Turboing a 1989 GTU
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Turboing a 1989 GTU
Hey I am new to the whole RX7 thing, and the rotary engine, and I was wondering if the stock GTU engine can handle a turbo? I have a 60 / 1 turbo, the manifold and the oil lines that came off a 1994 TT RX7. Would that turbo be "to much" for that engine? Any help would be appricated.
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How best to Turbo a S5
1. Sell the GTU
2. Take that money and apply toward buying a real S5 TII.
unless your talking about turbo'ing a Vert. Then, any expense is worth it.
2. Take that money and apply toward buying a real S5 TII.
unless your talking about turbo'ing a Vert. Then, any expense is worth it.
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sell me your GTU lol :-)....it wouldnt be a bad idea to start off with a stock turboII 4 port swap, and then start to modify and upgrade from there.. ie the 60-1, and drivetrain as well.
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i duno, there are advantages to using a GTU as a platform for a Base TII, but i duno if the gains justify the means...
theres a bit more involved than just throw a turbo motor and driveline and drive... other things have to be swaped and modded, its really a pain to swap a TII into NAs, but agian, check the FAQs for info... also, if you dont feel like doing it yourself theres a guy thatll do it for you, search under Kevin Landers and Rotary Resurection
IMO, Keep it an NA and just mod the suspension, youll be better off in the long run...
oh, and to anwser your question, Yes and no. Im sure theres a way to do it... but it be a bad idea, the engine would most definatly pop... 1. the NA engines are at a higher compression and turboing an NA is just a bad idea imo anyway, youd only be able to push 3-5psi anyway, and secondly, im sure that GTU engine is tired... Bad idea. even with a 2nd Gen Turbo...
theres a bit more involved than just throw a turbo motor and driveline and drive... other things have to be swaped and modded, its really a pain to swap a TII into NAs, but agian, check the FAQs for info... also, if you dont feel like doing it yourself theres a guy thatll do it for you, search under Kevin Landers and Rotary Resurection
IMO, Keep it an NA and just mod the suspension, youll be better off in the long run...
oh, and to anwser your question, Yes and no. Im sure theres a way to do it... but it be a bad idea, the engine would most definatly pop... 1. the NA engines are at a higher compression and turboing an NA is just a bad idea imo anyway, youd only be able to push 3-5psi anyway, and secondly, im sure that GTU engine is tired... Bad idea. even with a 2nd Gen Turbo...
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Originally Posted by MrFC3S
oh, and to anwser your question, Yes and no. Im sure theres a way to do it... but it be a bad idea, the engine would most definatly pop... youd only be able to push 3-5psi..
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1. the NA engines are at a higher compression and turboing an NA is just a bad idea imo anyway
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thanks for all the help, from what i am reading, i think i am going to start looking for a TII and then go from there.. again, everyone thanks for the help.
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Originally Posted by BH2447
thanks for all the help, from what i am reading, i think i am going to start looking for a TII and then go from there.. again, everyone thanks for the help.
This guy has been hit by the Turbo II lovers' NA hatin baseball stick.... j/k... lol.... In my honest opinion, I would recommend that any body and their mamma save $5-8K (depending on if you do your own work and how much stuff you mess up) to invest in a 13B-RE! I know that I have been post happy w/ the 13B-RE suggestions lately, but I just love them. The engine itself is rare... The Cosmo was manufactured from FEB-90 until SEP-95 for a total of 8875 sales. Half of which were the 13B-RE and the other half were the 3 rotor (20B.) So, the motors themselves are unique (and as of right now I havent seen anyone else in my area with this FC engine swap and I live in Ft. Lauderdale, which is not exactly a small city but rather large.
Anyway... I am gonna see if I can setup the Vert now. I have a digital camara now, so I will be posting pics this time. Later peeps.
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