Buy the bike!!
1. your 16, it is illogical (but fun ) to own a car as a teenager.... drive your parents car... (as much as it sux...) (ok, so I don't really expect you to not get a car... but financially it is illogical.... (that didn't stop me though.. ))

2. Bikes are great... maybe get a cheaper downhill bike though... AND you'll stay in shape...

3. Maintenance and gas money... enough said...

 

Well I got an S13 Hatch, and was considering that if I was gonna get another car, that it would be between the FC and SW20.

Check out http://cartunemotorsports.com/ for some aftermarket stuff on the SW20.

Check out http://www.neishlinmotors.com/ for engines and rear clips for the SW20, very interesting......

 

Why is it illogical to have a car as a teenager?

I bought my PGT when I was 15, thus before I had my license. It was great having my own car... There were a few instances during which my mom and I had to share either her vehicle or mine, and it sucked ***.

I guess it helps that I never had payments, but still. I'd rather work a little harder to afford insurance and gas than have to mooch off of mommy all the time.

 

yeah I put the bike in there for a joke, I have a nice freeride bike already (Rocky mtn RM7) that bike is sick enuf for me. about the car thing, my dad drives his to work and works 100hr weeks so i never see him or the car, the other car in the family is a ML430 that i will never drive as my mom says " you wont be able to pry the keys from my dead cold fingers" I think ill go with the TII mostly for price reasons. I cant really afford a MR2 turbo, and the parents are not helping me at all. But i really need to find a job to afford either. thanks all for your imput
nate

 

You will get more chicks witha 9k downhill bike! Or you can get laid more by buying a trials bike. You will save 7k and get laid more with a nice little Echo or Megamo. No need for a 50lbs 9k bike when you can have a 20lbs 2k bike. I rather buy trials bike because I dont have enough ***** to haul *** down a hill on a 9k bike. I like hopping in place...

 

If you can get a 93+ SW20, go for that. The engine is very reliable, mine went up to 120k then had the turbo rebuilt, then just kept on going. Working on the car is quite a bitch...but it's very fun to drive. Make sure it's a turbo, I see so many people in SoCal widebody and fix up their NAs, then try to sell it cause their car looks nice, but ends up being extremely slow.

 

 

my friend has an MR2 like you want, and so far my TII has had better relayablity (sp). Plus he has done a whole bunch of work to his car, less than me to mine, and mine is still faster. Something about removing the TVIS and port matching something? I don't pay attention to him..

 

Is your friend on the mr2 board? If so, what's his screen name? www.board.mr2faq.com

 

High boost levels? I have a friend here in Japan that has been boosting 1.3 kilos(almost 19 psi) on STOCK block for the past 2 1/2 years and no ENGINE problems...but on the other side of the coin, he's gone through quite a few tranny's

 

quit acting like you're seven years old

 

have you ever done a clutch change on even a N/A MR-2? No? Then keep it that way.. it was a PAIN.. me and a few friends helped Jim (Raptor13x) do the clutch/flywheel swap on his '91 N/A MR-2 and you basically had to unbolt everything in the engine bay to do it.. not fun

 

lol.. I remember hearing him complain about doing it. For my clutch change it was

$800 for clutch/flywheel
$600 for install

 

MY GOD!!! Now that's expensive for a clutch replacement!

 

you've never done it.. trust me.. we had 3 guys, two of whom had some experience with cars, another who worked mostly on classic domestics, but did a little bit of everything here and there.

It took us I swear about 50+ man-hours to do the friggin' thing. Now if we knew exactly what we had to do it would have been a little quicker, but still no less of a bastard fix.

 

50+ man hours!!! When I changed out my tranny for the first time in my FD, it took me about 7 hours. That's with NO experience, and by myself!

 

Node

 

Picture the engine bay of a Honda Civic, but cut the available space down to about 1/4 of the space in a Civic.

This ain't no tranny swap on a Front engine RWD vehicle we're talking about here. MR is a whole nother ballgame.

 

Having owned both cars, I'll say this: (silence)

I'll get flamed to hell for saying this, but I think that the MR-2 is a superior car in many respects... It's hard for me to think of (what I would consider) the advantages of the RX over the MR, but here are a couple:

The RX-7 is a fun car - really really fun. I think that pushing the MR-2 to its limits requires much more concetration and skill - but is faster as a result. The 7, if pushed too hard, just slides something silly (the young ones call it drifting).

MR-2: point, boost, and shoot
RX-7: point, boost, and countersteer!

The RX-7 has TONS of space on the inside compared to the MR-2. Especially if you've gutted the trunk in your MR-2 for a GT-R intercooler!!!

Aftermarket - depends on how much HP you want... RX-7's can get it with nothing more than exhaust and remapped injectors. The MR-2 takes a little more finesse (but I pulled 320 out of my J-spec with just exh, boost, and fuel, so YMMV).

So anyway, let me know if you buy the MR-2 and you want to get serious: otter-public@excite.com

I have brand new Toda Racing cams, Cusco fully adjustable suspension w/ HKS pillow-ball uppers, and a lot of other great stuff for the MR-2 if you're interested...


Good luck!

RM

 

what do u expect posting this on the rx7 board... people will vote for the 7.. on the mr2board, they will vote for the 2..
just drive each car, they both have a lot of potential

 

decent power potential?
Does that mean that the Top Secret Supra only has 400hp
And 600hp is getting on the edge, that would be one badass rebuild and reinforcing.

 

huh, what.
WHO CALLED MY NAME!

 

I've read that pretty much stock they can take about 17psi (i think this was on stock turbo also)

 

I personally like the mkIs. they are dirt cheap, have a 4age and handle incredible. With that 9k you can get a TII and a MKI. I really want one as a daily, 24+ MPG!.
Beats my gas guzzling FCs, well not that bad.

 

wonder if i'll get flamed for this oh well

ever considered a 85+ fiero gt fastback, shouldn't cost more than 3k, mid 15s stock and for another 2k you can drop a v8 in there(remember the car was originally designed for a v8, hell the engine mounts are already there for it)