

Welcome to the club.

Are you sure you searched. I think this is the 10th time today this question came up. check the FAQ at the top of the page.

 

Lol its always great to see this question asked.

 

I really think it should be made mandatory that new members must read the FAQ. Have a quiz at the end to see if they actually read it before they can post.

 

Well.... what it was ... is i couldnt search for "Turbo in a GXL" cuz of the 3 character limit if i just typed turbo i got info about t2's so ya know but thx i found the FAQ

 

You need to search for turbo conversion. Here's a link that might help though.
http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/turboconversion.htm

 

Its really not the best idea to put a turbo in an N/A car...just because it would be cheaper to just buy the turbo car. You can however run nitrous in the N/A without much trouble if you set it up right. Just use a wet kit and make sure you have plenty fuel so you don't lean out. A 75 shot gives a nice kick and doesn't hurt reliability as much as a turbo does.

-Joe

 

i would say make the car nice first, get everything workin.. then when you have th money drop in a turbo.

 

I concure

 

the fact that it is a GXL is a non issue, the fact that the GXL is an n/a car is the issue. Search for T2 Swap, engine swap etc. and you will find all your answers and for improving n/a performance search "n/a performance" or something like that.
have fun with the car.

 

yes you can put a turbo on it. you dont need to swap.

 

Well Guys just spent the last ... uhh...8 hours driving it around ... sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooo much fun ... its pretty wicked.... had quite a blast driving it around with my buddies camaro anywho over all pretty fuggin fun any tips you guys could give me ... would be appreciated

 

I am sorry but you know what i find funny is you havent even got the car yet and you are talking about turbo right away ? I sounds like you havent had a rotary before? Why not get the car and drive it stock for abit get a fell for it and then start working on the n/a then start talking about turbos?? Just my thoughts ever time i sse some pot something like can i turbo my GXL??? well learn first then think about it for awhile the do it and not mikey mouse do it right the first time!

 

i wasnt planning on doin it for a while ... i just have heard that the sevens only get going in HIGH rpms... however the turbo gives it low rpm power too
but i drove it tonight felt pretty goooood i wouldnt think about gettin a turbo for a while ... cuz i need to save up a bit