more noobtastic questions..

[Adam fc]

1/.Looking to drop a t2 and box into my egi,would i be right in saying id have to get hold of a new prop shaft,lsd and half shafts?? Had a qoute of for a t2 lump and transmission all plumed in for £1600.
Just wondered if im going to have to get my hands on any extra bits or will i just be able to drop the t2 box onto my egi prop shaft??

2/.Next one,what the difference between a 6 port engine and a 4 port??
And which one would i have mine being a 1988 egi??

Im a proper rotary virgin,its a learning curve for me

If anyone could help that would be fantastic.

Adam:Tongue1

[dthebuk]

1) Is your egi shell really really good? If its nout special i\'d be looking at buying a TII, unless that price is for a very low milage or very recently rebuilt engine. Not sure what the half shafts are, but your right about the rest. Don\'t forget a TII ECU, and fuel pump, maybe a few other things, think someone mentioned it on here recently. Also i\'d have a look on rx7 club.com, the conversion is very popular in america. Make sure you look for a s4 non- turbo to s5 turbo conversion though.


2) the 6 port is used in the Non- turbo cars. Similar idea to vtec. Basically come 4.5k revs, you\'ve got a butterfly valve which opens two extra intake ports (one per rotor) this basically gives you power up high, and keeps the torque (or lack of) down low.
So you deff have a 6 port. I think the rx8 engine has a similar system but another set of ports on top of that. The 4 port turbo engines have bigger ports i assume as they flow alot more gas.


Also, what kind of power are you going for? Or are you going to want alot more power in the future? If your have with 230 bhp, why not go for a renesis engine (rx8), it would be more reliable and more unique. Just an idea


good luck

[vonrumble]

im thinking about doing the same thing in the future will be intresting to see whether or not its a easy job to do keep us updated with pics and problems mate.

[TiddlesRX7]

There is a Norwegen guy on here called Rasmus (hope that is spelt right), I can\'t remember his username unfortunately. He is in the process of doing this to his Egi. If you can get hold of him he could help I would think.

[m1tch]

Check out this site, a guy has turboed a EGI 6 port lump:

http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/naturbo.htm

[Prof]

Check out this site, a guy has turboed a EGI 6 port lump:
 
http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/naturbo.htm

He was running virtually 400 BHP at the wheels through the NA transmission for over 2 years - he\'s just recently blown the diff on it.  This car has a lot of nice touches.  You can see it running on youtube as well - beats the pants off 5L V8\'s on the strip

[dthebuk]

You could always supercharge the engine. Would probably be easier than turbo charging as you don\'t have the problems with the exhaust manifold

[m1tch]

Perhaps also look at an RX8 gearbox and engine, I know there is an FC EGI that has that conversion

[BlitzBoy]

Yep James H had Reworx do his Renesis conversion

[m1tch]

I guess the question you need to ask is how much power are you wanting?

[pdtaylor18]

I have a TII diff and half shafts if you need them all out of the car. I do have a TII gearbox as well but two minds on selling that as a spare is always handy but I may part with it, I also have the prop shaft which will should mate up with your TII box and diff.  I am not totally sure how much a EGI diff will stand from a TII engine but they are different.
As for the rest of it then there is still quite a bit of work to bring everything up to standard for a TII lump but certainly an ideal time to get a decent ECU in there. You will have to sort the engine loom out which is a lot of work. I have a complete S5 loom for the car but not the engine so make sure your engine comes with the engine loom.
As stated the best site is the Rx7club as its a regular event over there and might give you the best start in all the items you need. Personally if this was the route you are going down then get a doner car as then not only will you have everything you need but you can sell on all the bits you dont.

[Adam fc]

hi,im just seeing what my options are at the moment,i dont really want to sell the car as ive allredy spent out on suspension interior bits.
Im aiming to get it rebuilt in the winter sometime,either rebuild the na lump or do a transplant of some sorts.
I think idbe happy with anything from 250-300 to be honest,been in quite a few other cars such as 200sx\'s etc with about 250bhp and they seemed pretty rapid.
I think id like to go own the turbo route eventually but lke i say i love my car and id fell bad about selling it.
What would be a fair asking price for an 1988 egi with full stainless system,16 compomotive mo\'s,some bushes,body in fair condition and underside with some surface rust,full mot and tax.
Thanks for the advice guys.
Adam

[Adam fc]

hi,im just seeing what my options are at the moment,i dont really want to sell the car as ive allredy spent out on suspension interior bits.
Im aiming to get it rebuilt in the winter sometime,either rebuild the na lump or do a transplant of some sorts.
I think idbe happy with anything from 250-300 to be honest,been in quite a few other cars such as 200sx\'s etc with about 250bhp and they seemed pretty rapid.
I think id like to go own the turbo route eventually but lke i say i love my car and id fell bad about selling it.
What would be a fair asking price for an 1988 egi with full stainless system,16 compomotive mo\'s,some bushes,body in fair condition and underside with some surface rust,full mot and tax.
Thanks for the advice guys.
Adam

[pdtaylor18]

Well for less hassle then go ballistic on getting the max out of a EGI lump, you would be surprised at what they will achieve but you might well spend just as much to get this .

[Adam fc]

yeah ive seen a few egi\'s ported and tuned too produce decent power outputs.Think ill try to get my hands on a t2 lump and associated parts towards the end of the year.
What should i be looking for in a t2 lump?millage compression etc?thanks:Tongue1
Adam