ExcelR8

If i was to take a stock, TT, 3rd Gen rx7 and get it converted to a 3 rotor.

What do yall estimate the top speed to be ??
I know the conversion makes it basicly a V12.

But i want to know around what would be the top speed of the car after that conversion alone.

Thanks.

DELTA_Rotary

It would depend on a LOT of variables. Are you talking stock engine and turbos or what?


PS this should have gone in the 20B section...

ExcelR8

Thaught about putting it there but not much activity. I only saw 3 people in there and i was one of them.

And i'm talking about just taking a stock TT and taking it to a performance shop and getting it converted to 3 Rotor, TT

Everything else being stock

ExcelR8

Any Estimates ??

dclin

iTrader: (4)

You DO know how much the typical three rotor conversion runs? It's not a B16->B18 or whatever kind of job.

ExcelR8

I can get it for 30 grand.

But the FD i'm buying already has the conversion done.
It also has a few extras. I'm just curious to what its top speed would be.

RedR1

iTrader: (5)

well power would bring it to whatever your gears and redline allow. Method of gaining power may vary (from Jimlab with his V8, to you and a 20B), but unless you change out the gears, they will be limited to. . . the gears

But with changing out the gears, etc, the possibilities go as far as your job/money supply will take you. You can get an FD to reach 160 mph at 6,500 rpms (or in that area, if i remember glancing at my tach for the split second)

ExcelR8

So ur telling me with the right cash. I could have my cars top speed faster than just about anything on the road at any time ??

I was also told that if i converted the turbo's either to non-sequential or changed them out to just one big turbo, that i could be running alot faster.

But what are the downfalls to this other than the turbo lag ??

RedR1

iTrader: (5)

Ya catch on very fast You can have the cars top speed faster than anything on the road *legally.* But you low end grunt will probably blow ***. Most cars now-a-days are stoplight warriors, you sometimes get races on highways, but here in Florida, the Highway Patrol is everywhere, so it all depends on how much yer willing to pay in tickets as well.

But then again, getting a rotary to have the best top speed AND be reliable is another subject. You cant have yer cake and eat it too.

ExcelR8

I basicly want a street legal FD running atleast a 10 in the quarter. I know thats gonna be tough.

I also want the top speed to be somewhere around 245.

How far off would I be just with the 3 rotor conversion. All the V12's i've seen run atleast 240 easily.

dclin

iTrader: (4)

Ah, you're talking about Alamo Rotary's car for sale? Thought that sold already.

If you have the cash, go for it. It's a steal at that price. I'd honestly would not think about tinkering with it any more until you've actually DRIVEN it. It's probably more then you'll need.

ExcelR8

Yeah. Thats the one. It might have. I just saw on the site today that it was still on there and for sale.

I've seen it up close when I visited the shop.
That is a bad *** beast.

And yeah that is a steal. The conversion cost about 30 grand alone. I'm getting that and the car, decked out for 40.

rx7even

I've never seen any car run over 240mph easily (with the exception of something like a top fuel dragster or land speed car). Even CART cars top out around 240. The mighty McLaren F1 tops out at 231mph depending on the model. Gearing as well as aerodynamics play a huge role in top speed. At some point, that car is going to want to show you its best impression of an airplane and become airborne. I could go on, but to answer your question, Pettit's 3-rotor is estimated to top out over 240mph. They've had it up around 220mph before, but cross winds were causing it to wander all over the road, so that was as far as they went with it.

ExcelR8

Oh ok.
And i figured that. But bragging rights man.

rynberg

This is one of the funniest posts I have ever seen.

futurerexowner

Yeah, I am with you on this ryan... "all the v-12s Ive seen run 240 EASILY"... Wow... utterly aww inspiring... first off I think the fastest FD in existance (mazdaspeed's?) topped out at 243 give or take, and that was on a salt flat, with far from street worthy tires. And what is all this talk about V12s going 240 easily... that is rediculous. Even if you were to change your gearing to get you to that speed you are very very far from a streetable car.
Good Luck and keep your priorities straight
Catlin

Ps good to see Im not the only person that only has time to frequent the forum at an ungodly hour.

Boost Junkie

Okay this is ridiculous i mean come on kid this isnt Gran Turismo the video game...I mean i dont know ur financial situation so i will not speak but it takes a whole lot of money to get a 3 Rotor in the first place not to mention that going into the 10's (altho very easy with a 3rotor) and topping out 245....Fact of the matter is that sure you may build a say 600 rwhp with the capabilities of going 240-250 (in terms of gear length) but the fact of the matter is that ur going to need some excessive downforce and such, Basically not a streetable car...

On another note it seems like you arent very car knowledgeable or savvy persay...Before you consider 3 rotor yadda yadda yadda get used to a stock FD cuz im sure this is prolly gonna either A) be ur first car or B) your first performance car....In any-case im sure a Stock or BPU FD will scare the crap out of you enough for a while...

BTW: WTF does a V12 and a 3 rotor have in common? Nothing for the love of christ a 3 rotor is like a 1.9 or 2.0liter and rotories dont have any pistons anyway...

Okay now im done flaming Sorry...

rx7even

Well if basically all you're after is bragging rights, then theoretically it could run a 10 second 1/4 miles and run 240+ mph (if everything was perfect). But you won't run 10 sec and 240+ on the same gearing, but for someone who didnt know........

skunks

hehehehe your kidding right

Kraziken

If he did make it to 245, I'm sure I would see it in my e-mail from some thread labelled "Darwin Awards."

ExcelR8

Ur right. I dont know much about it.
I've been wanting an FD for a while and the only one for sale close to me is a 3 Rotor, TT, FD. And its going for 40 thousand.

I dont have to have it running that fast or 10's because I probably wont use it just to race. Its going to be my daily driver just like the guy who did the conversion used it for. And when I asked him, he told me a 3 Rotor was basicly a V12. I know there are no pistons, but it puts out the same speed. So I heard.

And as for gearing. I was thinking of using a 4:77 or a 5:12

Freaky Monkey007

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/search...earchid=289747

I find this very funny.. Someone that just registered on here has gone from no FD, to a silver 94 FD, to now buying a 3 rotor TT.... Ill let you guys make up your own mind on what is true and not.. I already have..

jspecracer7

Bitch card has been pulled

QuickBlueRX

How do you plan on being able to change the rearend and pull a 10 in the 1/4 mile and still top out at 245? The quicker you get down the strip the slower your top end will be.

DELTA_Rotary

They sound like a V-12... I couldnt believe how much Cams car sounded like a V-12.