4thrx7

i'm buying an 88 t2. i've owned 2 other rx7's prior to this one, but never really modified them. seeing as this will not be a daily driver, the almost blown 13b with 2 bolts holding the intercooler in place (on opposite corners of course) 167K mile t2 will be yanked out. i live in tampa, only shop i know of here is "maztech" heard they do good work. motor will be pulled by them and reinstalled by them. but which motor should i go with? an 89-92. what kind of under hood crap do i not need? a.c., p.s., pollution control crizap..etc...have about 5k to spend. should i concentrate on making solid na power then add a turbo? oh yeah and getting it for 500$ with new paint, new tranny and clutch also woo hoo!! would going with a single exhaust be better also?

4thrx7

sorry this will be my 4th rx7..1 first gen an 86 base and an 88 t2, now the new to me 88t2

dr0x

Id go with a s5 tii motor, few different benefits to them Its virtually free to remove that crap. http://devils.eng.fsu.edu/~bmatt/RX-7/emissions.html has a basic run down of what you can remove. There is more you can than whats listed on that site, search on this forum for the others. You already have a turbo? I find modding a NA is a waste of time. IMO they are great for daily drivers, but are too expensive to go fast. May as well go make a SOHC civic run 10s. IMO, yes. Less weight, less bends. Personally Id get a thunderfab downpipe and an apexi gt spec exhaust. Or get a racing beat 3.15in downpipe and get a local shop to make you the rest of the exhaust (using the RB downpipe) from 3.5-4in pipe.

4thrx7

i see what u are saying about the n/a turbo question...what i'm asking is should the motor itself be built to run real strong before i even put the turbo inplace. or would it just be easer to do it all at the same time and tune the turbo and fuel as i go along