What does it take to beat an RX-7

[johnnyboy5]

Hey guys, once again a racing or comparing question. My cousin has an 87 RX-7,. b4 it was NA but now he got turbo. Those cars are really admirable and amazing machines to me. That's one of my favorite cars. Anyway, he's really fast, so I would like to know if i would ever fix up my car just for racing big time what would it take, i would like to know to either try to have a decent race with him or just save up my money and wait for the re-release of the RX-7 in 2006. I heard that it was gona come out with 3 rotor engine instead of 2 this time.

[schecter]

first ur gonna need an sr20det engine then get sum turbos and other mods then ull have him

[SHO411]

You could do the easy way and swap an SR20DET into your car as many 240 owners do, But I would rather keep the KA which is a 2.4 and boost it up.
There are NOS and turbos setups for these cars.
But try first Rebuilding your block, you will be supprised as to how much power a stock block can put out with the right parts and machine work.
I've heard of a 540HP LT1s' and 250HP civic all naturally aspirated. This will give you a jump if you have them setup up for boost aplications, and give you the best results.
Think of it like this, a turbo can cost you between $1500-$3000, and an engine rebuild may cost you around $750-$1000, then add the cost of high performance parts, and goes up to maybe $2500, the yield of your new motor could be almost the same as your blow motor and then when you add a turbo, you are in a whole nother level.

[smokeurass]

motor rebuilds are not reliable at all tho...

[TheLogikal1]

if you can afford a brand new rx7, wtf are you doing with a pos s13?


and why do you call it a 240si?


in short, to anwer your question, "what would it tae to beat an rx-7?"

i say a good baseball bat or sledge hammer would do it nicely.

or you can go buy an f-max turbo kit for around 4k. guaranted to smoke that fc

[J SPEC SilEighty]

overnight parts from japan.

[J_Spec_NiTeMaRe]

Originally Posted by smokeurass

motor rebuilds are not reliable at all tho...

Haha probably not if you did it. But if it were in the hands of anyone who knew what they were doing, a motor rebuild is the ONLY way to make an engine reliable for high horsepower applications. If you can't find the right tool in this garage, you don't belong near a car.

[schecter]

wow nice quote from fast and furious HA

[J SPEC SilEighty]

Originally Posted by J_Spec_NiTeMaRe

If you can't find the right tool in this garage, you don't belong near a car.

fuckin' right doggy!

schecter, PMed you back.

[schecter]

all rite thanks

[johnnyboy5]

the font on my sig is freshbot, so the x looks like an i.
I was gonna get an fc but my mom didnt let me, so i went with the 240, i like fr's better than ff's. Anyway i'll probably get an fc in the summer, they cost really cheap and the motors are so easy to rebuild, well they are to me anyways. I think the 240 looks better tho. Anyways should i take my s13 to any mechanic shop or the dealer or what?

[johnnyboy5]

by saying i like fr's better than ff's i meant i rather get this than a honda civic

[Soyo]

rotaries aren't really simple to rebuild... if you do anything wrong your screwed and if the apex seals aren't perfect your screwed too so unless you have a ton of experience I wouldn't advise you to rebuild it yourself

oh yea and a TII runs mid-high 14's in the quarter mile and will tear up an autox coarse because of the 50/50 of the FC so you'll need quite a bit to beat it

[stealthj]

what the hell is a 240SI?

[Soyo]

lol already discussed... the font he used makes the X look like an I lol