My 13B REW swap
they are, the only reason to do it is to be different(and the symbol varies from who you are trying to impress, it honestly boggles me why people bother to do this).
the potential of the engines is all the same.... for the effort it would be easier to do a simple standalone and boost controller onto the stock block and turn up the boost. hell, you'd come out ahead if you sold the REW.
the potential of the engines is all the same.... for the effort it would be easier to do a simple standalone and boost controller onto the stock block and turn up the boost. hell, you'd come out ahead if you sold the REW.
major advantage of an REW vs say a series 4 is the thicker casting on the dowel landings. and the crank angle sensor does not require adjustment which is nice. but these are minor improvements really
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Turbo Power
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i never said i didn't have the money to buy i power fc...money isn't a issue for me i just have other stuff on the go like renovating my house, beefing up my new truck,ie lift kit, full exhaust, new rims tires, CAI and possible a supercharger...i would rather buy used one in good cond. and im doing the swap because i want to and its a nice challenge and im not trying to impress anyone, i just have a passion for working on cars and like to switch things up a bit. and there are no jack stands under it or anything, so thanks for the feed back. all i was asking was for some info about it.... -Mike
I am thinking about putting a re or rew in my car. im up in the air on wich one i would like to do. these engine have MANY diff. over s4/s5 that make them better. then on the other hand the re/rew have pros and cons against each other. i think im leaning toward rew though.....
I am thinking about putting a re or rew in my car. im up in the air on wich one i would like to do. these engine have MANY diff. over s4/s5 that make them better. then on the other hand the re/rew have pros and cons against each other. i think im leaning toward rew though.....
"dude, my car owns your stock series 4 turbo II!", "duh, you're using newer technology..." sometimes things do go backwards though, like the now lack of turbo rotaries in the market.
What concerns me about the OP's build is that he's already lowered the engine into the vehicle without doing inspections and maintenance items such as gaskets, OMP lines, solenoids. It indicates a complete lack of knowledge of the quirks of the 13B-REW.
He said he was just doing that for clearances. I dunno why he wouldn't do the maintnence first.
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awsome. more thread crapping from you ******* that dont like anything else than stock. why dont you people just shut it. if someone wants to engine swap a rx7, let them.
now, what are you doing for engine mounts? i have been designing my own for my 13brew using chromemolly tubing and some 1/2" plating welded in between at an angle.
Lloyd
now, what are you doing for engine mounts? i have been designing my own for my 13brew using chromemolly tubing and some 1/2" plating welded in between at an angle.
Lloyd
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Doing the same swap. Time consuming when you do it as a hobby and don't need it for a while.
Im about $6000 into it along with all the little things/research and design/mess ups.
Once you figure the little things out, its straight forward. Bolting it in is the easy part lol.
Right now, I need an intercooler pipe and the throttle pump settings tuned in Halwin.
Pic and video are older but might shut some people up.
http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ent=rxxrun.flv
Im about $6000 into it along with all the little things/research and design/mess ups.
Once you figure the little things out, its straight forward. Bolting it in is the easy part lol.
Right now, I need an intercooler pipe and the throttle pump settings tuned in Halwin.
Pic and video are older but might shut some people up.
http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ent=rxxrun.flv
Why not just tell Aaroncake he's stupid for turboing a 6 port NA motor then? He should have just put a TII motor in it. Instead he put in all that effort, what a waste. 
Hell, if I had a roller and was able to find an REW rather than a 13BT why wouldn't I try it?
Hell, if I had a roller and was able to find an REW rather than a 13BT why wouldn't I try it?
sure, stock for stock you are comparing a twin turbo versus a smaller single turbo motor with slightly smaller porting. when upgrading all that crap goes away, even the twins. so yes, if you are comparing stock cars then it is an upgrade. we do all know that people rarely keep these cars stock though.. so the comparison of stock versus stock is void.
"dude, my car owns your stock series 4 turbo II!", "duh, you're using newer technology..." sometimes things do go backwards though, like the now lack of turbo rotaries in the market.
"dude, my car owns your stock series 4 turbo II!", "duh, you're using newer technology..." sometimes things do go backwards though, like the now lack of turbo rotaries in the market.
Karack man you been around for a while. I know that you know Re/rew motors are better than eariler models, Yes there is certain things that other people perfer such as putting s4 rotors into them to run higher boost levels. Theres many reasons why there better. When you start studding motors and such and going for high HP I would rather have a re/rew, housing coatings from the factory and things of that nature play big roles in my pocket book.
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Karack man you been around for a while. I know that you know Re/rew motors are better than eariler models, Yes there is certain things that other people perfer such as putting s4 rotors into them to run higher boost levels. Theres many reasons why there better. When you start studding motors and such and going for high HP I would rather have a re/rew, housing coatings from the factory and things of that nature play big roles in my pocket book.
Thing is who doesnt rebuild motors? I dont know how many people already rebuild there motor well instead of using your s4 or even s5 housings just get REW housings and your set the requirement needed to install a REW motor isnt worth it or at least what it cost to do it correctly..
Now i would understand if you got the roller for an extremely low ball offer and the motor also then why not but to each there own..
TwEaK
Stock REW with no emssions, non-sequential twin turbos, Haltech e8 w/ racepack dash, mocal oil cooler setup w/ -10an ss lines...pretty basic as I m not dumping a tonof $$ until I've driven it legally on the street. Then I want to do a half bridge w/ single turbo and redo all my wiring so its tucked and hidden.