hello everyone i've been wondering for a while if anyone has successfully super charged a FC? if so was it worth it? im hoping so because i've been wanting to know how to go about it.

 

The short answer is "no".

The only kit available is the Camden kit and it, uh, sucks.

There have been people who made their own setup but it will require you to fabricate almost everything. Generally by the time all that is said and done, turbocharging ends up being the better option. Rotary engines have so much exhaust energy it seems a shame not to waste it.

I'm not saying it can't work because that'd be a silly thing to say. It's just that so far, all the supercharger setups have been a lot of effort for mediocre power gains.

 

thats a shame, it wasn't exactly what i wanted to hear but thanks aaron, i'll have my eyes set on turbo again

 

Being a camden owner, and one who appreciates it's potential and has several productive years out of it I will give some advice here.

Buy a quality standalone, rebuild your engine and follow Aarons history on building a 6 port turbo set up.

 

I can't really say I would recommend going my route with a turbo-NA setup either. In most cases a TII swap is the way to go.

 

ditto.....really suggest a standalone though!

 

Always a standalone unless just basic upgrades (in which case an RTek is a good choice).

 

this is a noob question..............what is an approximate cost on an na-t vs. tt swap?

 

Can't give you figures, but from what i've read the TII swap is less expensive.

 

If by tt you mean the -REW engine from the FD, getting a TII engine from an FC will be cheaper and MUCH easier.

Pulling rough estimates out of my ***, TII swap ~$1,200-$2,500, REW swap ~$3,000-$6,000.

 

I don't know how to answer that.

A "TT swap" would involve swapping in the 13B-REW from the FD. This will require custom engine mounts, a standalone ECU and a number of other changes.

A turbo-NA setup can have many variations and can be as simple as just bolting the TII parts onto an NA engine after port matching the LIM (http://www.aaroncake.net/RX-7/4PortLIMTo6Port.htm ) or as complicated as a full setup.

Honestly, the easiest thing for you to do if you want to make an NA 2nd gen into a turbo 2nd gen is to perform a TII swap. Instructions are in the FAQ, and it is bolt-in.

 

so wait, i have yet another question. Is it possible to turn a N/A 13b into a turbo 13b?

 

That's what Aaron mentioned in post #11. A 6-port turbo is an NA block with modifications for use with a turbo. It has benefits and limitations. The primary downside is you need a decent computer to keep the thing from blowing due to high compression rotors.