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Should I buy a SA or FB?

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Old 09-30-02, 02:35 PM
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Should I buy a SA or FB?

The time has come for me to look for a rx-7, but I dont know wich year is the best(for me). I looked on i-net and found some cars. There aren't to many here in The Netherlands I didn't find a GSL-SE BTW. Seems there aren't any 13B's here.

I probably want to mod this in the future:

exhaust, intake, carb (aiming for 140-150HP)
springs, shocks, sway bars
LSD

Most rx-7's are from the year 1980. There is 1 from 1984 and 1 from 1985(this one is around $3500, bit to pricy for me).

Wich years be be best looking at the stuff I want to mod.

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http://personal.riverusers.com/~yawpower/crbdtls.html

"""Contrary to popular belief, the '79-'80 carburetors do not flow more air, and the emulsion system requires far more work to correct the fuel curve."""
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Does this mean that I won't be able to make my 140-150HP goal with a 1980 rx-7? I'm a bit confused here.
Old 10-18-02, 07:28 PM
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You probably won't be able to get 150 out of a stock 1980 SA by just changing the exhaust or whatever. You'd have to get the engine ported, the carb re-worked, new high-flow exhaust, etc. If you want that much HP, I would go with an SE, as they have 135hp stock.
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but he cant find that...try exhaust, intake, carb work, 2nd gen coil...should get you there easily. GO FB!!!
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Don't forget about the little things that add a few hp here and there, they add up too. Things like mechanical secondaries, electric fan, K&N air filter. Those things combined with a full exhaust and carb work you could get 150 from a 12a pretty easily IMO.
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