i have both an 89 GTU and 89 TII. neither car has ever let me down but it is much more fun to drive the TII if i have the option the TII gets driven N/A's are great cars but TII's have so much more going for them speedwise. N/A's are generally more reliable. all depends how fast you want to go

 

I have both, so I will put my take on it.

Both are fun to drive and very similar until you talk about horsepower. That is where the turbo is the best choice.

My N/A is realible as hell.
260k+ miles and still running on original factory engine/transmission (never rebuilt) and still runs strong.

My TII is getting a rebuilt right now and it only has 80k miles on the chassis. But once I get it running and with all the mods it is going to be a new beast.

Personally my GXL is too old and I don't throw any money at it, except for gasoline. The TII is getting all my money for now. Making it look nice and go fast.

Actually a base N/A(with no power options) could easily take a TII in an auto-X with the same suspension mods.

If you want to get many miles with no headaches the N/A is the choice again.

If you want all out acceleration the TII is the way to go.

they both have there ups and downs, it is just a matter of taste.

 

It's all good!!
My first is a N/A '89 GX
My second, a '89 GX-TII (hehehehe...)

 

NA vs TII?
Not a flame war?

 

i voted for the T2 cuz i like them more than N/A RX-7s. but i dont dislike the N/A cars, i wouldnt mind having a convertable 7. i just think the T2 is the better car. i didnt buy an RX-7 to have a reliable car, or an efficient car, or even a fun car. i bought an RX-7 to have a PERFORMANCE car, and the T2 is just way ahead of any N/A in the performamce category. and there is no arguing with that.

 

Turbo II because it has more power and is easier to make faster

 

LOL...I wasn't trying to let you to make up my mind, I was merely killing time on a FORUM...in which we're to discuss CARS! nice attitude...

 

I love my n/a 1987 FC supercharged meany.

But it's practically the same as having a TII.

Love 'em all, no contest between...

 

i have an 87 gxl and 90 TII. they are both fast but i don't race them. but when somebody dares me on the road or freeway my 7's kickass. and they are still stock.
AN RX-7 IS AN RX-7

 

I own a n/a.An '89GTUs to be exact but I'd still have to say a TII.I want more power and I'm just not going to get it with my car.I've run out of things to do short of tearing the motor down but a street port isn't going to give me the power I want.That's why I hope to someday do a TII conversion on my car or fix the turbo shell I have but it would be cheaper to just do the conversion.So as much as I love my car I have to say TII ,cause my car with another 50 to 100hp(which I could easily get after the conversion)would be awesome.

 

I personally didn't vote,the question is to vague .if your talking stock hp. the tII(stating the obvious)now if your talking a cheep 300hp the n/a sixport .in the end just be glad it's not a pistion engine

 

Don't smoke crack and post at the same time.

 

s-afc controller $390 after tax injectors $220 each downpipe $150 bucks
wham blam thank you mam! 290-306 do the math on rotory performance on the injector simulator

 

You said NA 6-port, ***. Try about 140 at the wheels.

 

yes indeedy doodly. You really think youre gonna make 300 hp with a lil blue screen and some injectors????

 

I think their calculator tells how much horsepower you could support not how much you would have.You still have to be able to get enough air in to make power with the available fuel.It takes some serious porting(like a large bridge port or peripheral port )to get that kind of power.You won't get 300hp out of a stock port or even a street port without some sort of forced induction or nitrous.

 

The TII definitely scores higher on the boards simply because of it's ease of power upgrades and real killer potential. I myself have an NA and I love it, far more fun to drive than my 12 second GVR4 but after my first ride in a normally tuned (intake, exhaust, F-Con) TII I was hooked!! So now I'm Converting to a turbo in the summer with an NA motor built with turbo II oiling system and low compression rotors

 

I feel like I waisted over $3K worth of mods on my car. I should have used your strategy and just put four 1600 injectors to produce over 1000hp and keep everything else stock...

Go back and do a little more research...

Jay

 

I don't totally agree about the reliability thing. Most of the T2's reliability issues are related the clown doing the modifying. The power potential is proportional to the potential for more stupid mistakes to be made!
My two categories:
NA - difficult to make go fast
T2 - easy to make go fast
Totally agree here. Weigh up the pros and cons as they apply to you and make up your own damn mind! The NA vs. T2 thing always turns into a war; why would this time be any different?
And the number of polls here recently is ridiculous. Does every stupid little question have to be a poll? Just ask the question!

 

A wise man once said "It's better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt"

 

LOL. How nice of you to take time to comment in my "ridiculos" poll. You do know you don't have to post in the threads you disagree with? Some people kill me!

Do you really think I posted this because i was unsure of which I preferred?? I posted this so people could state their views on it, if you dont like it...who gives a ****? not me.

 

Ahhh, you can no longer call it an NA
You have come to the dark side...FORCED INDUCTION!

 

I own a 88 TII and a 89 GTU. they are both rx7s and both fun to drive, but come on would you get a cobra or v6 mustang, wrx or 2.5RS? I am the kind of person that buys the best that I can afford, so I go with a turbo II

 

Ok im sorry i have an n/a too and i understand about all the eng work blah blah but if you see an n/a for the same price as a t2 and both run awsome im pretty damn sure all of you would choose the t2 : P cause i know i damn shore would

 

but i still love my n/a just cause its mine : )