Update on my rx-7 "new pics/stuff"

[Takedown]

Originally Posted by junkman

I love the 2nd gen rx-7's. I like the way the seats feel, and the way they drive. Bang for the buck they are great little sports cars. Not trying to threadjack, but here is my last one, picked up the roller for $500, gxl had cherry leather interior, even a factory cd player that still worked. Of course I dumped a fair amount into it.

Is that the stock gxl wing? And is the the Chevy Ls1 engine I see.

Originally Posted by Modding_out

Thank you for crystal clear pics of your cars license plates! Now I can steal it and sell it halve price to a illegal Mexican immigrant......Epic fail man cover dat shit up!

How is that any different then people seeing it driving down the road?

[Takedown]

That's what I was wondering

[junkman]

Originally Posted by Foxracin

How is that any different then people seeing it driving down the road?

ha ha burn

yea, it was just the stock gxl wing, the car was a 91. and yes again, ls1/t56. I sold the car a couple years ago to buy the lot next door, miss it badly. It had a healthy cam and sounded like a dragster.

Originally Posted by junkman

ha ha burn

yea, it was just the stock gxl wing, the car was a 91. and yes again, ls1/t56. I sold the car a couple years ago to buy the lot next door, miss it badly. It had a healthy cam and sounded like a dragster.

Ever take it to the dragstrip? If so what kind of times did it run?

[Takedown]

Originally Posted by junkman

ha ha burn

yea, it was just the stock gxl wing, the car was a 91. and yes again, ls1/t56. I sold the car a couple years ago to buy the lot next door, miss it badly. It had a healthy cam and sounded like a dragster.

Your rx7 is exactly what I'd like to do with mine. I'm lookin for a nice ford 302, chevy 305 or a chevy 4.3l vortec. Is it possible to bolt this up to the stock 5spd tranny. The reason I'm askin this is because I know the tranny is damn solid and it would be much less of a hassle not havin to install and custom bolt up a tranny aswell.

[Takedown]

Originally Posted by Foxracin

Ever take it to the dragstrip? If so what kind of times did it run?

I'm takin a shot in the dark and guessin he was runnin 12's.

Originally Posted by takedown

your rx7 is exactly what i'd like to do with mine. I'm lookin for a nice ford 302, chevy 305 or a chevy 4.3l vortec. Is it possible to bolt this up to the stock 5spd tranny. The reason i'm askin this is because i know the tranny is damn solid and it would be much less of a hassle not havin to install and custom bolt up a tranny aswell.

ford.

[junkman]

I took it a couple days after I got the swap done, at the time the motor was bone stock, and the chasis was bone stock, ran an 8.38 @93 in the 1/8, on 195/60/15 tires! The time isn't too impressive, but the trap is. I never ran it with the cam, It did make 390hp, and seems like 377ft tq to the wheels @6400. The cam was really made to pull up to 6800-7000, but I didn't have a fuel system that would support it so we left it at that. I was really hoping to hit 400 with what I had. I don't know of anything that bolts to the stock tranny, honestly the swap wasn't that bad. You could swap one of these cars using an lt1 very reasonably, still be fuel injected and dependable, good mpg, and tons of power, sbc mounts, and headers are much cheaper/easier to come by. If you are a ford guy, the 302 is a pretty simple and cost effective swap as well.

[TexasSP]

Sorry but when it comes to RX7's I am a purist and do not like the V8 swaps. If it was me I would do some searches for 2 and 3 rotor setups. There are several companies out there that will do this for you. You can make a lot of power with the rotaries naturally aspirated which is my preferred method for them as well. The 13b is hell of an engine so don't under estimate it.

If you haven't already get on www.rx7club.com

[Takedown]

It was either do a v8 swap or rebuild my current 13b which now stands at 59k miles. Hmmm...

[Takedown]

The thing is though even if I rebuild the engine it's still only going to produce 160hp naturally aspired. I would be really happy to be able to get 200hp from it naturally aspired and I'm thinking the 6port method would be the way of achieving this. I really don't know if I feel comfortable running a turbo because I've heard many bad things in how the engine willhave to be rebuilt after 45kmiles. Any ideas?

[Raze ST Truggy]

Originally Posted by Takedown

The thing is though even if I rebuild the engine it's still only going to produce 160hp naturally aspired. I would be really happy to be able to get 200hp from it naturally aspired and I'm thinking the 6port method would be the way of achieving this. I really don't know if I feel comfortable running a turbo because I've heard many bad things in how the engine willhave to be rebuilt after 45kmiles. Any ideas?

There is no replacement for displacement! Go with the small block and don't look back.

-Brian

[Takedown]

Originally Posted by Raze ST Truggy

There is no replacement for displacement! Go with the small block and don't look back.

-Brian

Nah im kinda turned off by the downsides of having a v8 now. Wankel 13b ftw

[junkman]

Originally Posted by Takedown

Nah im kinda turned off by the downsides of having a v8 now. Wankel 13b ftw

Whats that? constant bald back tires, laying hella rubber shifting into 3rd, never having to use 1st gear, wowing the old schoolers with your dragster sounding import, I know man, the turnoffs are endless....... I'm just messing with you.