okay today i went to go look at an RX-7 (turbo II). thought i was just gonna be looking at one. well, i knew he was wanting to sell it for $800 with a blown motor. but actually he's gonna sell me the turbo II and one parts car for $800. woohoo!!! both have blown motors, but one has a NICE interior. although i think i may go with the parts car to put everything in because i think the body may be in better shape (the other one has a sunroof but it's rusted). gonna take the interior, etc. out of the other one, throw it in the one that's "suppose" to be the parts car and fix it up. the parts car isn't a turbo though but i'm gonna take the hood from the turbo II and switch it over, etc. and do all that i can do to it. paint job, front mount, turbo kit, etc. etc. etc. everything i can think of!!!!

what i'm wondering is, is everything pretty interchangeable? wondering about the ecu. i wanna get an apexi power fc (if they sell them for the turbo II's) but wonder about the wiring etc. because it's a nonturbo (although it's gonna have a turbo). wanna make sure everything will work okay. otherwise, if it's too much of a hassle, i'll keep the turbo II body with new engine etc. and keep the interior where it's at. but i'll need a new sunroof. anyone know how much those cost? pain in the butt to change? i'm about to be modding the heck outta one of these cars but don't know which one i'm gonna use just yet. also, anyone know the largest wheel i can use? wanna go with 18's and the widest i can go in the back. any input appreciated. also gonna lower the car an inch so wanna make sure i'm not gonna rub againt the fender. about to be an official FC owner anyway, thanks for any input.....
scott

 

nice score on the fc's but
what's up with the name
v8's are slow is so general and
not necessarily true.
sorry for the flack

 

i will only write about what i know about.
the wheels in the back won't go much further than 8 or 8.5 without modification and that means about a 245 in the rear.
in the front the widest w/o modification is 215 which is like a 7 or 7.5 inch rim.
best of luck
oh and they do have the power fc for fc's

 

as for the name, it's from when i had my eclipse....just brought it over here to this board from the dsm board though. although, by the time i finish modding the 7, most V8's will be slow.....

but anyway, back to my thread.....
anyone know if it would be possible to plug in a power fc on a non-turbo car? anyone know if the wiring is different? anything else that would be different about the car that i'd maybe need to be aware of if i'm putting an engine in it from a turbo II? anyone know about the sunroof? if i used the one with the sunroof, it WOULD have to be changed.....thanks for anyone else's input.
scott

 

sorry....didn't see the sticky up there.....didn't mean to waste space.

 

unless you wana spend 100's of hours swaping everything use the turbo car... every thing is different. you can't just swap the hood and add a turbo...

 

and they don't make power FC's for the FC in north america.. you can only get them in japan. if you did manage to get one (I think there is one in USA...) it would only work on the turbo.

 

Basically, here's the scoop.

You'd have to swap the entire drivetrain. Everything

Wiring harness ca either be swapped, or you can add the wires that are missing on the non-turbo harness.

I'd suggest searching, but our beloved forum won't allow that in it's current "limp-home" mode.

Scott is correct about the Power FC. Even in Japan, it was only available on the 89-91 FCs anyway.

If you want something simple that will work as you turn up the boost, you could either look for an FCON, or an Apexi Super AFC.

Best of luck. I might try to hook up with you around Christmas, as I'll be visiting my sister there in PCB later this month.

Reese

 

I just did an NA-turbo conversion, and it's not that hard. But unless the turboII's body is trash and the NA is mint I would just save a lot of hassle and keep them the way they are.

I thought they only made a PFC for the s5 cars? what years are your cars?

The sunroof is easy to remove, just pull out the inner panel, the cloth one, than you will see 6 bolts. Remove them and lift off the roof.

do a search on the for carbin fiber stuff, I think some guy makes carbon sunroofs.

Good find, I am sure you could just part out the NA to pay for a motor for your t2.

 

okay well i prefer to get some sort of engine management system that has more features. laptop if possible....datalogging a big plus. stutter box, etc. those type of things. anyone know of a good management system like that for an fc? guess i can't go with the power fc. is the haltech about as good as i'm gonna get if i'm wanting new wiring? although, that's not my main concern (heck, i could buy a new harness for the car if i need to).

as for the bodies, i'm probably gonna have to take a look at them again to see which one i wanna use. i didn't really look at the parts car all that hard when i was there because i didn't really consider using it for a driveable car when i was looking them over (but i remember the body itself looked good. no dents, rust, etc. that i could see anyway). the turbo II is red, and the n/a is a darker color but 2 different colors. and i'd PREFER to have it painted either black or a dark blue. can't do that with a red car without it being a total pain in the butt and painting the engine compartment as well (wondering how much a good paint job will be anyway, i have no clue).

i don't mind swapping over the drivetrain if i need to. nor do i mind changing wires etc. over. i want a car that's gonna look nice and perform the way i want it, so i'll do whatever i gotta do. but i guess i'll know which body to go with after i go and pickup the cars and can get a better look. but just trying to think of what's involved in this ahead of time incase i decide to go with the n/a.

one last question. are the engines pretty much the same? whichever body i decide to use, the engine from the other is gonna be the one i pull to have rebuilt (so that i don't forget where anything goes etc. and i can just swap it when i need to). just wanna make sure the engine themselves are the same.

 

no the engines are 100% different. inside and everything bolted to them.

 

There is someone who is going to be marketing glass sunroofs in about a week on here. Approximately $90-$100 for it, which really isnt that expensive. I would just keep the TII body and fix it up, fix any rust spots properly. Swapping takes a lot of time, plus the wiring is a PITA. But I suppose if you wanted to, you could. And if the motor is blown, save up for a paint job and paint it when you remove the motor

 

any standalone that ya'll would recommend for an fc? not sure of the years.....go figure, i forgot to ask. thanks for the other info though.....

 

Good score...but there is a V8 that I'm partial too and it's powered by a certain special prancing horse...

 

okay, well you may be partial too it, but when i'm done modding, we could always race to see if that lil prancing horse is gonna keep up but of course i'm all about drag racing though although of course if i could have me a nice 355 i sure as heck wouldn't ever complain about having it.....but i can't ever keep anything stock so it would have to have some "minor" tweaks

 

Haltech, Wolf3D, Hitman, there are alot of Austrailian standalones that are far lesser known and work great but your gonna have to hit up the aussies on the board to find out about them.

 

would sure be nice if i could use the search function right about now. but anyway, anyone know which engine management systems have a stutter box feature (if any)? you know, if you're at the starting line, you can floor the gas but the engine management system will keep the rpm's down so that when you let off the clutch you don't have to worry about breaking traction like you would if you were trying to perfect the launch on your own. good thing to have when drag racing. i know some traction control units have it in there but it wears the clutch out a lot faster.

is there any websites for those engine management systems listed? wanna be able to look at them if possible.

 

yes but your gonna have to web search that. Just type in go to www.google.com and type in those that i described above and it will show the site. If your wondering Im to lazy to get the sites