I was a member on here a long while back and after some huge life changes (becoming a father), kinda drifted away. So Im back.

Im 26 from the chicago area. I was building an s4 converting a mint automatic non turbo to a manual turbo. Before my son was born I sold the body. I still have all the motor and all the parts. Im kind of at a cross roads right now. I have alot of top shelf parts and a great motor, but not sure if between working my butt off at work and raising a son if I really can complete this project. This is what i have and what I was aiming for. I love rx-7s (obviously) and really want to use one to compete but I dont know if its now a lost cause. what do you guys think?


-1987 JDM 13b turbo rebuilt by rotary resurrection with a street port, replaced water pump and housing.
-Garrett GT30R turbo (I know most go with GT35 or larger, but for what I wanted the car for GT30 was perfect)
-Speed Machine Performance Custom Manifold
-HKS 50mm wastegate
-Haltech E6X full package with wiring loom sensors etc
-RC engineering 750cc injectors.
-Mazdatrix race engine mounts
-Performance oil pan with racing beat oil pan baffle
-Sard FPR
-other small bits and pieces like stainless braided hoses, NGK plugs, etc

 

hey man if u want to do it then go for it. its never too late to jump back on the saddle. i know guys that have a fam n kids n still manage to get their projects goin. granted it takes em more time than single guys like myself. but it will b worth it in the end

 

yea, Its just definitely hard because, as you can tell from my list, I wasnt doing any small mods just to drive around town. This was going to be a full blown race car. And with todays economy that kinda money is hard to come by. I dunno Im gonna keep a lookout for another shell for now and see what happens. Hopefully a manual trans shell, because I dont really want to do a conversion.

 

take your time with the project and just do it you will be happy once it is done.