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Old 09-21-10, 12:19 PM
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IL New 1988 Rx7 owner

Hey my name is Zach and I have always been a huge fan of the RX7. Finally got my first one this weekend and I could not be happier. It is a 1988 Mazda RX7 SE in great shape for the year and considering it came from Wisconsin. I live in the South West suburbs of chicago and am looking for other rx7 owners in the area to find a good shop to get a street port done at and also a club to drive around in. Anybody in the area let me know where I should go and if there is a local club I can get into.

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Hit the regional boards for your locale and I just KNOW there's got to be a strong rotary contingent in the Chicago area!

Try this...

Welcome aboard, Zach!

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Thanks Mario for the info.

Glad to be aboard.
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Hey welcome! i also have a 1988 rx7 turbo 2 im in the Nw burbs!
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Thanks for the welcome. Oh right on. I am going to save up and get an S5 Turbo 2 and trans and drop it in my 88. Are you going to go on that cruise this Saturday around chicago for the RX7. I don't think I am going to beable to make it this weekend but we should get some other rx7's together and cruise around before the snow starts falling.
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Aw, shucks...makin' friends already!



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Grats on your new car, I wont lie when I got my RX7 I knew it was love at first site. I have owned it since I was 19 (I am 25 now) and it STILL makes me extremely happy to drive! I believe the RX7 possesses a certain soul that most cars do not possess (for any kind of decent price! lol). I hope she runs well for you for a long time to come, I can't imagine a better car to turn into a project, or to enjoy as is! Welcome to the world of Rotary!
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Does anyone know the difficulty of Doing a Turbo engine swap? lookin at doin one before spring and was wandering if anyone has experience?
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Can I swap a Turbo engine/Jspec engine/13BT/etc into my Non Turbo?
Yes, check these links:
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-gen-archive-72/s4-na-turbo-swap-details-813825/
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthr...threadid=26647
http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/ro...conversion.htm

From the FAQ page.

Thanks for the congrats. I am looking forward to driving it for years to come and maybe even giting rid oy my honda for another rx7. They are he most fun cars to drive I have ever driven and I have been in the car business for the past 8 years and have driven just about everything.
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Thanks so much man!!
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engine swaps are easy!
Old 09-29-10, 03:51 PM
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Hurray for the 88 rx7! It's a shame you don't live on the West coast. We need more 1st gens up in Washington!
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uh oblivion2k 88s are second gen. I've got an 88 SE as well, western suburbs
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Welcome ! I also drive an 88 SE turbo in the western suburbs.
check out Evolvchicago.org for local meets and stuff..
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Thank you
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I am glad to see there are some other 88's in area and thank for the website driftingmyfc looks like a good site and your car is awesome.
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no problem and thanks
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