I got an 87' GTU and my buddy has a 350z. i wanna be able to keep up with him... how much is a port job and how much more power will i get? and wut about preformance chips? any ideas besides a turbo?

 

Porting an engine requires completely rebuilding it. You'd be look at a few thousand for a full rebuild. By "Performance chips" I'm assuming you mean the eBay 2 cent resistors, which are a scam. The only real "chip" you can get is the Rtek 2.0, which will let you tune the stock ECU yourself. It's $400, plus you'll need a $2-300 wideband 02 sensor too.

Take a look in the 2nd gen tech archives. There is a "beefy NA" thread, which can give you tips. But you'll never have enough power to keep up with a 350z, unless you go turbo, or have a highly modified bridgeport or peripheral port engine.

 

thats what i figured... thanx man... wut if i dropped in a 13b rew from a 3gen

 

It takes a lot of work to drop in a 3rd gen motor into a FC. What about putting a second gen turbo motor in. It would be a lot cheaper and easier. then upgrade the turbo and other parts down the line.

 

damn... well... ill just have to out drive him on the twisties and hope for the best... i figured i wouldnt be able to take him straight up...

 

yo i raced my friend hes got a 2.4 dohc 2008 cobalt sport n/a we went from a dead stop i launched at like 4.5 to 5 grand he launched at like 3.5..... i took him off the line chirped 2nd then he took me all the way... thats got like 177 at the fly wheel.. i got a 88 n/a no mods... except for e-fan

 

i have raced civics and a mustang and beat them... civic was an si off the line and the mustang was on a back road... but we hit 140 in the z and i know i wont win but i still wanna race him... i think my 13b would blow up if it went 140

 

lol ive a 07 HR Z...and if you have a non turbo rotary...no way you will win..unless your buddy has a broke shift hand..and pelican legg for a gas foot..lol

 

nah he knows how to drive it... chirpped 3rd... how do you do that by the way... i have been trying and i cant do it in my fc, my buddy has an fb and chirpped 2nd and it has like 90 horse.

 

weight. just drop a 2nd gen turbo. it will be the doorway to great things

 

if i can find one with low miles and for cheap hell yeah i would... can i use my GTU tranny?

 

so how exactly can i chirp my tires shifting? is it timing with the shift and clutch or what?

 

Its not hard to do if you know what your doing. I chirp 3rd in my 01 ranger with 33in mudders. And its a 2.3 4cyl...

 

i wants to know dis too!!!

 

a real good clutch helps...

 

so i assume if i time my shift and dump the clutch at the right time the tires will chirp...

 

For the most part. Be careful though it is real hard on the drive train if you do it wrong.

 

do i just pop it and floor it? im sorry im a noob

 

i flew by a guy on a chainsaw motor on a bike redde 1st at like 8 grand shifted to 2nd and rediculously chirped 2nd it wasnt like a chirp it was a complete loss of traction for a sec.. the tires grabbed and i took off.. keep in mind i know my rear main seal is proolly shot so the clutch is prolly covered in oil...

 

Basicaly yeah... Its all about hitting the "powerband"when you shift, as w.sen said he lost some traction its very possible. You just need to practice and know your car... do it safe though, one of my friends killed his best friends girlfriend and turned his friend into a vegetable because he made a poor choice on where he showed off his car. Learn your car and it will amaze you...

 

Yeah your best bet would be to swap in a T2 engine, and I don't think you can use your NA tranny with a T2 engine

 

chirping means a loss of traction. that means the tires aren't giving you forward motion at that moment. ie, its slower than a good shift. i don't see why that is a goal for you guys...

 

+1
some tires dont even chirp

 

This is retarded. Chirping your tires is not what you want to be trying to do. All it does is slow you down. Sure the fast cars chirp because they have the power and the torque and the gear ratio when they shift it is going to happen.

Try to go faster, not focus on making noises that make you sound fast. That is plain retarded.

You will never beat that Z in your NA rx7. It sucks, I know, and not even in the twisties if ur running stock suspension.

An REW swap unless you have the know how and do it all yourself is not worth the effort or the money versus just doing a normal turbo swap and the building that, with some good suspension mods then you can spank that z monkey.

 

i was just wondering cuz my buddies do it... and i got a modified suspension and the guy with the z has a lead foot