i was wandering if anyone could give me an idea of what it would take to put a turbo 2 motor in my base and like give me a little list of stuff i need

 

wow, what a name, i bet kurgan will be amused
you generally need full turbo drivetrain (tranny, driveshaft, differential, halfshafts), turbo flywheel and clutch, alternator, ECU. I think thats the most of it
Try searching in the Second Gen forum

 

Might as well just buy a T2 motor...

 

 

oh, and forgot to tell you, along with the picture rxrotary2_7 posted, better off just buying a Turbo II if you want a turbo

 

kurhan u have a little head

 

Damn, its easier than everyone says...

1. Sell your base model

2. Buy a TII

 

On the SEARCH engine on this site under names, typ the name KABOOSKI. He wrote on this subject. Lots of posts, but just look at the ones where Kabooski is the author, and you will find it. He's been there, done that.

 

You know thats easier said then done. Especially if you don't have any other transportation. I'm sure people are lined up by the door with $2500 trying to perswaid you to sell it. LOL. Oh and someone is at the door trying to sell you TII's too for cheap....

 

Ok, so I'll yank the drivetrain out of my ONLY transportation and spend twice the value of a TII to have something thats still worth half as much..... Riiiiight.....

 

 

See, Evil Aviator did it, it's taken him 3 years to do the swap. But I think he screwed up somewhere....oh yeah he used the wrong engine!

 

I wasn't saying I'd swap a tII into a N/a. I would put a Tii in a '85 or older one though! Because then it would be worth it almost.

 

Hey, I was told to use a "B" motor, so I did!

Seriously though, for those who don't know the deal, I pieced together a "Frankenseven" with TII and GXL components added to my original SE. My friend did all the work while I was out of the country, and it was STILL a stupid idea now that I look back on the project. I would have saved a lot of money by simply selling my SE and buying a TII, not to mention the time and effort that I would have saved my friend. Also, I would like to point out again that I was out of the country, and didn't need my car as a daily driver. I am sure that there are a few people on this forum who actually could convert an NA into a TII in one weekend, but I think that they will also tell you that it isn't worth the trouble unless you have a convertible and live in a country like the US where turbocharged convertibles are not available. Go ahead, check the Blue Book values for a 87-91 NA vs. a TII of the same year and condition, and you will not find much price difference:
http://www.kbb.com/

For those still tracking my project, error #2 was starting on a single-turbo conversion before trying everything out with the stock turbos first. Now, not only am I an additional $10K in the hole for the turbo conversion, but I will also have the task of trouble-shooting and tuning an entirely new car, rather than a single system or subsystem at a time. Unlike my error in the previous paragraph, there are still some good points to doing this, but for the most part it was a mistake.

 

 

you get the swap done yet??

 

How much work is it if you already have all the parts needed? My friend is doing this and I've been suckered into helping. I realize we'll have to swap a lot of parts and do a bunch of wiring. Am I going to regret this?

 

Felix:
hey man better shut yo mouth - my 86 Tbase2 will eat your FB alive.

When I get it running, that is.

 

Oh, you mean this? https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...threadid=26647

 

Till the transmission breaks.

 

Haha. Touché.

 

Just ******* with ya.

 

keven landers' web site, has a good writeup on it. I did it and it's not that hard. if you can find one buy a t2, I live in the rust belt and you are going to pay top dollar a t2 that is as nice as my se/t2. out of pocket it cost me about $1000.