hello there i am looking at getting a 1986 rx7, my mate at work has a mate that does custom bodykits so iv got that covered but i need u guys to help me out with the engine work... i want to spend bout 5-6k on the engine, thats in australian lol, and also do you guys and gals rekon i should get a stock turbo or put on on my self?, please help me cuz i know not much at all bout cars. thanks

 

ICP, good choice of car, first of all. Now you just gotta do a bunch of reading. After you get a grasp on what others have done and proven, come up with a good game plan. Like how much HP you want, or how fast you want your car, or how well it can handle. There are a number of routes to take, but all have been done, to a certain level. READ READ READ, you can never search enough. GL on the 7. Hope you like it. :-)

 

thanks for the reply i need as much help from u guys as i can get!, my mate rekons i should get one without turbo then put a turbo on it... do u agree?

 

dude you need to read up on repairs and stuff for the 7. I telling you this because until you get a handle on the engine and the know how you can pretty much do anything, the bodykits should your least worries for now!! Good luck try reading things that peeps have done to their 7's. Look at my signature, those are the basics right now on what you can do. Just doing those things theres a noticable difference, wow!! As for the turbo thing I would go with the non-turbo for now til you learn more about them, you can ALWAYS add a supercharger or turbo anytime. My route is to rebuild one of my motors, then supercharge it!!

 

this is my baby, Its in storage for the winter, but Im getting it painted black in the spring!! AND Im getting it lowered with the new suspension I just bought!!

 

You could add a turbo to your non-turbo. I'm not the expert on the actual conversion, but search Aaron Cake.

You could get a turbo motor later, and swap that in, along with the TII drivetrain.

You could do...anything.

But, most importantly, if your going to spend the $$$ on performance parts, you better spend a fraction of that on maintainence and bringing the car up to par. Like fixing all the stuff thats already broken, breaking, or worn. Thats where the bang-for-your-buck is.

 

All in all, for simplicity sake, I would really recommend just buying a turbo car and then go from there.

 

thanks for the help ima do a bit of reading and then see how it goes from there, ill look in the paper for some for sale and see how much im looking at paying for one, thanks all for ur help