Hi, I am a new member of this forum. I have two cars, a 2003 Mazdaspeed Protege and a 1989 RX7 GXL. This is my first rotary powered car. My question is the following:

1- What is the best road map to convert my 1989 RX7 to a street race car.

My idea: 1- Street Port it. 2- Turbo or Supercharger and 3- The usual, exhaust, intake, etc. Is this a good plan? am I totally lost with this plan?

Is there an area on this forum where I can find some sort of road map to turn a second generation RX7 non turbo like mine to a race car?

Thank you in advance for your help.

 

step 1. tune it up and get it running perfect
step 2. go turbo
step 3. make sure there is enough fuel
step 4. tune it

 

its not incredibly easy to just turn it into a turbo car. check the FAQ for FC thread at the top of the page for "turbo'ing an n/a" links.
you may find it easier and cheaper to sell it and buy a turbo2.

 

Also check the archive.... It doesn't take long to find threads on this very question.....
At the end of one of them ryan gives a standard modding order
Very useful stuff in the archives

 

Thankyou for the help, I will check the archives, I like Turbo Technology better than having a blower anyways. What do you think is the most HP you can get out of a non-turbo second generation RX7?

 

Yes, do a full tune-up before you mod anything. It's a lot easier to fix everything before mods than after.

Once that's done the first thing you need is intake/exhaust. That will free up the most power, and no other mod will be worth a damn without a free-flowing exhaust.

Beyond that...I would say porting, maybe turbo/supercharging it, removing stuff like AC and Power steering for parasitic HP loss, dropping some weight from the exhaust...

Personally, I'm building my car to be a beefy NA. If you really want turbo, many people find it easier and cheaper just to get a turbo car than to do a NA-Turbo conversion.

 

Yes you right, it makes sense, I have heard that before. I would really like to get a 3rd Generation RX7, but I don't feel like dropping 15K for a second car/project car. Thanks for the advice.
Tico.