Soon to be that time

[Skifledanabit]

I\'ll be taking the 7 off the road soon for a complete overhaul, rust, paint, engine, the works.

Now a lot of it I\'ll be doing myself, dismantling, stripping sound deadening etc but there are a couple of bits I can\'t do, e.g. Engine rebuild/street port and paint being the prime cases I can currently think of, but I\'ll only be able to pay for one bit at a time, so, what should I do first?

I\'m half tempted to buy an engine from rotechniks or RXMotors or whoever and get them to rebuild and street port it then send it over for me to plug it in myself. Question is, who would be cheaper? I saw on the rxmotors site that a rebuilt EGi engine plus street port will be about £1800, the rotechniks site was a bit vague with the EGi side of things.

Or should I get the rust and paint dealt with first, that will give me time to get the engine done properly then plumbed straight into a ready and waiting shell.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

[B.Martin]

Have you considered saving a bit and transplanting the renesis RX-8 engine? It\'s basically an egi with more power and slightly better economy, I\'ve been thinking about it myself it should in theory be faster than a stock T2! Would be more expensive but you could pick up a an RX-8 donor car for a pretty good price now days, defo worth thinking about in my opinion, get a 6 speed 231ps if your gonna though

[Skifledanabit]

That seems very expensive, won\'t be a direct fit, new ECU, maybe an entirely new drivetrain as well as coil pack issues, and I\'d still want it street ported.

[Adam fc]

I\'m going through the same process as you at the moment and ive basically tackled all rust and paint and just recently pulled the engine!

[Skifledanabit]

Wouldn\'t it be easier to sort everything with the engine out already?

[Adam fc]

well tell a lie I pulled all the body work off and stripped all the wiring from the engine bay removed the engine and gearbox dropped the subframe out had that powder coated painted the transmission tunnel.  

I\'m just in the process of sending the engine off too Rx motors for a street port and rebuild!

[B.Martin]

You should call Hayward, skiff and get some advice on engine options. Is it not better to transplant a turbo unit in there?

[grinder]

Adam , you got any pics of the work , i would love to see it

[Adam fc]

yeah I\'ll make a project thread soon once it\'s running so as too not jinx anything!

[grinder]

ahhh good man

[Skifledanabit]

You should call Hayward, skiff and get some advice on engine options. Is it not better to transplant a turbo unit in there?

If you want to replace the gearbox, driveshafts, etc etc etc.

[B.Martin]

Surely a ported egi will be so un-economic that paying more on the short term will be better in te future. It might even be cheaper to buy a turbo II? It\'s totally up to you, I\'m just saying what I\'d be asking myself in your position?

[Skifledanabit]

Would it really be that uneconomical? It\'s only a street port, not a bridge or peripheral. I think you turbo boys are just scared of an EGi being faster and having no turbo lag lol

[B.Martin]

Oh no mate, i\'ve no issue with that at all. My fc is totally stock remember :Giggle

But i know my EGI drank fuel so much more than my turbo does and it is quite a lot slower, your also pretty limited with the n/a power wise.

[Skifledanabit]

I don\'t think it would really be too much of an issue, I don\'t need to commute, I only really use it for social bits and maybe the odd work job, but seeing as I now live with the missus I don\'t even need to drive to see her anymore.