Please Help
don't race, don't need to
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Tri-Cities, WA
Ouch. You have the $30,000 minimum in the bank to buy the car and modify it correctly the first time, right? With ECU replacement, full exhaust replacement, various fabrications for the little bits, replacement of the entire cooling system, replacement of the entire induction system, and full engine monitoring functions, not to mention traction/suspension upgrades and the new trans to handle the power (old one being beat to death!), and the new power plant frame to replace the cracked one you will have. Then there is the time/effort to completely rebuild the engine to replace the seals, port it properly, balance it if needed, and 15 other things I don't even know about. Are you doing this yourself? Good. Is someone else doing it? Add 15%
Have you driven a car as fast as the stock RX? Can you react instinctively to power oversteer that is simply not in any way linear? Just asking questions, in case you hadn't been aware...
'Course, now I suck. Sorry.
Politely asked of mods: where is the search function?
Have you driven a car as fast as the stock RX? Can you react instinctively to power oversteer that is simply not in any way linear? Just asking questions, in case you hadn't been aware...
'Course, now I suck. Sorry.
Politely asked of mods: where is the search function?
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Junior Member
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 10
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From: Lakeland, Florida
damnit man it seems like i need alotta **** to do to the RX-7 to get some serious hp. So here are my options for Turbos, Greddy TD06S, Greddy T-78, or Greddy T88. which would be better for a T.T.
can someone please reply, i really need to know if i should buy an RX-7 or not
Rotary Freak
Joined: Dec 2001
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From: Hattiesburg, MS
If you really want to have *twin* turbos, you should just stay with the stock turbos or get them upgraded. Places like BNR or Pettit can do this.
Otherwise, you should go with a single. Check out the single turbo forum for info on that.
Otherwise, you should go with a single. Check out the single turbo forum for info on that.
Newbie
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 4
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From: College Station
RX7s are enthusiast vehicles, once you own one your wife becomes jealous because the amount of time you spend with her.
Right now you can expect to run outside and jump in your Tiberaun and drive to the grocerystore for a loaf of bread without once thinking about the car. Inside your RX7 you pay attention to every rev of the motor listening for something that just may be less than perfect for an excuse for your next weekend project of performance part purchase.
If you dont know what you are doing, you will spends loads of time learning about your car, and if you are impatient, loads of money for someone to do it for you that may or may know what they are doing.
My advice is hang on the the Tiberaun buy a second generation project turbo, learn it and then make the move for your kick-everyones-***-on-the-road FD.
I would suspect a 400+ HP daily driver = alot of upkeep.
Right now you can expect to run outside and jump in your Tiberaun and drive to the grocerystore for a loaf of bread without once thinking about the car. Inside your RX7 you pay attention to every rev of the motor listening for something that just may be less than perfect for an excuse for your next weekend project of performance part purchase.
If you dont know what you are doing, you will spends loads of time learning about your car, and if you are impatient, loads of money for someone to do it for you that may or may know what they are doing.
My advice is hang on the the Tiberaun buy a second generation project turbo, learn it and then make the move for your kick-everyones-***-on-the-road FD.
I would suspect a 400+ HP daily driver = alot of upkeep.