New project....im gonna make the first Protege TT...if there isnt already one
March-8th-2005, 09:24 AM
#76
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i can't wait to start work on my next project car and start hitting the RX7 forums with some BS...
1967 Mustang GT20B, 3rotor single turbo, 6spd manual, positrack ford 9" rear.....there's nothing like pulling up next to an antique hotrod and hearing it go "brap brap brap" and then tach out 10K rpms.
1967 Mustang GT20B, 3rotor single turbo, 6spd manual, positrack ford 9" rear.....there's nothing like pulling up next to an antique hotrod and hearing it go "brap brap brap" and then tach out 10K rpms.
March-8th-2005, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Roddimus Prime
i can't wait to start work on my next project car and start hitting the RX7 forums with some BS...
1967 Mustang GT20B, 3rotor single turbo, 6spd manual, positrack ford 9" rear.....there's nothing like pulling up next to an antique hotrod and hearing it go "brap brap brap" and then tach out 10K rpms.
1967 Mustang GT20B, 3rotor single turbo, 6spd manual, positrack ford 9" rear.....there's nothing like pulling up next to an antique hotrod and hearing it go "brap brap brap" and then tach out 10K rpms.
March-8th-2005, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Roddimus Prime
i can't wait to start work on my next project car and start hitting the RX7 forums with some BS...
1967 Mustang GT20B, 3rotor single turbo, 6spd manual, positrack ford 9" rear.....there's nothing like pulling up next to an antique hotrod and hearing it go "brap brap brap" and then tach out 10K rpms.
1967 Mustang GT20B, 3rotor single turbo, 6spd manual, positrack ford 9" rear.....there's nothing like pulling up next to an antique hotrod and hearing it go "brap brap brap" and then tach out 10K rpms.
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March-8th-2005, 01:31 PM
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i'm absolutely wanting to do it. I just have to start actually getting paid for the work I do now!!
i've got the GT already and a local shop here has a 20B for $3500....I figure I'd need another $2500 worth of custom driveshaft, tranny from a miata, suspension upgrades and I'd be good to go.
i've got the GT already and a local shop here has a 20B for $3500....I figure I'd need another $2500 worth of custom driveshaft, tranny from a miata, suspension upgrades and I'd be good to go.
March-8th-2005, 02:07 PM
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$3500 ?? Matty, how much do you know about rotaries ?...Why not find a couple of 13b's and bolt one of the housings on from the other to make your own 3 rotor ?? Or better yet just get 1 13b and Bridgeport it....rotaries can make some MAD NA power....Check out www.mazdatrix.com
March-8th-2005, 03:26 PM
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I thought about that but what you're forgetting is the extra weight of the 1967 chasis! I need something with SOME torque dowlow to get it moving! Besides the 20B is here and ready, a 13B-rew would require a lot of work and be running harder than a 3-rotor would for the same power levels.
March-8th-2005, 05:18 PM
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Can a Miata tranny hold up under that kind of power output? I recently saw where a guy put a 13B into one, I don't recall what he used for the tranny but I suspect it was either one from a TII or an early ribbed case unit.
March-10th-2005, 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Roddimus Prime
how many times have we heard some 16yr old kid get on here and say "money is no object"?
March-11th-2005, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by protegedriver16
well some people have no faith in money and time, with money and time you can do anything, yes i am 16, no i do not know alot about turbo set ups, but about the 3.0 swap, it is totaly possible....i work at a shop, i also drive an 1987 toyota pickup, that has a small *** engine bay too, but my shop put a frame from a 4wd S10 in it and we put a vortec 454 CID in it.....and if i can squeeze a 454 into a truck that has a stock 2.5 SOHC in it i can sure as hell put a 3.0 in a protege, and anyways....i changed my mind with the engine swap...i picked up a cheap ford probe gt, that v6 is gonna go into the protege...then i will worry about turbo/supercharger.....but i do thank you guys for properly flaming me and telling me why the TT 1.6 is stupid....i will stop with the revolutionary ideas...i am sorry.......oh and i finnally raced my protege saturday....stomped a civic on the interstate...well im gonna go again....i dont know when ill be on again.....im not on the internet much
B: YOu're not going to make a V6 fit into anything but a first gen without serious modifications. You'd better be rich if you can honestly say money is no object.
This is NOT something that can be done for a couple thousand bucks. Not a chance.
C: Have fun turboing a KL, can't wait till it blows up on you. A high revving NA build up would be a smarter choice with a K series but then again T3RB0 !S TYT# Y0!!
D: An engine swap in a RWD truck is alot different and way more straight forward than almost any FWD swap known to mankind.
E: Us "tuner" guys are probably just as cynical ******** as any other car enthusiasts when we get idiots posting grandiose plans about engine swaps and forced induction and naaaawwzzzzzzzthat we know can't be done without thousands of dollars worth of design and fabrication alone, not to mention the cost of the engine and related parts and labour, yet you''re mad at us because we are skeptical and have yet to see proof from any number of idiots over the years who have made similar claims about "YO MAN, I GOT A 13B THAT I'M GONNA SWAP INTO MY PROTEGE DAWG!! MONEY AIN'T NO THANG CAUSE I WORK AT MCDONALDS MAKING MINIMUM WAGE 3 HOURS A WEEK AND I CAN DO ALL THE FABRICATION AND LABOUR MYSELF CAUSE MY OLDMAN GOTS A COUPLE SCREW DRIVERS, A SOCKET SET AND A SOLDERING GUN".
F: In conclusion, unless you actually set out, and do the work and bring us proof, we will remain skeptical of your success. Now I would like to say that YOU are AN IDIOT and would like for you to take into consideration what I said in my first post.
Sorry guys, I know this was from a while ago, but I couldn't resist.
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April-4th-2005, 05:38 PM
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honestly by reading these fourms ive learned alot about cars and shizzznits!!! As far as that dude talkin about tt setup; unless its a skyline R33....FORGET IT!!! Anyway shopping for a turbo, for my 99 pro has proved to be a pain in my ***(but learning tons of stuff). I wanted to know if its better to get an engine swap and cahnge the tranny to a manual, cause its almost the same amount of lut. Wats the bet engine/tranny i can get for a pro 99 1.6L dohc(lx edition) with auto tranny!!! Any info would be greatly appreciated.
April-4th-2005, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by arabamer2004
. Wats the bet engine/tranny i can get for a pro 99 1.6L dohc(lx edition) with auto tranny!!! Any info would be greatly appreciated.