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10-06-2002, 06:40 PM

dragon_608

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im lookin to by a gxl 2nd gen. non-turbo rx-7... i was thinkin of going turbo but now i want to go faster...how does an all-engine rx-7 sound?

10-06-2002, 07:38 PM

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Turbo is going to be faster than N/A. you can still pull good power out of a N/A as long as you port the motor :bigthumg:

10-06-2002, 07:51 PM

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in a 2nd gen. rx-7...turbo will ALWAYS be faster then NA?

10-06-2002, 07:59 PM

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almost always, yes, rotories are just not that fast when they are N/A, now, if you have some Uber Bridgeported, fully tuned Haltech using ported intake, open exhuast having super N/A, yes, it will be faster than a stock turbo, but, at that point you will have something like $10K invested in the N/A, and have it maxed out performance wise, and $0 in the turbo, and not even begun.

10-06-2002, 08:01 PM

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Most of the ones I have seen yes. I realy dont know if any one has fully built a N/A. Turbo cars have more things to change. ie Turbo, boost pressure, intercooler. turbo cars wont last as long but, its the choice people make

10-06-2002, 08:05 PM

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also i hope to have my ar daily driven...forced induction will make the enigne less reliable...also how much is it to do a turbo upgrade and to fully work a 13b engine in a 2nd gen. rx-7?

10-06-2002, 08:17 PM

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i went that all n/a route, got bored now im doing a swap, if speed is your goal or part of it get boosted.

10-06-2002, 08:18 PM

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you dont want to do that, it would be wayyy to much work when you could go ahead and buy a turbo with half the upgrades you would have to do standard on it.

10-07-2002, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by evilT2' date='Oct 6 2002, 08:18 PM

you dont want to do that, it would be wayyy to much work when you could go ahead and buy a turbo with half the upgrades you would have to do standard on it.

yup, but TIIs are damn hard to find. I have never even seen another good Rx-7 in mpls.