97GST

hey guys, Im thinking about getting a 3g rx-7 and need some advice. My plan is to get one cheap with a blown motor, slap on a racing shortblock (ported w/ apex 3.5mm seals) and then go from there. Im very interested in this kit I saw, single turbo on rx7store.com with a t04s turbo, fmic, injectors, downpipe, power fc etc... so now for my questions:

1) where can I find a cheap rx-7(93+) that needs a motor?
I found one on autotrader for $7000 with a good motor.

2) I found the racing shortblock for $2500, is there anywhere to get a better price than that? even if its just with seals, unported.

3) what would be needed in addition to the t04s kit to make it work? cat-back + cat?

4) also thinking of the greddy t-88 kit. only has turbo though with manifold and d/pipe though. what else would be needed?

5) assuming I get the t04s kit, what kind of times could I run with the ported motor?

6) what do you guys think of the feasibility of this plan? If I can find the right car for cheap, I will have money left over from selling my gst. would it be possible to get the car w/out motor, racing shortblock and everything needed for a single turbo conversion for about $14,000?

thanks for the help guys. I love how the mazdas look and I hear alot of people blow their motors and give up/sell the car for cheap. thats what gave me this idea. please give me the pros/cons of it. thanks.

JBC

1. Keep looking on Autotrader or www.partstrader.com

2. try KD rotary, Mazdatrix, Pineappleracing,etc.. They could assemble an engine for you.

3. Jason's 500HP kit comes with a midpipe so all you would need would be a catback exhaust.

4. The Greddy Kit comes with everything. The T-88 has a midpipe and the T-78 does not come with one

5.With a tuned, ported, single turbo you could make 450+ horsepower. Some guys can get into the 11's with as little as 350 I think so a good driver could get mid to low 11's?

6. You would pay about 8000 for the single turbo parts and install costs. Motor about 3000-3500 so if you can find a car for less than 5000 you could do it. Good luck finding one for that much though. Even one w/o a motor could be sold for >6,000. Keep looking maybe you'll have some luck.

IMO if 14,000 was your budget buy a 2nd gen for 3,000 and put 11,000 in upgrades and you could have a 400+ HP car with very stong parts(engine, single turbo etc. which might meet your goals at the track.

97GST

thanks alot for the help, basically I want a car that looks good and has alot of potential. I cant afford insurance on a supra tt nor do I have money so Im thinking the next best thing next to my eclipse, the 3g rotary. the motor I'm looking at is $2500 and the 500hp kit would only need a cat-back, so that comes to about $9500 total...giving me only about $5000 for the car like you said. what parts are necessary to go single? is everything in the kit necessary or could I shop around and find all the same stuff cheaper somewhere? thanks.

JBC

It might be more trouble than it's worth to try and shop around for individual parts. The kit is a good deal in fact I will be purchasing it very soon myself. I was trying to shop around too but the parts with the best prices I could find actually came out to around 100 bucks more w/o the Greddy pullies so it is a great deal.