why cant you import a car from japan into the us?? ive search and i cant find it? oh and why doesnt anyone answer when i ask if u can do a non-turbo setup on an rx7?? is it that of a stupid question that new one can tell me i already posted it in tech and here so far 0 answers?

 

I am not from us but I think that that you can import car from japan like europe country.But no one do that becuase the taxes is very expensive and also you have to drive a right hand drive car in to left hand drive country.
So if you calculate the shipping cost and the taxes you can buy rx7 fd 1995 model from us in a very good condition and you have money to make and mods on it.And if your plans is to convert a rhd to lhd car then with this money you can convert with better parts 1995 model to 99 spec rx7 with many more options.

Now about turbo.
If you want rx7 with out turbo then you dont realy want rx7 you can buy a normal car.

 

search little harder.. maybe search for Right hand drive FD. This topic have been discussed and I've personally made several posts about why!

And thats also for why NA FD.. I'm guessing you don't own an FD or just bought one?

Otherwise, call your local DMV.

 

You can do that with '93-95 model without too much hassles as those have already been DOT approved. However, you run into the situation of buying a car, thousands of miles away without ever actually driving it. There are plenty of RX7s for sale here in the US so it makes it a worthless adventure.

You can do a non-turbo setup. However, a fully built NA motor is going to cost you just as much as a turbo setup in the end. There are quite a few FD SCCA race cars which are all NA. However, those motors they run are about $8k.

Just simply removing the turbos off the stock engine is going to negate the whole point of having a sports car.

 

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ight=importing
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ight=importing

I searched under "importing". What did you search under?

The mean answer? Yes. https://www.rx7club.com/search.php?searchid=1514717

 

There are many crash tests the JDM cars do not pass from my understanding (thats why the skyline is not here) along with EPA emissions. Thats just a start to the importing ?

And for a NA fd! Come on get real. Have you ever drove a stock NA RX7 before and that should be your simple answer there.

 

well that was part of my question in the other threads but no one answered i asked if they r fast and if they are more reliable and yes im am new to the rx7 im getting one in june or july depends im not in a hurry so im going to be looking for the best buy i can get

 

you can import them however they will not be street legal and you will not be able to get a title for them. you can not import one due to the fact that they do not meet saftey regulations. the only car you can import and make it legal to drive is a skyline. and the only way this can be accomplished is you make tons of cash to a company called moterx and they will update the saftey features to me us standards. this is the only company that can do this i believe.

 

Yeah, someone has already gone through the headache of getting the cars acceptable for safety, emissions, and regulations for Skylines.

I did some research on getting a 96+ FD into the states, but the law varies from state to state. Unless I'm mistaken, the bumpers do not met spec, and neither does emissions. You would have to present documentation of crash tests and the like to get it registered in the US.

However, there are some loopholes. I once played with the idea of having a car parted out and reassembled in the states as a kit-car, but the costs wouldn't be practical.

You can import just about any vehicle for track use. It is excluded from emissions standards, but you won't be able to get it on the road legally unless you figure out the red-tape.

 

I can't see why not, but then again, why would you?

 

ok thanks alot i was wondering because im very lucky apart from the money that i have in the bank,that some opf you may know my mom sold the house and is buying a way cheaper one in texas i dont know if im moving i have all my friends and my love here? still thinking but back to the point she gave all of us 5 kids 2 sons and 3 daugters 20 k each she put them in separate savings accounts. like i said im lucky to have a great mom. but i guess ill save it for my future house thanks anyways guys very helpfull. ill keep on keeping making some posts and starting some threads when i have questions and come june well see what happens :smiley_12

 

Yeah, do not spend that savings on an FD. Absolutely don't do that.

Dave