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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 01:13 PM
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to turbo or not to turbo, that is the question...

so i have an s4 rx7 non turbo that im having trouble deciding what to do with it. i love bridgeported rotaries but i also love turbo power. im having a hard time deciding what to do. should i go NA or go turbo? let me know what you guys think. im totally new to no pistons so i have no idea which setup is more fun
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 01:21 PM
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What do you want to use it for? What's your power goal? Budget?
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 01:41 PM
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Will you be working on your own car, or having a shop do all the work? How big are your pockets?
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 04:36 PM
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im going to use the car as a daily driver. my budget is that of any college kid lol. im trying to make no more than 250hp
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 04:40 PM
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T2 Swap will be much easier.
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by RX7-desu
im going to use the car as a daily driver. my budget is that of any college kid lol. im trying to make no more than 250hp
Then a near-stock TII swap would be perfect for you. Daily driving a bridge port would not be a great idea. Some people do it, but I imagine it would get old very quickly.
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 06:38 PM
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cheaper to do a t2 swap for the price/performance

Of course, thats with out the T2 drive line.
You dont really need a T2 drivetrain but if you are going to do more then 250-300hp, the n/a will suffice around that area but will break down somewhere down the line.

Bridgeport n/a....ha, its easier and more comforting to walk to where you are going then to drive it there lol
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 07:39 AM
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whats wrong with a dd bridgeport??? lol i always thought they were bad *** motors. what are the downsides to it? i imagine it would flood a bunch right?
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 08:18 AM
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nopistons is the other forum.
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 08:26 AM
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whats wrong with a dd bridgeport??? lol i always thought they were bad *** motors. what are the downsides to it? i imagine it would flood a bunch right?
Will have a rough idle, will require a standalone, and will have **** poor low end power. Just soooo much easier to go T2, and you'll almost certainly make more power.

Edit: not completely certain on the standalone part, but some sort of fuel control is necessary.

Oh, and in order to take advantage of the porting, you'll need a good exhaust, but also with that porting any exhaust you do will be so loud you can't hear yourself think.
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