seramaz

Glad to read all these swap reports- this only convinces me that the rotor motor must go and the V6 slips into its place. I have advertised the motor and trans. (88vert) but nobody seems to want these components, but I would like to think somebody out there would be interested- guess I'll lower my asking price- may have to PAY somebody to come and get it!

clokker

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And right there you present one of the most compelling reasons for the NA owner to swap.
Save for the truly desperate, who wants a NA drivetrain?
Spend the money on a rebuild and end up with what, 140 rwhp?

Maintain brand purity and go for the turbo swap, get 175 hp at the wheels...oh baby.

Spend slightly more, drop in a V-8 (or a 6 of some sort) and you not only have significantly more HP but more importantly, torque.
Maintenance is cheaper/easier, mileage is better, the upgrade path is unlimited.

When was the last time you saw a "My NA Build!" thread?

MarcinAL

I was lucky and sold my NA for $50 more than I paid for my ford 302.

FC13BT

i just bought an lt1 for my fc

stilettoman

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I built a street ported 12a for my 84GSL back in 1997, but I always have too many cars, so I only drove it 36,000 miles. I recently sold it for $1500, with RB header, trans and light flywheel. For an additional $200 I bought a complete front clip from a 1992 Skyline with a 2.0 turbo engine. What you see in the video is the first startup, and we know it sat for a year in the warehouse after coming from Japan.

https://www.rx7club.com/nw-rx-7-forum-33/next-project-982785/

This car is several hundred pounds lighter than the Skyline, and so we are hoping to get 28-30 mpg. I was getting about 18 mpg with my Ford 302 powered FB, and of course it had more torque. I really enjoyed driving the Ford car, but I have been wanting to do a genuine "ricer" swap, so here we go.

I highly recommend anyone doing a V8 or other higher powered swap into a 1st gen RX-7 should do the 5 bolt big brake swap. I did this in 2003, and now kits are available.