View Poll Results: What should I do with the $4220?
New rims
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Body upgrades (TII Hood, Underbody lights)
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3.08%
More engine and suspension mods
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Paint job
3
4.62%
More BOOM! (Subs, sound)
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I've got $4220 to blow, what should I do?
07-04-03, 01:23 PM
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I hate non-turbo haters... Turbos are ***** power... it's artificial, you know "Boost" sort of like a shot of NOS... it's stupid. Poor College Student, how much are the KYB AGXs with shipping?
07-04-03, 01:40 PM
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Turbos are ***** power... it's artificial, you know "Boost" sort of like a shot of NOS... it's stupid
NOS, however, is different because you only get power when you push a button, and you can run out of stuff and have to refill the bottle and what not. its not like the turbo runs out of juice after using it for a little while.
how much are the KYB AGXs with shipping?
07-04-03, 01:59 PM
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Originally posted by Bigretardhead
well I won't give a **** what kind of power it is when I zoom by you like you're standing still.
NOS, however, is different because you only get power when you push a button, and you can run out of stuff and have to refill the bottle and what not. its not like the turbo runs out of juice after using it for a little while.
well I won't give a **** what kind of power it is when I zoom by you like you're standing still.
NOS, however, is different because you only get power when you push a button, and you can run out of stuff and have to refill the bottle and what not. its not like the turbo runs out of juice after using it for a little while.
Nothing can beat the reliability of an n/a though
I got mine for $370 shipped
07-04-03, 05:12 PM
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id say go with some vert rim man there light as hell and look very nice but if you have to go with a bigger rim make sure you buy rims that weigh less than the ones that are on there now and make sure you dont change the lingth (from the bottom of the tire to the top of the tire) or yull mess with your spedometer reading and odometer reading you would have to go with some low profile tires on a larger rim
07-04-03, 09:58 PM
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Hmmm. This is the car with the Ito extended street port that made such a splash on this board a while back. I wouldn't touch the shortblock. If the manifolds have not yet been ported I would do that, then work on the intake, making a cold air box with drawtube going down into the fender well by way of a hole cut in the right front corner of the engine bay floor, right behind the light. Then work on struts and springs, bushings, rear steer eliminators, weight reduction, possibly add a header if not yet installed, evaluate your wheel weights and decide if you would like less unsprung and rotating weight by switching to lighter wheels / tires, etc.
You can probably tell that I like the performance side of modding cars.
You can probably tell that I like the performance side of modding cars.
07-04-03, 10:09 PM
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Originally posted by Bigretardhead
NOS, however, is different because you only get power when you push a button, and you can run out of stuff and have to refill the bottle and what not. its not like the turbo runs out of juice after using it for a little while.
NOS, however, is different because you only get power when you push a button, and you can run out of stuff and have to refill the bottle and what not. its not like the turbo runs out of juice after using it for a little while.
07-04-03, 10:33 PM
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I looked at Driv300MPH's car through his link in his signature. The motor's seems pretty badass. With ports that big and I see you mentioned your exhaust diffusers are gone.. (is your exhaust ported just as big as the intake?) Even with the S5 rotors, lightweight flywheel and grabby clutch I "WAS" going to say a 50 shot to help add more torque coming out of the hole (lower end), but it seems you're against it.
07-04-03, 11:00 PM
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dude take that car straght to a preformance shop get a compleat tune up injectors and all and replcae your thermostat and rad fluid get an oil change and diff oil changed and tranny oil changed then after that put some water wetter in the coolent and id say your set
even though it only has 30k miles on it you may as well ceep that car in great running order.
even though it only has 30k miles on it you may as well ceep that car in great running order.
07-05-03, 12:33 AM
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Originally posted by 88IntegraLS
Hmmm. This is the car with the Ito extended street port that made such a splash on this board a while back. I wouldn't touch the shortblock. If the manifolds have not yet been ported I would do that, then work on the intake, making a cold air box with drawtube going down into the fender well by way of a hole cut in the right front corner of the engine bay floor, right behind the light. Then work on struts and springs, bushings, rear steer eliminators, weight reduction, possibly add a header if not yet installed, evaluate your wheel weights and decide if you would like less unsprung and rotating weight by switching to lighter wheels / tires, etc.
You can probably tell that I like the performance side of modding cars.
Hmmm. This is the car with the Ito extended street port that made such a splash on this board a while back. I wouldn't touch the shortblock. If the manifolds have not yet been ported I would do that, then work on the intake, making a cold air box with drawtube going down into the fender well by way of a hole cut in the right front corner of the engine bay floor, right behind the light. Then work on struts and springs, bushings, rear steer eliminators, weight reduction, possibly add a header if not yet installed, evaluate your wheel weights and decide if you would like less unsprung and rotating weight by switching to lighter wheels / tires, etc.
You can probably tell that I like the performance side of modding cars.
Originally posted by 88IntegraLS
dude take that car straght to a preformance shop get a compleat tune up injectors and all and replcae your thermostat and rad fluid get an oil change and diff oil changed and tranny oil changed then after that put some water wetter in the coolent and id say your set
even though it only has 30k miles on it you may as well ceep that car in great running order.
dude take that car straght to a preformance shop get a compleat tune up injectors and all and replcae your thermostat and rad fluid get an oil change and diff oil changed and tranny oil changed then after that put some water wetter in the coolent and id say your set
even though it only has 30k miles on it you may as well ceep that car in great running order.
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07-05-03, 12:33 AM
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Originally posted by 88IntegraLS
Hmmm. This is the car with the Ito extended street port that made such a splash on this board a while back. I wouldn't touch the shortblock. If the manifolds have not yet been ported I would do that, then work on the intake, making a cold air box with drawtube going down into the fender well by way of a hole cut in the right front corner of the engine bay floor, right behind the light. Then work on struts and springs, bushings, rear steer eliminators, weight reduction, possibly add a header if not yet installed, evaluate your wheel weights and decide if you would like less unsprung and rotating weight by switching to lighter wheels / tires, etc.
You can probably tell that I like the performance side of modding cars.
Hmmm. This is the car with the Ito extended street port that made such a splash on this board a while back. I wouldn't touch the shortblock. If the manifolds have not yet been ported I would do that, then work on the intake, making a cold air box with drawtube going down into the fender well by way of a hole cut in the right front corner of the engine bay floor, right behind the light. Then work on struts and springs, bushings, rear steer eliminators, weight reduction, possibly add a header if not yet installed, evaluate your wheel weights and decide if you would like less unsprung and rotating weight by switching to lighter wheels / tires, etc.
You can probably tell that I like the performance side of modding cars.
Originally posted by Rx-7Blazin
dude take that car straght to a preformance shop get a compleat tune up injectors and all and replcae your thermostat and rad fluid get an oil change and diff oil changed and tranny oil changed then after that put some water wetter in the coolent and id say your set
even though it only has 30k miles on it you may as well ceep that car in great running order.
dude take that car straght to a preformance shop get a compleat tune up injectors and all and replcae your thermostat and rad fluid get an oil change and diff oil changed and tranny oil changed then after that put some water wetter in the coolent and id say your set
even though it only has 30k miles on it you may as well ceep that car in great running order.
Nick
07-05-03, 01:45 AM
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so dude if i bought a brand new car thats the first thing id do. at least in a new car if you give it a compleat tune up and wear in everything properly then you will improve the life of your engine. in some cases you can gain hp because of how it was treated at the begining of its life. but what im getting to is if you have $4200 to blow you may as well do it it will make you fell good to knowing everything you could do maintnece wise is done and you wont have to worry about it
also i would try that water wetter check it out here supposed to help coolent temps by about a 30% decrese in temp.(help your engine last longer)
http://www.redlineoil.com/redlineoil/wwti.htm
also make a cold air box that keeps intake temp lower its all about engine life man save ya money in the long run
also i would try that water wetter check it out here supposed to help coolent temps by about a 30% decrese in temp.(help your engine last longer)
http://www.redlineoil.com/redlineoil/wwti.htm
also make a cold air box that keeps intake temp lower its all about engine life man save ya money in the long run
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07-05-03, 02:08 AM
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I'm sorry, but a car with that low of miles should be preserved and not have any mods done to it. My car has 138K miles and I'm hesitant of bastardizing it with a T2 swap. You might concider selling it to an older owner that will take care of it and let us kids mess with the higher millage cars.... save the nice cars for the people who can pamper them properly... abuse the junkers, is what I'm saying. I'm concidering getting a Base or SE and doing a T2 swap since these cars are so... cheap, and not as desirable. Besides, a NA car is better around corners and around town driving... drag racing isn't everything, especially in a sorts car designed for high G' turns. Just my overpriced 2 cents..
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07-05-03, 03:48 AM
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Originally posted by 85TIIDEVIL
I looked at Driv300MPH's car through his link in his signature. The motor's seems pretty badass. With ports that big and I see you mentioned your exhaust diffusers are gone.. (is your exhaust ported just as big as the intake?) Even with the S5 rotors, lightweight flywheel and grabby clutch I "WAS" going to say a 50 shot to help add more torque coming out of the hole (lower end), but it seems you're against it.
I looked at Driv300MPH's car through his link in his signature. The motor's seems pretty badass. With ports that big and I see you mentioned your exhaust diffusers are gone.. (is your exhaust ported just as big as the intake?) Even with the S5 rotors, lightweight flywheel and grabby clutch I "WAS" going to say a 50 shot to help add more torque coming out of the hole (lower end), but it seems you're against it.
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Yep... I'm not into drag racing... and besides, 2nd Gen RX7s aren't drag cars, so why even try??
My plans:
First: KYB AGXs with Eibach Springs
Second: Make an airbox with a custom intake & Consider a paint job if I can find a good one for cheap enough (Thinking a Grey/dark blue metallic would look sweet)
Third: Subwoofers and possibly new speakers, considering if the subs need them to balance the music...
Fourth: Save.
How does this sound to you guys?
My plans:
First: KYB AGXs with Eibach Springs
Second: Make an airbox with a custom intake & Consider a paint job if I can find a good one for cheap enough (Thinking a Grey/dark blue metallic would look sweet)
Third: Subwoofers and possibly new speakers, considering if the subs need them to balance the music...
Fourth: Save.
How does this sound to you guys?
07-05-03, 04:00 AM
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if the speakers arent upgraded already (too lazy to check), upgrade the midrange speakers before you get subs... its a much better improvement (an amp for the mids / highs helps a hell of a lot too)... as for those, i am running focal polykevlar 165k2's in my vert, and it sounds really nice (ppi amp, 90 rms per side)
other than that your upgrades sound good, (but for that kinda money throwing an atkins blower on it might be fun )
other than that your upgrades sound good, (but for that kinda money throwing an atkins blower on it might be fun
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07-05-03, 04:47 AM
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i dunno how you fit 6x9's in the front... maybe its diff than in the vert, i dunno... but focals would be a huge step up from pioneers, the 165k2's are component speakers, i put the tweeters in the doors between the door handle and the door vent, and the 6.5 inch woofer in the stock door location (if you have the dash speaker locations you might want to go for the 165k3's which have 4 inch mids as well) but you will definately need an amp to run them, no head unit will push that much power
the atkins blower is a supercharger, they come in diff sizes, as of now only going to a carbed setup is available, but they are working on (and it seems near done with) a fuel injected system that uses a lot of the stock parts.... the blower itself is around 2400 bucks... and then the carb setup and all that will push it to around 3 grand, the fuel injected setup id imagine would be a lil more than that
www.atkinsrotary.com www.camdensuperchargers.com
if i had the money i would love to do it to my car... would have similar top end to a turboed engine, and the benifit of not having turbo lag (postitive displacement blower, makes almost full boost at idle)
so it would basicaly help the car out in the one area it really needs it... low end torque
but if the suspention is stock id say do that first... car has to be nice and stable in order to handle that power
the atkins blower is a supercharger, they come in diff sizes, as of now only going to a carbed setup is available, but they are working on (and it seems near done with) a fuel injected system that uses a lot of the stock parts.... the blower itself is around 2400 bucks... and then the carb setup and all that will push it to around 3 grand, the fuel injected setup id imagine would be a lil more than that
www.atkinsrotary.com www.camdensuperchargers.com
if i had the money i would love to do it to my car... would have similar top end to a turboed engine, and the benifit of not having turbo lag (postitive displacement blower, makes almost full boost at idle)
so it would basicaly help the car out in the one area it really needs it... low end torque
but if the suspention is stock id say do that first... car has to be nice and stable in order to handle that power
07-05-03, 11:06 AM
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Not sure if it's ported just as the intake is... Ask FlyBy116
Not sure if it's ported just as the intake is... Ask FlyBy116
07-05-03, 12:09 PM
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those all sound good accept the cheep paint job. if you already have a good paint job but if you want to change the color dont go to a cheepo place. remember your gonna have to change the color of the engine bay and inside the doors and under the hatch if you dont then your car will look pretty bad. my freind has a 3rd gen somone else changed to yellow and the engine bay looks like crap his elctrical and many other various plastic parts got over spray on them and only yht top half is yellowkinda faiding to the other color. i if your going to get the coloe change make sure and get it donr right cuz if its done wrong then a beutiful car just went to ****
07-05-03, 12:23 PM
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Originally posted by Driv300mph
I hate non-turbo haters... Turbos are ***** power... it's artificial, you know "Boost" sort of like a shot of NOS... it's stupid. Poor College Student, how much are the KYB AGXs with shipping?
I hate non-turbo haters... Turbos are ***** power... it's artificial, you know "Boost" sort of like a shot of NOS... it's stupid. Poor College Student, how much are the KYB AGXs with shipping?
I can't believe people as dumb as you exist. Turbos are ***** power? LMFAO man that's PRICELESS.
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no no no whyyyy would you take such a low milage pristine rx-7 and put a v-8 in it?? why that should be the last thing on anyones mind with a car like that. i dont personaly like v-8 swaps into rx-7's cuz it takes the heratige away the rotory is the heart of a rx-7 but i can better see it done on a high milage 1st or 2nd gen rx-7 but no way on a perfecly nice low milage car