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Old 10-09-11, 08:01 PM
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Arrow 79 series1, 13b, need more performance!

hi i have my series 1 1979 13b non turbo, rx7,
it has a 4 barrel carby soo ive been told
and i want to know what other things can i do to my car to make it go faster or better,
i want more out of this car and dont know where to start!

please help?
Old 10-10-11, 09:53 AM
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A header and a free flowing exhaust will make the biggest difference, assuming the carb is tuned properly. After that improvements are only slight unless you want to open the engine or go forced induction.

I'd say concentrate of a nice suspension so you can efficiently use the power you have.
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What kind of carb does it have? If it's a stock Hitachi from an old-school 13B, there's a fair bit of horsepower to be freed up with a bigger carb. As Aaron Cake says, a good exhaust system will make the biggest difference.
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well ive been told its a bigger carby then its sposed to have??
and it has a 3inch exhaust with extractors, but i dont think there anything special,

but yer cheers guys ill start looking around for an exhaust system?
any ideas where i can look and price around?
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We can't tell you much without more information. Take pictures of the engine bay, the motor itself, the carb, and the exhaust, whatever you think might be relevant, and we can try to determine what you have.
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Yep, carb/exhaust/ignition/suspension. Then you'll have a very nice, tight, quick car. If you want to be fast, rather than quick, then you'll need to look into forced induction and hope you're rich enough to keep up with it.

www.re-speed.com has outstanding suspension parts.




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