stupidkid0304

Hello guys, first off i just want to say that i am fairly new to the whole rotary thing so please be kind. so a little history. i sold my accord for an rx7 behind my parents backs. =]. i bought an 89 gtu for 1300. the exterior just needs paint and the interior is there, just really needs to be cleaned and a few pieces missing. the engine was strong but now i am going to need a rebuild. i have deceided on a half bridgeport. my question is how hard will it be to buy a shell and basically swap in everything needed to make that shell run. ive got a few mechanically smart friends with their own rx7s to help me but i just want to know if there is a manual out there somewhere or if there is a website detailing me on how to go about doing this.


thank you

lax-rotor

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You'd be better off just fixing up the 7 you're in now. Also from what I've read you'll not get anything from a half-bridge port except for the messed up idle. Look into getting a street port, might be better for you. If you really want to know what you're looking at getting yourself in for look in the Archives project section under my name: the cerberus project. It is basically a frame up restoration of an RX7 that didn't have a motor. so that is basically what you'll be doing when you go swapping into a shell.

stupidkid0304

thanks ill be looking into that

Aaron Cake

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In order to run a half-bridge, you will need a full standalone EFI system and a new intake manifold to eliminate the VDI (which doesn't play well with high overlap ports).

It's a LOT of work for a first project.

Not true at all. You may be speaking about the aux bridge, in which case it's partly true depending on how it's implemented.

lax-rotor

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I've been overruled and corrected for the greater good! Hurrah! Listen to Aaron, he knows his stuff.

stupidkid0304

i was thinking of puttin in a haltech. ive been told that that will solve all my problems concerning what aaron was talking about. i dont know. i know it will be a challenge but it is going to be my first project on my fc and i cant wait to start it. (intake and exhaust was done by previous owner). thanks for the help any more advice would be much appreciated.