well, im trying to talk my dad into getting me an RX-7 for my next car (he really wants to get me a 4 door automatic civic *shudders*). im currently 16 and driving around a crappy VW fox... and i was wondering if there was anything i should know about doing this swap, like how much it will cost, how hard it will be, what tranny to use, length of driveshaft ect.



and id hate to ruin the car after i get it, so i plan to take the car very lightly and have the car for awhile before doing the swap as to be even more comfortable driving a rwd car.



and also what are the advantadges of the fd over the fc after this swap, if there are any. and if its a suspension thing, could i change the fc to have a smilar set-up as the fd? any hjelp is apprectiated, thank ya much.

its not a cheap swap, figure at least 10k for an fd and 15-20 for an fd. the engine is easier to fit in the fc. you can use the stock tranny and drive line, but you need an aftermarket ecu, intercooler, etc etc



mike

do you mean 10K for an fc and 15-20 for an fd? does that include the engine price? and is there a stronger tranny i could use that can take the abuse of the extra rotar? also could you tell me of a good company to get driveline related parts from? and one more...how much room is there under the hood for piping and the sort? (sorry for all the questions)

That's just for the cars. you are talking at least another 15k to do the swap correctly. Final price, up to 25k with an FC.

the stock turbo tranny will hold up to about 450lbsft, there really isnt another great option for trannies. most aftermarket ones run about 10k just for the tranny and theres always a short coming, either its no overdrive, not much stronger, wont shift at high rpm etc.



the fc has plenty of room for piping, and so does the fd.



mike

i have 2 mechanic friends to help me with the swap https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png . and they were gonna help me change the fox to rwd, so i dont think this will be that much of a problem to them.



i read somewhere on here that youll bang your head against the wall if you dont opt for the fd and do the swap, why is that?



my dads not going to help me buy a new car till im off to college, so im going to go pick up an fc pretty soon. and gthen save up all the money so i can either have him help me pay for the swap in the fc, or have him help me buy the fd and then save up for the swap in there.

you have to look at the context for that one, sidewinder really wanted an fd, so we told him to to an fd, because after all that work* he wouldnt have been happy with an fc.



mike



*figure about 300hours for an fc and 320 for the fd

i imgaine ill get the fc, and then get the fd and save up for it and do the swap with it so ill have a car while im doing the swap.

Why is the swap 300 hours? That doesnt even really make sense. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...O_DIR#>/11.gif

Don't get too excited trying to do everything at once. Buy an fc, drive it, see if you like it. Then you can decide what you want to do. Most people on here would agree that although having a 20b would be nice, it is not necessary if your goal is to go fast and have fun.