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Old Nov 4, 2011 | 11:20 AM
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lol, before you answer, check out what a turbo kit for a BMW M3 costs.

http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/a...291AA-E36ST2-2

That includes nothing but a flashed stock ECU to control fuel, afr, etc.
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Old Nov 4, 2011 | 11:31 AM
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I think general lack of knowledge about rotaries plays a big part too. You see a lot of RX7 guys dropping money on stupid *** parts they don't need, and I would estimate that upwards of 50% of rotary engine failures are due to owner error in either driving style, maintenance, or not noticing a problem until it is way too late.

If you rule out the cost of all that, I would say bang for the buck on an rx7 is higher than most other vehicles for street or track use, except possibly drag racing.
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Old Nov 4, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Natey
lol, before you answer, check out what a turbo kit for a BMW M3 costs.

http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/a...291AA-E36ST2-2

That includes nothing but a flashed stock ECU to control fuel, afr, etc.

hahahaha, look at that exhaust manifold in front of the IC! Worst design ever?

10K for that is a rape and rerape!
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Old Nov 4, 2011 | 03:48 PM
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An exhaust system for my car costs 3x as much as an Evo :/
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Old Nov 4, 2011 | 04:20 PM
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ill never complain about mod prices for our car... they are relatively inexpensive compared to mod prices for cars that are similarly priced (when each car was NEW) look at prices for mods on anything german, even older ones.


interesting tidbit... i know of a standard Veyron owner that wanted to upgrade his wheels to the newer Veyron SS wheels... it has to be done through Bugatti themselves, and cost him $200k... yup, $200,000 to change his wheels/tires to the new version.

our cars are cheap
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Old Nov 4, 2011 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by PierRX
I wanted to see how this generation of RX7 owners now feel as oppose to Rx7 owners of 2007.
facepalm...i feel old!
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