TheAndyManCan

I just bought a stock 93 RX-7 for 13g yesterday after looking at them for a long time, and i was wondering where i should begin (parts wise) for better performance and more HP and Torque. This is probably a dumb question and i wont get any replies but I just registered to this website and will be joining in on the forums to gain as much knowledge as possible about my new car. So any help would be appreciated. Ive got pics in my profile of me and the FD.

jeremyb

Welcome to the site! Have you been introduced to the search button yet? There are many many many people that ask that exact same question.

Jeremy

1234rotor

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https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/faq-3rd-gen-other-useful-links-68640/

Click there and say no more, or else they will come.....


and they will get you!


Too many people join and ask the same question, most of them have done it, but it's fun to pick on the new guys.

Other than that, enjoy the forum.... we all love the same car around here...... =)

TT_Rex_7

Also try these links...

http://robrobinette.com/

http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/index.html

http://www.maxcooper.com/

http://www.clubrx.org/

http://www.iluvmyrx7.com/3rd_gen_manuals.htm

These can be life savers!! Also, welcome to the board, and try searching around before you post on topics. Chances are, it's already been talked about.

-Alex

TheAndyManCan

Thanks a lot guys I think this will be a great project

diablone

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Learn to drive it for a long time, then start worrying about more power.

TheAndyManCan

Damn you guys are fast .... replying faster than mexicans can patch a roof

1234rotor

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On second thought, don't ever wreck this car..... being that you are young (and I can tell you are), if you wreck this fine and rare car, these guys will drill you down.


Always remeber that this car gets too 100 quickly, and that the brakes are good, but 100 is fast on any road.

Boost transition will own you in a corner if you are not expecting it. Be ready for the sudden kick around 4500-5000 rpm.

The car responds quickly (real quickly) and it will get out of control fast. Therefore, you have to be quick to catch it, BUT the car is easy to catch back straight if you stay in the gas or have lifted and then quickly applied throttle again. If you freeze-up in this car, then you can more than likely kiss it goodbye.

GET good grippy tires... like Falken GRB FK451's, Toyo T-1S, Yokohama ES100, or Dunlop FM901, or Bridgestone S-02 or S03. It will make all the difference.

Good first mods would be a downpipe, Evans NPG coolant, and an aftermarket ecu (Pettit, or M2 is good).

TT_Rex_7

I wouldn't quite say to stay on the gas. If you don't know what your doing, stayin on the gas could make things alot worse. For instance, if you start fish tailing, and don't know how to get the car back under control, id say let off the gas, and work the brakes and steering to get the car to a stop. If you stay on the gas, you could start spinning it into a 360 and off the road.

-Alex

1234rotor

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Maybe in a 2nd gear corner, but i'm talking about a 3rd or fourth gear corner where people can really freak out and total their cars. The stock FD doesn't have quite enough power to start blazing the tires side ways in a 3rd gear corner. In second it could though.

Anyone that can't control a 255+ hp car in first and second gear should no be going fast in an FD.

TT_Rex_7

With him being young, I was thinking of him trying to show off and pull out of a parking lot trying to get a little sideways, and then loosing control. Adding throttle in that situation with an unexperianced driver wouldn't go over well. lol Before everyone goes crazy, i'm not saying this is the case, and older men do the same things also. Just saying this in general, nothing more, nothing less.

I do agree though, they shouldn't be going fast at all, the problem is, this car is made to go fast.

-Alex

TheAndyManCan

Thanks for caring about me (or maybe its just the car you care about getting hurt...lol) i really do appreciate it but even though i am young i have been through plenty of bad situations and made it out through all of them unharmed (car also =] ) but i really do appreciate it guys i will be safe

TT_Rex_7

It's not just the car, a car can always be replaced/fixed. It's when the vehicle is damaged from wreckless driving that gets people rouled up.

-Alex

jeremyb

From my knowledge and majority of "dead 7" readings, only the MEAN ones drill down. The rest either give condolences or "ARE YOU GONNA PART IT OUT?!?!"

Jeremy

OneRotor

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for sideways shenanigans, from my expierence (don't own a 7, but a 5 speed ranger) with dirt roads/slick streets from snow or rain, letting off the gas during a slide is almost as detrimental as hitting the brakes.

think about it, you've started sliding, and you let off the gas, the weight will then go from more rear-biased to whatever your weight distribution is, and this will make the slide worse because the rear tires which are now sliding have lost grip.

hitting the brakes is probably the worse thing you can do during a slide, because it rapidly transfers the vast majority of the car's weight to the front of the car (in a dynamic sense), which makes it EXTREMELY easy for the rear to swap ends with the front. if you want to save a rear drive car that's started to slide on you, either keep the same throttle position and countersteer, or feed it a LITTLE more (i'm talking 5-10%) throttle to transfer more weight to the rear of the car. If you've gotten yourself to the point where you're sliding through a turn from shear speed, it's your own damn fault that you've crashed and none of the things that i've said will make a difference, but if it's a slide at lower speeds caused by too much power, staying in the throttle has saved my *** numerous times.

if you're looking for mods, first few: radiator, AST (aluminum or delete it), downpipe, intercooler, and PFC (or equivalent, whichever the shop that you'll have your car tuned at prefers), and like was stated above, learn to drive it before you add any more power.

zmarko

Good luck with the car. Just be careful.

BTW--I agree about learning to drive the car with the power it has now before going and getting more power adders. I would also suggest reliability mods before any serious power adders. Things like a fluidyne/koyo radiator, water temp gauge, boost gauge (if there isn't one yet), & DP.

RTS3GEN

Before you guys go offering "cornering " advice, learn about controlling a skid. Brakes are the last thing you want here. If you start to slide, simply let off the gas. The slip-angle of the tires grip will pull the car right back in line, just hold the wheel in the direction of travel.(in a moderate oversteer skid). If you are already rotated beyond a 30 or 45 degree angle, also let off however, steer more agressively into the skid, if you have lost total control of the car then both feet in! Foot full brake and full clutch. This way you'll slow to a stop and take power from the wheels.

diablone

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Don't confuse luck for skill or experience. You can never have enough experience, and at your age, you're even further from it.