still need some answers

hey my questions are this
1.Whats the best exhust/catilyic converters for a 89 rx7gxl
2.Where can i find the turbo scope hood
3.what some cheap chassis suspionsion upgrades i can do

what im goin for is a drift/daily driver im only 15 but in march ill b 16 n im lookin for my car ive drivin a couple of cars such as a supra a corola a couple of 240s n sti n a nsx i realize the nsx n sti r out of my price range but i like the combination of power and agility of the fc rx7 so ne help from u guys would b very greatful

o i also found a 88 rx7 se with 77thousand miles which would b better the se or the gxl

1. racingbeat.com they are not cheap!!!!
2. try a junk yard or ebay
3. you could try to find a cheap used LSD or lower your car (Cheaper i could find)---> http://www.9secondracing.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?parttype=35&partcat=15&type=car&orig_make=Mazda&change_car=1&make=Mazda&model=RX-7&year=714&manu=&partSearchBtn=Search+%3E%3E

1.none at all, but it will be too loud, get the rb units
2. rx7club.com
3.dont mess arround with suspension, get something good the first time or buy used stuff

Both se and gxl come with lsd stock.
The se has 4 lug wheels like my base model and the gxl has 5 lug. You can convert from 4 to 5 lug by switching hubs.
But the lsd's from 89-91 are viscous (eww) and the 86-88's are mechanical. Take your pick. An lsd is better than no lsd (except when the viscous shears, then its just as bad).

Personally, the 88 doesn't sound like a bad deal.

Oh, and use periods please. :)

thanks for the help everyone. i went and looked at both the rx7s, the gxl is in horrible shape also has 200,000miles. so im definetly not getting that gxl but the se is perfect no rust 77000miles this old man owned it and is the only owner its 2450 is that a good price or too much

Both se and gxl come with lsd stock.
The se has 4 lug wheels like my base model and the gxl has 5 lug. You can convert from 4 to 5 lug by switching hubs.
But the lsd's from 89-91 are viscous (eww) and the 86-88's are mechanical.

:confused:
ok i got an 87 SE
can you please explain the mechanical LSD
sorry im a newbie :banghead:

It has clutches to work the differential instead of fluid pressure to work.

You could get a feed floor bar or AUTO-EXE bar set, some pillow ball mounts or just weld two peices of angle iron from the front uniframe to the rear ( I wouldn't suggest that one but alot of people do this on high hp unibody cars).

The "mechanical" is actually called a clutch type lsd. it uses clutch plates sanswitched together and locks up pretty good in a strait line. they dint grip very well at low speeds so cone gears are usually use to provide a pre-load and if it sips under power it has cams to push the plates harder.

the Viscous has plates also but with no fiction material. each plate connected to the right wheel is sandwitched between two plateds coneected to the left and vice-versa. the plates have notches cut through them to allow the viscous fluid to flow through. the whole stack us dunked in a pot of goo. the goo creates the lockup between the two wheels. the more slip the more the heat and the more the goo expands witch makes more lockup.

clutch types wear out over time but dont ship power unexpectedly from one wheel to the other

but too much heat will turn the goo in a viscous into water. ive brought many a viscous type to their knees on the track

thanks

:confused:
ok i got an 87 SE
can you please explain the mechanical LSD
sorry im a newbie :banghead:
:screwy:

hey JDK, make your own thread if you wanna bash him, right now you are pulluting a thread.

hey ya wont learn unless you ask

s5 (89-92) gxl does not have lsd. only the "GTUs" and TII have lsd in the s5 cars

http://www.mazdamark.com/about_the_s5_fc.htm

no lsd on the 88 se either...

http://www.mazdamark.com/about_the_fc.htm

i was thinking s4 gxls. my fault. i thought most models had them as options :dunno: