Okay a friend of mine came to me and asked if i can help him do a turbo 2 swap to his 85 RX7.



Well after saying that i realized - i dont know **** about rotary motors(i have always built SBCs, VR6s & 16Vs VWs).



So far my first questions are - what should i be looking for to make a swap complete (would like links so you dont have to type a whole lot).



What needs to be upgraded to make the turbo 2 motor make aprox 350-400whp? Tranny? What rear end should i use - will a ford 9" work?



thanks for the help



JB

 

350-400 isnt THAT hard to make... but it will cost money. The stock tII rearend and tranny will work

 

it is on the "other" forum (ducks) but there is a massive thread here that should help you quite a bit



also check www.turbofb.com



I love VR6s by the way shoulda put one in my old B3 Passat



J

 

thanks for the help



and yes there is just something about VR6s (but they do cost a freakin alot of money to keep up )

 

I thought the TII rear end was independant?????



Raul

 

It is.He can have fun swapping that.I'll stick to the SE rear end for power holding.

 

so the stock 85(i think its an SE) rear end will hold that power?



how many people have done this?

 

if you're going for 350+hp you may have to to the austrailian thing and swap in a gm or ford rear end.



mike

 

so the turbo 2 trans with a GM or Ford rear end will hold



now - is it easier just to do a TEC 3 on this than rewiring ECUs?



thanks for all the help guys

 

I've got a ford 9in on the back of mine and i've only got 310rwhp. It's a bit heavy but atleast I know I won't break it, and one thing I learnt was to make sure that the unit is aligned properly or you'll break yokes.

I wen't through 6 of them.