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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 10:14 PM
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Supercharge or get a turbo engine

I don't know which would be better or cheaper. I have a non turbo 86' rx-7 and I want to go faster! I found this one company that makes a supercharger for the rotary. But I could also probably just get a new turbo engine too. Which one is better and or cheaper?
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 10:56 PM
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which company? i thought everyone stopped making the supercharger kits, but might be wrong
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 11:53 PM
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Re: Supercharge or get a turbo engine

Originally posted by rx-7s rock
I don't know which would be better or cheaper. I have a non turbo 86' rx-7 and I want to go faster! I found this one company that makes a supercharger for the rotary. But I could also probably just get a new turbo engine too. Which one is better and or cheaper?
coverting a non-turbo 7 to a turbo 7 is very hard. It would be easier just to go out and buy a turbo II.

forced induction on a 6-port rotary, from what i have read has pretty good results though. Just keep in mind the car's value before you go dumping a bunch of money into it. Supercharger kits are not cheap.
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 02:33 PM
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You can do both as well. Use the low compression Turbo motor and forcefeed it with a paxton (or similar) supercharger.

The higher compression 6port NA motors handle 6-8PSI pretty decent. A mild port might help as well with a boosted NA motor.
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 02:38 PM
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I always liked the install look of a charger
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 03:05 PM
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ya what company are you speaking of do tell! i'd love an s/c for my car
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