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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 12:33 AM
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Cause they can't drift? Well that's not true I could have did the conversion to my 450awhp talon but it costs more than the total cost of thecar and mods
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 12:35 AM
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And I never bought it I traded a geo for it haha
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 10:55 AM
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if you have a turbo, can't you do a home made boost controller for pretty cheap and dial up the boost? Or save the trouble and buy a manual boost controller?
Yep. But the boost can only go up to 8 PSI before you need to upgrade fuel and install an FCD.

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Ok I get all this now haha , the question I have wanted to know is how hard is it to na/t the car? I have a **** load of good used turbos they are small and stock dsm turbos so like 15 psi tops but war all will I need and how much is a t2 turbo ?
See the FAQ. I'd suggest you do a TII swap instead. If you must turbocharge the NA, almost any turbo from any OEM car is going to be too small.

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i hollowed out my cat and the throttle response is a little better.
Make sure your aux ports are still opening.
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 07:37 PM
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wow thought it could go higher than 8psi w/o upgrades...
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 01:39 AM
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I will probally just drop a tll engine into it
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 04:30 AM
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Arron cake how many pound was you N/A -T set up running? And did you ever dyno it??
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 11:50 PM
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dude you cant do **** for cheap on rx-7's when an OEM oil pressure sender is 79.00... good luck drifting...the tires cost will be enough to scare you alone! not really such a thing as "free mods"
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 09:50 AM
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Arron cake how many pound was you N/A -T set up running? And did you ever dyno it??
At 13 PSI it put down 392 RWHP on a conservative tune, around 420 a bit later on a better tune. Turned the boost up to 16 PSI just a few months ago but have not been back to the dyno. Somewhere around 500 RWHP.
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Aaron Cake
At 13 PSI it put down 392 RWHP on a conservative tune, around 420 a bit later on a better tune. Turned the boost up to 16 PSI just a few months ago but have not been back to the dyno. Somewhere around 500 RWHP.
thats amazing!! i have read you almost complete guide to turbo NA .and a couple differant things on your site. keep the good work
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by bmeyer
dude you cant do **** for cheap on rx-7's when an OEM oil pressure sender is 79.00... good luck drifting...the tires cost will be enough to scare you alone! not really such a thing as "free mods"
not true, just don't buy ridiculous wheels, i have 2 spare 15's i throw on the back to drift and when they blow out i go to the mexican tire shop down the road and get 2 used tires mounted for 30$
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by fc3si
not true, just don't buy ridiculous wheels, i have 2 spare 15's i throw on the back to drift and when they blow out i go to the mexican tire shop down the road and get 2 used tires mounted for 30$
yeah i was thinking more along other lines yer kinda right there
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 10:21 PM
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just put some 185 50 14s on the back and get some seat time in, and go out when its wet. wet track is free horse power.
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 12:22 AM
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I have a dsm too as my daily and I can attest for them being horrible haha I think I've replaced my drivers door handle like 6 times. if you baby them they can be decent cars, mine is my commuter. as for free mods with any car weight reduction is not only free but can make you money. Depending where you live if you car has a sunroof you probably never use it, take it out, sell it. A/C? take it out, sell it. If you're like most rx7 owners your car is too low to use the jack and supplied spare tire in the case of an incident anyways, take it out. retarded power seat belt things? take it out. etc... power to weight ratio's are all too much overlooked.
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 11:16 AM
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A free mod too drift could be welding the diff. my fc was welded and made a lot of noise as well as tire chirping around corners. but this also takes away any performance going around corners unless you are side ways..
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Old Nov 19, 2011 | 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by w.sen
So like a mitsu starion and a dodge daytona?? That would be like the same? Or an eclipse and a chyrsler seabring? I know the they goth got a 24v v6.
I think u meant: mitsu starion & chrysler/dodge conquest and mitsu eclipse & eagle talon and mitsu 3000GT & dodge stealth...
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Old Nov 19, 2011 | 08:16 PM
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Ugh why is it that everyone rats on DSM's for being unreliable? I have a 91 Talon TSI AWD with 312,587 miles (at the time of this post) on the original engine and trans and I've DD it for the past 7 years with no issues. Other than maintenance, the only things I've done was have the ECU capped, and Installed a 2g MAF, 2g Exhaust Manifold, an eBay turbo and FMIC + upgraded the fuel system

I'll admit that the 7bolt 4G63's are crap though when it comes to crankwalk.



Anyways I'm not sure about how much OP weighs but a good "free mod" is to go on a diet and exercise, it wont gain you much performance and probably won't be noticeable for drifting, but generally speaking less weight=better

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