how much should i spend on an FD to have it keep up with SS's TAs and C5 vetts?
and still have it reliable.
thanks

 

I don't spend any money.

 

would you care to explaine that to me?

 

Look back at the previous posts on how to upgrade.

This one is pretty good...

https://www.rx7club.com/vforums/show...threadid=28606

 

get a clue. a stock FD will beat stock SS's and TA's. all you need to beat a C5 is a downpipe and cat-back.

 

yep... and some driving skills. Great to leave them with mouths agape being beaten by a 1.3L... Rotary knowledge is getting scarce. Good for us.. *evil grin*

 

If you know how to drive and have a good motor then you only have to worry about C5's.

When I was completly stock I raced 2 WS6's and 1 C5, I beat all of them. Never raced an SS when I was stock.

 

If im not mistaken if you know how to drive then you should already be taking v8's stock. If not then do the cheap basics and you will beat them...im sure of it.
Jeff

 

I didn't need a Cat-back to beat a C5

 

When I say "beat them" I mean on a real track or real twisties ... not some drag race or street race. You should be able to handle them on those pointless straight exhibitions of ***** power, too, but the RX-7 is a track car and will easily beat any of those aforementioned V8s ... probably even in reverse.

 

If im not mistaken the drag or street races test the car and drivers ability. As for being on a track, honestly not that many people know what an 'apex' or 'rumble strips' or 'apron' is, so their ability to race on a track is limited. If they have the car most of them do/should know how to drive it.
Jeff

 

I thought stock SS's ran 13.6 in the 1/4, and stock C5s ran 13.3.

These are likely best case scenarios with good drivers.

The stock SS should be a really close race with matched drivers.

A stock vs. stock race and I would want a base or an R (lighter than the touring) to shave a couple tenths.

The C5s are going to be tough, but many of the vette drivers probably will not be able to run the car to its best possible quarter.

Stock vs. stock, give me a base or R model and a very experienced driver...that would win most of the time.

For people like me that don't practice the quarter too often and have a couple hundred extra pounds (touring model - and, yeah, I need to lose a few too), having a few more mods to get more HP is a good idea for dragging.

On top of that, there are plenty of modded Camaros and Vettes out there...

 

The only f-body that has ever gave me a run for my money in the rx is a z06 405, he handed me my *** on a paper plate. Of course that car runs a 12.2 out of the box

 

The weight difference between a 93 Touring and a 93 R1 is 62lbs - 'The RX7: Mazda's Legendary Sports Car, Jack Yamaguchi, page 112.

 

Just buy a couple gallons of gas and that should do the trick!!

 

The vehicle weight on my '94 Touring is 3210 lbs (as stamped in the door frame). I thought that base and R models were in the 2900 range???

 

No, no, no....that stamp on the inside of the door is not the same as the curb weight. That's the vehicle's GNRW or something like that, not sure what it means exactly, maybe it's the weight of the car at maximum capacity(full tank and 2 adults)? But yeah, that weight on the stamp is always considerably more than the actual curb weight.

Haha, I had a friend that read his stamp and was trying to tell me his Civic weighed 3200 lbs! It's kinda funny, but I can see where it would be confusing.

 

No, no, no....that stamp on the inside of the door is not the same as the curb weight. That's the vehicle's GNRW or something like that, not sure what it means exactly, maybe it's the weight of the car at maximum capacity(full tank and 2 adults)? But yeah, that weight on the stamp is always considerably more than the actual curb weight.

Haha, I had a friend that read his stamp and was trying to tell me his Civic weighed 3200 lbs! It's kinda funny, but I can see where it would be confusing.

 

yep, I believe it's ALL about the drivin
skill, the LS1's auto is pretty good,
it shifts a hellof alot better than I do thats for sure!

I raced a few, and we were dead even, except during my shift,
i'd lose ground everytime I shifted.

If I was a REALLY good driver, would be a different story
(too bad i'm not, hehe)