nicky8balz

i bought this car and dont know much about it. i dont know the differance if there is one between a 13b re and a 13b rew. on my intake it says 13b re twin turbo. car runs needs brakes and it makes power because i did a hole shot in my driveway was able to stop it with e-brake definitly wont do that again till i fix the brakes lol please help me.. anyone located in or around staten island?

thatpoorguy

Is it actually twin turbo or did someone just paint that on there? I don't believe any re's came with twins, only the rew out of the fd. Even then, the intake manifold is very plain and doesn't have any writing cast or cut out of it.

fc3sboy1

the RE is from the cosmo, the REW is from the third gen. there is many many diferances with the 2 engines. intake port runners in both the manifold and intake port openings on the RE are much larger then the FD primary ports but the FD secondary ports runers in the manifold are the same size as the RE. the intake port timing is differnt being the FD has a better port timing for high end hp where the RE was built for mid range and some more tq. the Exhaust ports in the RE had D shaped sleeves in them wich directed exhaust flow away from a direct shot to the turbine wheels to promote more low end tq BUT both have the same port timing and material coatings. the RE had a weak rear iron around the upper dowel pin, very thin casting there and are prone to crack when making alot of HP or higher RPM. there are also other differances but the ones listed are the major ones. oh ya the RE throttle body has smaller secondary buterflys then the REW however the RE can be bored and the REW plates can be used. did it to mine



Randy

fc3sboy1

one other diferance was the RE turbos where smaller then the REW

thatpoorguy

Forgot about the twin turbo re in the cosmo. I'm guessing the fd twins won't bolt up to the re block because of the different shaped exhaust ports?