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THE RX7 KA-T runs!!

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Old 04-30-07, 04:58 PM
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thanks for the answers.

i have done a 5 lug T2 brake swap on my car. its easy if you go through respeed.

www.re-speed.com

a solid tranny mount? man, thats going to be loud. why didnt you use any kind of bushing or anything?
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actually if you look closely what i actually made was a tranny crossmember, the actual stock mount (well not so stock, but stock setup) is still there on top of the bar setup that i made, the actual MOUNT is made of poly.
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btw...sorry its a bad pic, i took it with my phone.
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KA-Ts are awesome motors. Ivan did a lot to help the reputation of the KA.

Too bad they're so dang ugly. Yeesh.
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oh ok. i see it now. good work. now i have a lot of research to do on KA-T, SR20, and 240 subframes.
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Originally Posted by grimple1
KA-Ts are awesome motors. Ivan did a lot to help the reputation of the KA.

Too bad they're so dang ugly. Yeesh.
haha i agree 100% SR's are definatly a better looking motor (i've had both motors before)

And ivan is a badass...
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That looks bad ***! Turbo looks puny
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looks puny but good for 400+whp...

..i will be running two setups this one for autoX and drifting, and my gt35r setup for drag can someone say 500+whp
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this is such an awesome project
imo you made a really good choice going ka.
reliable strong little motors that are abundant with lots of aftermarket support.
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