The Sweet and Dandy Motor Swaps of all sorts Appreciation Thread
08-24-2010, 04:20 PM
#151
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The car is a 1995 Montego Blue RX7, runs flawlessly, has not given me one hiccup (daily driven for 3 months)
108k chassis miles
26K engine miles
Clean Title in hand
LS2 Engine from a 2006 C6 Corvette
Rebuilt T56 from a 1999 Trans Am
Jimlab swap kit.
TR224 cam, 112/112
Coated longtube headers into 2.5" Y-pipe into 4" exhaust straight
K-Sport Coilovers
All Suspension bushings/struts replaced 8K miles ago
Bosch 044 Fuel Pump
Sumped Tank
Working P/S and A/C
Fast 90mm Intake Manifold ported
Tuned by Jeremy Formato at FasterProms
426WHP/415WTRQ
11.8@125 on a bad launch
Pro 5.0 shifter
Comes with nearly new ET street bias plys on Stock FD wheels
3.90 LSD Rear
18X10 & 18X11 Enkei NTO-3 wheels with 255/35/18 and 285/35/18 Ventus tires (6000 miles, tons of life left)
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108k chassis miles
26K engine miles
Clean Title in hand
LS2 Engine from a 2006 C6 Corvette
Rebuilt T56 from a 1999 Trans Am
Jimlab swap kit.
TR224 cam, 112/112
Coated longtube headers into 2.5" Y-pipe into 4" exhaust straight
K-Sport Coilovers
All Suspension bushings/struts replaced 8K miles ago
Bosch 044 Fuel Pump
Sumped Tank
Working P/S and A/C
Fast 90mm Intake Manifold ported
Tuned by Jeremy Formato at FasterProms
426WHP/415WTRQ
11.8@125 on a bad launch
Pro 5.0 shifter
Comes with nearly new ET street bias plys on Stock FD wheels
3.90 LSD Rear
18X10 & 18X11 Enkei NTO-3 wheels with 255/35/18 and 285/35/18 Ventus tires (6000 miles, tons of life left)
Optima racing battery
Stock mazda CD Stereo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znngT...layer_embedded
08-29-2010, 04:07 PM
#153
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I keep telling these people with RX7s that the best ugprade they can possibly do is an LS1 motor swap. I just don't understand how you can trust something powered by black magic & triangles that like to fail and have little to no TQ. 
08-29-2010, 05:44 PM
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Okay, Im all for totally crazy and impractical motor swaps, but this one is just retarded, especially if he did it with serious 1/4 mile intentions. He could have picked up a used C6 with a LS2 already in the damn thing for nearly the price of selling his Z ( you can find them in the low 20s nowdays) AND they have better rear weight distribution with the rear mounted tranny, AND they are already 100 lbs less than a 350Z!
Im sure he could have gotten a decent used C6 and a APS TT kit for probably half the time and money in that thing, well if you have tons of time and money to waste
08-30-2010, 07:20 PM
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Okay, Im all for totally crazy and impractical motor swaps, but this one is just retarded, especially if he did it with serious 1/4 mile intentions. He could have picked up a used C6 with a LS2 already in the damn thing for nearly the price of selling his Z ( you can find them in the low 20s nowdays) AND they have better rear weight distribution with the rear mounted tranny, AND they are already 100 lbs less than a 350Z!
Im sure he could have gotten a decent used C6 and a APS TT kit for probably half the time and money in that thing, well if you have tons of time and money to waste
Im sure he could have gotten a decent used C6 and a APS TT kit for probably half the time and money in that thing, well if you have tons of time and money to waste
09-02-2010, 10:26 PM
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09-07-2010, 09:52 AM
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