hello community! wanna introduce myself

Names Joel. I'm 18, goin to Cal Poly Pomona for a Masters in Mechanical Engineering. I currently own a 03 Matrix Xr (my car sux!) and on the MatrixOwners forum, so im very familiar with the set up.
i snowboard, dirt bike, drum.... i now have an M liscence and ride around on my dads cbr 954rr. im on the Formula SAE team at my college so im always working on a car.
so, i was looking into the rx-7 cus it has always had my curiosity since my best friend's dad has one sitting in his driveway and never drives it. im hoping to buy a 91 rx-7, dont matter the model, sometime in the near future...
first thing i plan to do is restore it, then swap in a 13BT before modding it. it'll have JDM specs and wat not, both appearance and performance. i dont plan on spending money on extra things, im anti-body kits.... thats a lil too much rice for me... same for all the extra lighting and such.... basically going for a sleeper.... anywho, its a project car id like to devote my extra time and money to (im no where near rich so this project will be very lengthy..... in fact, id probly only have mod money when my tax return comes around, lol

well yea, wanted to introduce myself
see you round

 

i like the matrix

 

if your interested in the rx7, you should go to sevenstock next weekend in irvine
its the biggest rx7 meet ever

 

welcome. Im in sales. I sell ice and/or frozen products to eskimos.

 

he can also help with smog hookups.
thanks wacky, i never woulda passed by myself

 

Please thank DJDino for that. He was too busy to take you so I did. And btw, thanks to your no teeth service. I needed that.

 

No No...thank YOU!

Xpert, you are 18 and you are already going for your masters? When did you finish high school?

 

lol, thanks for the welcome

i finished highschool normally. started college 2 days after graduation. im not gonna have any summer vacations. and im already working on my masters cus im in this "honorary program" thing thats real accelerated... basicailly i can get my masters by the time my 21st bday comes around

btw, are there any objections to what i generally plan to do once i get the car? or is there a specific or better way to go about modding the car?? here to learn ^_^ thx

 

you'd be better off just finding a t2 than swapping a 13bt into an n/a. there is no difference in a usdm or jdm motor, but going from n/a to t2 is a large pita.

 

+1

If you want turbo, buy a turbo. It'll end up costing you a whole lot more to swap.

 

Welcome to the boards. You'll learn plenty here if you look around.

 

yeah, just don't expect to learn anything in the west region. If you want to learn stuff, check out the 2nd gen forum. This is where the misinformed hang out.

 

na, you'll learn plenty in the west section!
like how to grow into a bitter old man and sell your rx7 for a honda

 

And dont hang out wth the belligherents. tehy are bad influence.

 

point well taken. i didnt know that the engines were the same. thought it was like: the s13 in Japan is nothing like the 240sx here. in that case... yea, i would just boost it the way it is....... till the engine takes a crap... then swap it, lol thanks for the heads up

 

hahaha, billgerents huh? bad influence? too funny, lol. i already like this forum!

ill most likely nit pick off of bits of info ^_^ ill definitely post up wat i plan on something before actually doing it

 

good plan.

 

It's not just the motor you have to worry about. The N/A drivetrain isn't built to handle much power, so you have to swap out the entire thing (for the most part). Do A LOT of research before buying. Trust me, turning an N/A into a TII is not an easy (or cheap) thing to do. The best way is to buy a TII to take the parts from. You might as well just get a TII to begin with.

 

The Belligerents are your friends, which is basically everyone here in the West minus Wackypappi. That dude is one bitter old fart but he always come thru with teh smog hookup!

 

yeah. his nickname is 'wackysmogger'

 

i guess ill try to find a TII somewhere then. wasnt planning on spending $3k.... more like.... $1k cus im a cheapass, lol...

only a matter of time before i become a belligerent myself then, hehe

 

PLease dont. We have enough gay *** belligerent in da hawse.

When you meet them in person, Be sure to tell them "Putang Ina Mo." thats hi, how are you in pinoy dialect.

 

Sir, that is the wrong translation.

Putang Ina Mo=I would like to polish your pipe

Please don't use that term since it's Wackysmogger's favorite thing to say and do.

 

As the Sergeant-of-Arms of Belligrents Inc., I welcome you to the West Section.



Where has YanniLover been?

 

I think he's been hanging with whitesurferdood.