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Old 07-11-04, 06:17 PM
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Originally posted by 87base RX-7
well u could save it till u have 4 grand or so and get a camden sc kit?

No s/c for me, turbo. I can do the turbo job myself for way less than the camden kit and have more power.
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Thanks for everyones advice and whatnot. After thinking more about it I'm pretty sure I'm going to buy a rebuild kit and porting template to do the work myself, along with a lightweight flywheel and necessary tools. If any money is left over, it will be saved for the turbo project
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Sell your car and put the proceeds and 1200 towards a TII.
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Originally posted by Impreza2RX7
Sell your car and put the proceeds and 1200 towards a TII.

Nope, as said before I love this car. Besides I think I'll be happier in the long run doing a 6port turbo, plus I've put alot into this car already, dont wanna just give up
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Save it for when the **** breaks? that's my .02
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I would use 1200 to get a FMIC for my car or


BNR stage 2/3 then injectors and a SAFC.
Although then I would really need a FMIC.
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Originally posted by inflatablepets
Save it for when the **** breaks? that's my .02

This has already been addressed.

"Haha, I could... but if I'm always planning on something going wrong then I'd never be modding my FC, would I? You can't always plan for the worst to happen, sometimes you just gotta roll with the punches and hope for the best. If something happens then oh well, you deal with it and move on. I have a second vehicle to drive if anything really bad happens to my rx7. I drive both of them pretty much equally right now depending on my mood and where I'm going, so if it really comes down to it and something happens to the rx7 and I dont have the money to fix it right away, I can park it for a while and drive my other car full time."


I just got done fixing a few things and I've done all the tune-up stuff I've needed to, so why save IN CASE something bad happens? You can't always expect the worse...
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Originally posted by Digi7ech
I would use 1200 to get a FMIC for my car or


BNR stage 2/3 then injectors and a SAFC.
Although then I would really need a FMIC.

I'm n/a

I will be going tubo'd 6port, that's one of the options of what to do first, so yah. And 1200 for an FMIC? Maybe a kit, but I think those are ripoffs. 200-300 dollar FMIC off ebay, another 100-200 in pipe and couplers, this is my plan because I'm going to do it myself.

For the turbo project I already have the turbo (stock s5), got 2 550cc injectors (just need 2 720's now, maybe 850's), and I already have an S-AFC.
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Like I said, rebuild first, then turbo. That way, it won't be killing you in 20k miles when you pop a seal.
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Yah that's pretty much what I've decided on. During the rebuild I'm going to do a large streetport on the intake ports and then port my exhaust like in the pic you sent me. And then I'll put on an aluminum Flywheel while the motor is out too




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