furiousbob

if i was to come up on 5 grand all of a sudden, what could i do for my rx-7? it's a stock 87 na. dont tell me to go buy a TII or something fancy. i've just bought my 7 and i'd like to stick with it. i know full coilovers is a definite yes. ideas?

MattB

get an old TII block...send it out to be rebuilt and street ported...then add a big turbo, injectors, standalone, fuel pump...all the goodies...


as for suspension...dont get coilovers...ride will be too rough. get something adjustable like KYB AGX's or such...with RACING BEAT springs?


wheels and tires...go for something BBS style multispoke sitting on some really nice tires...

then you are done...


-Matt

furiousbob

hmm...well i was really hoping to stick with a less gas-consuming motor. but if it's gotta be TII, then it's gotta be TII. finding one is easy, i know a friend who knows a yard with that stuff. i thought coilovers were adjustable? theres also this one thing i've been hearing of, it's called air suspension or something. supposedly you can adjust from inside the car.

1987_Gxl

heh pimp my ride :P

MattB

i dont know if the full coil over kits from like TEIN are adjustable...maybe im wrong...personally i like an all around suspension kit more though...

chexmix78

i know this isn't what you want to hear, But maybe buying a nice TII is a good option, you can get one for less than 5K. then sell yours and you have money left over for your TII. i didn't do this, i pumped in about 5K, into my FC and it runs good, but still looks like crap. I would have been better off following my own advice. a part of me regrets not doing what i just advised, financially it's your best bet.

MattB

^ he is right...you can get a recently rebuilt TII with some mods for that price...

Juiceh

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I believe all coilovers are adjustable. Tein flex coilovers are adjustable you can even get a Tein EDFC (Electronic Damping Force Controller) to go along with your coilovers.

"EDFC makes it possible for the driver to control the damping force by controlling a motor installed in the shock absorber while being seated in the driver's seat."

Tien Flex coilovers + EDFC at rotaryextreme.com = $1735

I'd do what chexmix78 said, buy a TII sell your NA and put leftover money into the TII.(get the Tein flex coilovers with the EDFC!)

I wouldn't turbo swap an NA unless it was a convertable.

Tournapart

iTrader: (4)

how come unless it was a convertable? ^

chexmix78

my guess, is that since there were no turbo verts available, if you really want that combo, the swap is the only way to go. but if you want a turbo coupe, financially it doesn't make sense to do a swap. better off just buying a tII. thats, just my take on it though

Ehron

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Closing costs. :-)

Goofy

That's a good point. Get a garage and tools to work on your car with some of that.

Kingbob

The adjustment on the coilovers does not control stiffness of the spring. Only different springs do that. The adjustment allows for changes is ride hight for cornerweighting.

bacek

new paint job????

i mean you will appreciate it EVERYTIME you look at your car.... then of course if you just want to race your car then i dont think it matters

furiousbob

well, that does sound like an idea. i can get the dings outta the doors and paint it. body kit?

KeloidJonesJr.

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Damnit, if only you had bought a turbo you would've been able to get the GReddy TD06-20G. Oh well.

chexmix78

http://www.ehow.com/how_14742_invest-with-$5000.html

furiousbob

i didnt check the link but i know all about investing. if i'm 19 and i supposedly get 5 grand, i should invest it in something. good idea. very good idea.

like my friends always tell me, theres three things you can do with your money: bury it, spend it, or make more money out of it.

Bukwild

buying the t2 and selling the NA and using the money to mod the t2 is the best answer in the world.

First mod on the t2 should be a plug and play mega squirt ems system

red_ricer

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^^^^Where would you find a plug and play megasquirt for a TII?

snowball

their are no plug and play megasquirts, your going to have to do it yourself or pay someone to do it for you.

Bukwild

Pm Tofuball and have them make one for you.

Bukwild

PM the Sales manager Tofuball on this forum. These guys are the megasquirt ****'s to talk to.

classicauto

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he said he only has 5 grand.


Motor rebuild and porting (non-diy) 2500
Big turbo 1200
Manifold (log style HKS) 400
Standalone (haltech) 1800

oops all gone. And he didn't even get to I/C, injectors, pump, regulator, suspension, rims.........

for 5 thousand I would say just get a decent TII and some reliability stuff

Juiceh

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Bingo! Unless of course you have both an NA and a TII and you wreck the TII.