Hi.

I am currently looking at buying a new car which i intend to do up for show and race/ possibly drift.

I am stil unsure as to what car i will be getting but am looking at either a Supra or a RX-7. I am leaning towards a RX-7 due to the fact tht i like the look of them more with a good bodykit, and there are very few geting around opposed 2 Supras were i live.

My question is simple- do RX-7's have much potential in the way of performance? I waz very much turned off getting a RX-7 when i realised they were only a 2 cylinder car!. I wud like to do both performance and cosmetic work to the car but dont want 2 b wasting time with a car which simply doesnt go fast. I have finished doing up my Lancer, which waz purely cosmetic work, stock engine, and now its time 2 start a new project and this time i want my car 2 not only turn heads but 2 go fast. like real fast.

So simply can RX-7's be worked to be faster than say Supras? 5.7 / 6 litre V8's? Without spending many 10's of thousands. Say im aiming for 300kwats plus on the rear wheels.

I dont have alot of knowledge in this area but have the money to do up a car and also have contacts who are able 2 do mechanical work for me.

I realy appreciate any advice/help. Thanks.

 

First things first...Any car, no matter what it is, has massive potential in performance. The amount is only limited by your wallet.

Now generalizations aside, there are many cars that are designed from the ground up as performance cars (RX-7, Supra, Corvette) which make excellent platforms, then others which are economy cars (Civic, Starlet, Camry) which are a horrid starting point.

Secondly, and perhaps most important, the RX-7 is not a two cylinder car. Do not think in terms of piston engines. The engine is a two rotor Wankel which has a far higher HP per litre potential then a piston engine.

Building a 400HP RX-7 properly will run you about $10K if you do much of the work yourself. It will be faster then a 400HP Supra, if that's the answer you are looking for.