Curious not nosey. I see alot of posts with very nice specs on your rides. All said, what do you have invested in yours? Please specify n/a or turbo. These second gen are getting older so where is a reasonable limit to put into one?
Thanks for your input. New to the forum here. My main passion is and has been road racing bicycles in Va. But the old legs are tiring and looking for some fun without sweating profusely!

Thanks, Greg

 

$2100. and $3500 more

 

After this winter $11,000+

 

90 TII.. I was scared to add everything up.. this is what i came up with $9000 maybe more, maybe less. that is not including the price of the car. The only thing that i have left to do, is a bigger turbo and a haltech.

 

87 turboII
fuel pump,ecu... about $700
intake,exhaust,bov,tower bar,struts,springs,turbo timer,boost controller,racingseat,gauges,performance clutch...etc, about $2400
cd player,speaker,subwoofer $300
paint $1100

 

Did the '87 come with them or did you change them. If so, where did you get them and how hard to change?
Thanks.

 

I'm rougly counting right around $25,000...

car 10,400
rims 1,000
1st engine 4,000
turbo upgrade 2,500
ecu 2,000
tuning 1,500
brakes 1,000
exhaust 900
stereo 600
gauges 500

This has been ongoing for the last five years... most of those numbers are just pretty quick, rough guesses... I spend too much money.

 

500 for the car and 12,000 - 15.000 in mods I really dont want to total it out. and see how much I really spend

 

I put the lights and the spoiler on myself. I got the lights from a place called Sun Auto. They are an Rx-7 specific juckyard in Pa. They are on the web but I dont have an address, just do a search for Sun Auto Rx7.

 

sweet dude! me too. if you are looking for some awesome riding you should check out blacksburg, va. lots of climbing, but so fun! in the spring time there is a century called "Mountains of Misery"...its crazy

 

Erik,
I had a couple of friends do that ride. It's nasty. I've done a ride in Monterey that you would like. Mountain Mama. 104 miles, 10,000 feet of climbing, 9 mtns to cross, only no big mtn top finish. It'll leave a mark on you!
Later,
Greg

 

If you count up the 12+ tickets I got the first two years I was driving, and how much I gave to lawyers to keep me flyin. (including all the mods and repair bills) I could have bought a nice FD.

 

WOW! i bet! i gotta get a new rear cassette so bad...i'm still running a 39x21. which sux cause i never get a chance to sit on the climb, hehe. i guess one day when i stop spending money on my car i can get one

 

i got my car for 700 the guy thouight it had a blown motor but it was just flooded car has no rust at all and i bought it in Vermont, i now live in Maine, car was originally from florida, its a 1988 SE n/a,

when i bought it:
new shocks
new struts
new alternator
new battery
new clutch
new tires(toyo racing z rated tires)


since then
all my mods
new brakes(rotors, pads, calipers)
new ties rods
new ball joints
new wheel bearings
all new interior peices, vents, radio surround


i have 2100 invested in it without my paint job

guess being the son of a parts/car dealer helps me alot

so i have 1400 spent on my parts and mods 700 in my car and she is new basically

 

oh and before my exhaust/and port job i ran low 14's in it

 

my mods:
Griffin high flow Radiator
Perma-cool electric fan(2950 CFM)
Power Pulleys (alternator and main pulleys)
cone air intake with ram air hood scoop
Greddy dual exhaust
No converter, air pump, or emissions
NGK plugs & 10mm plug wires

 

Hrmmm....

Car (1990 pull-me-over-red T2 $4000)

mods by previous owner include:

Jspec engine rebuilt with porting and 3rd gen seals and so forth
K&N filter with open intake
Apexi N1 single
Downpipe
Midpipe
660cc secondaries by RC
G-Force ECU
Centerforce clutch
sweet FTP lens replacement with expanded wire mesh
Mechanical boost and water temp meters in A-pillar
broken seatbelt light
ugly-*** heavy chrome neeper n7 16x8

Mods and repairs by me:

Water pump $65
Steel braid radiator hoses $40
Fluidyne radiator $450
Brake master $80
clutch master $60
rear seats replaced with bins $100
used ABS box from forum $100
Battery relocation $100
hi-flow cat $250
1 pair dunlop SP8000 245/50 ZR16 $220
ceramc heat shielding for abs box, brake and clutch master $40
speed bleeders on clutch slave and brake calipers $20
home depot cold air box $5
CF radaiator panel from forum $85
A/F meter $50

there's probably some more that I can't think of at the moment

Wanted repairs/mods:

Intercooler
racing seat for driver
rollbar
harness
full ground control suspension kit
tranny rebuilt (grindy grindy into 5th, notchy into others)
flywheel
clutch rebuid (slipping a teeny bit or will be soon)

 

TOO MUCH. . .

 

I haven't spent enough money yet! Need more money for summer...

 

88GXL: $2600
Intake: $50
CATCO Cat: $100
CD Player: $100(I'm cheap )
Seat covers to cover the worn leather: $49
Paint: $360 (Again, I'm cheap )
Fog Lights: $20
Spoiler: $76
All other mods were freebies.

Total: $3355

 

between 30-50k. Lost count.

 

88 TII= $1000
BOV= $130
3'' DP and MP= $200
HKS catback= $150
Star 6 puck clutch= $275
3'' TID= $12
9'' K&N for TID= $30
AFM adapter for TID= $25
Walboro fuel pump= $135
Rewired fuel pump= $8
Boost, A/F gauges and pod= $100
ST springs= free (stolen off NA)
short shifter= free (stolen off NA)
10th AE rims (the white ones)= free
225/50/16s= $100
FCD= $90
Boost controller= $9
Dual alternator pulley= free (stole from FB)
Royal purple synthetic= $28

TOTAL= $2892

88 GXL= -$500
header, 2.5'' exhaust= $275
ST springs= $175 (donated to TII)
short shifter= free (donated to TII)
intake= $20
89 tails= $50 (no longer in my possesion )
89 spoiler= $50
TII hood= $20

TOTAL= $90

85 GS= $1400
15x7 Panasports= $800
Yokohama AVS Intermediates= $240
RB Street Port Exhaust= $500
Weber 45DCOE= $700
RB springs and Tokico blues= $440
MDS 6A and Blaster coils= $200
Dual alternator pulley= $20 (donated to TII)
White gauges= $50
Mazdatrix air dam= $160
FC oil cooler and braided stainless lines= $100

TOTAL= 4610

Grand total= $7592

 

So far, about $20kAU, so about $10kUS,
tho i originally bought it for $11k AU. i've pissed away $9k AU modifying this piece of ****...****!...it is not a good idea to think about this stuff.
i could've gone around the world, or put down money on a log cabin in Tasmania,
but instead i spent it on a 15 year old car

1986 GT Limited FC3S
ENGINE & DRIVELINE:
S4 13BT with S5 rotors
3mm apex seals
Extend Porting
Huge Custom FMIC
Turbosmart type2 BOV
Simota Air Filter
Series5 Hi-Flo with T04 Compressor
2 x 1900cc secondary injectors
Malpassi Rising Rate Fuel Pressure Regulator (as of 14.1.02)
Microtech MTX8L ECU (as of 14.1.02)
OS Giken 2 Plate Clutch/Chrome-moly Flywheel
J Spec 4.1-1 LSD
Welded Diff Mount
Straight Thru 3inch into twin 2.5inch mandrel SS 'zaust
Porsche type fuel pump
Camaro Fuel Filter
Ford Alternator
Maztech Manual 2-Stage Boost Controller
Odyssey 6kg DryCell Battery

INTERIOR & GADGETS:
Omex Sequential Shift Light
Ultra Speed Meter
RE Amemiya Boost Guage
JayCar Rich/Lean Display
JayCar Turbo Timer
Series6 Seats
Kenwood CD Player
Viper Alarm & Immobilizer
Custom Snow Camouflage Interior

EXTERIOR & HANDLING:
Wild Violet Respray
Custom Jetspeed Bodykit
17inch Mazdaspeed Gold 5spoke Rims
255 x 40 and 225 x 40 rubber
Front KYB Coilovers
Rear Bilsteins and King Springs
Front Strut Tower Brace
Front Mild Negative Camber Pins
Gutted and Lightened (1140kg)

FOR SALE: $17k AU
Anyone reading this from Oz interested?

 

I think spent is a better word. 'Invest' might hint that you actually expect to get more $$$ back than you put in

The only payback you usually get is a big **** eating grin while you drive.

 

87 TII. 77K miles, spent 3k + 3k .
Tends to bug my wife so it's worth it.