1988-1991 RX-7s

[Zephyr]

I been thinking about getting an RX-7 lately found a few near my area for sale at low prices. Anyone know if they good cars to work with, I plan to modify for show...

[LaserRS]

They are one of those cars that you never see alot of, until you really start looking for them. I thought about buying one of these cars, but found getting it serviced was hard and the mazda dealers don't have a great reputation for good prices. You see lots of really beat up ones around Calgary, now and then you see a really nice one and they turn alot of heads.

[4wheeldrift]

talk to RX-7 specialties, see if they can give you any tips etc on these cars.

[RX-7_TWINTURBO]

umm i think he is in cali
so he cant just call up rx7 specialties
anyhoo
it is definatly one of my all time favorite cars
but...has the downside of blowing motors if not taken care of properly
check out the sig its a gen 2
also try www.rx7club.com

[4wheeldrift]

Sorry, your closest local shop would probably be Racing Beat. check out their webpage at https://www.racingbeat.com/

[Zephyr]

one thing bad about california is the emissions.....

[RX-7_TWINTURBO]

1990 Mazda RX-7 Turbo
1.3L 2 rotor inline
255hp @6500rpm
217lb-ft @5000rpm
2800lb curb weight
50/50 weight distribution
0-60 5.4secs
1/4 mile 14.0sec/101.3mph
lateral acceleration 0.98G
top speed 158.6mph

[Zephyr]

i found like a rx-7 1990 turbo around my area, supposidly a special edition or something with the special scoop in the hood...

only 70k miles on it going for 4 thousand US dollars....manual upgraded turbo

[RX-7_TWINTURBO]

All T2's have the scoop in the hood
but it sound like a pretty good deal

[Joe Malms]

Originally posted by RX-7_TWINTURBO
1990 Mazda RX-7 Turbo
1.3L 2 rotor inline
255hp @6500rpm
217lb-ft @5000rpm
2800lb curb weight
50/50 weight distribution
0-60 5.4secs
1/4 mile 14.0sec/101.3mph
lateral acceleration 0.98G
top speed 158.6mph

thats the specs for the 3rd gen.
which started in 1993, not 1990.

[ecstasyracer]

Here's the specs for the 1990 tII:

1.3L 2 rotor
9.0:1 compression
200hp@6500rpm
196 lb-ft @3500 rpm
3000lb curb weight
0-60mph in 6.5
1/4mile in 15.1
top speed of 146mph


It doens't take very many mods to get one of these to do a 14.0 either. Intake, exhuast and a couple more psi of boost would be more than enough. Need a fuel cut defenser if the boost is turned up though.

If your looking to show it, there's quite few body kits for them too. You just have to look a little more for them.

[Zephyr]

Originally posted by ecstasyracer
Here's the specs for the 1990 tII:

1.3L 2 rotor
9.0:1 compression
200hp@6500rpm
196 lb-ft @3500 rpm
3000lb curb weight
0-60mph in 6.5
1/4mile in 15.1
top speed of 146mph


It doens't take very many mods to get one of these to do a 14.0 either. Intake, exhuast and a couple more psi of boost would be more than enough. Need a fuel cut defenser if the boost is turned up though.

If your looking to show it, there's quite few body kits for them too. You just have to look a little more for them.

thx for the info! i wonder if selling my 5 series for something older and lesser is worth it though...