So a month ago i bought an '87 Turbo II with a blown engine. My mechanic is rebuilding it for $5000. When i get it back, i want to get a short shifter for it. Should i go Mazdatrix for $200 for Mazdaspeed for $290. Is the extra $90 worth it for the Mazdaspeed name?

i dont have a mazdatrix one but ive heard they were pretty good but anyways dont u think 5000 was a little much for a rebuild?

$5000 for an engine rebuild? That's an awful lot of cash. What type of porting is he doing...some type of "special sauce" https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

my FD engine cost $6000 but it had new everything except rotors and eshaft

are u getting mostly new parts for that engine? and i myself, didnt buy either one of those kits. i just cut it with my dremol and im getting really short shifts. feels just the same as a kit, except ur stick is lower

i bought it for $3000, has new 89 taillights from mazdatrix and 17" enkie rims. any way, the kid i bought it said he was running like 20 psi of boost and thought the turbo was an upgrade. Well, after my mechanic pulled it apart, it seems the exhaust manifold was broken (the waste gate was broken shut) and housings were scratched and beat up. The rebuild includes a new 3rd gen clutch plate, new '91 pressure plate, street port, refinished flywheel, and 3 mm apex seals. Also, the tubing was all jury-rigged with a bunch of clamps and crap, so that had to be replaced. That price also includes labor and everythign.

if its for everything. that's not bad at all https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

so in total the car is costing u 8 grand. man i'd love to have that much money ^_^ enjoy ur 7 and post some pics up when its done

ah, how refreshing, now i dont feel so bad having paid as much as i did for mine

I was hoping it wouldn't cost that much. My 86 na cost $3000 last summer. And no, i dont have that much money. That includes $2000 for my 86 that got backed into and totaled, although still drivable. The other is a combination of summer work money from Schlitterbahn and the rest goes on the credit card.



Also, any suggestions for interior mods? I'm thinking Momo steering wheel and shifter.

interior mods can wait..... if it doesn't make it faster it can wait https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

ah, but with the interior bits that youre having to handle all the time, it pays to have quality. a sun burnt steering wheel and old worn shifter suck compared to nice smooth new leather

My engine was about 5k as well, sounds reasonable https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

I have to agree. Everytime i get in the car, i want want to see plastic trim that isn't cracked, and i want to feel a smooth black steering wheel and a sweet little shifter. it just adds to the driving experience. zoom zoom.



im guessing i will just go with the mazdatrix sport shifter. $90 savings is worth it. i suppose the higher mazdaspeed price is due to import shipping costs and the name. i can use the savings on guage pods and what not. anyways, girls just don't see things the same. the interior parts and AC (which is out but will wait) is for them, and my occasional pleasure. any way, still gotta impress them on dates, they aren't as much into speed.



this is a daily college driver for the next two years. gotta conserve the engine. a port job, exhaust, and maybe a boost controller is all i need. oh yeah, and suspension. I'm gong to do all i can to keep things under 10 psi, as much as i would want to push is further.

oh a summer job at Schlitterbahn, that must have been a hard job

I understand that theres alot of autox down there at a&m. Plan on getting involved in any of that?



Actually, a friend of mine down there tells me hes picked up a few pairs free slicks on the weekends when the rich guys are down there autoxing and leave crap when theyre done. It sounded like a pretty sweet deal.

Yeah, it's done by the Texas A&M Sports Car club. They have different classes, and it seems the cheap older cars win...the old profs with their vipers and what not just dont want to push it. I might do it some, i need some practice if i want to drive our formula car for the Formula SAE competition. I dont have money for any suspension mods, so the stock turbo stuff will have to do. I'm kind of tenative about pushing it too hard. I dont wan't to break anything...but i do want to represent the rotary community and kill some V-8's in time. Show that light and agile = zoom zoom.