The LS1 is hardly the best thing that happened to the RX7. You know what it actually was? The rotary.

There are several 13b FC3S' running 8's and 9's, what's your point? With enough time and money, you could get any car into the 9's.

It's not like putting an LS1 into an S chassis, or AP chassis, or whatever. When you put a piston engine into an RX-7, you're completely destroying the heart and soul of the car, the one thing that makes it stand out the most. Rotary power.

'Who cares as long as you get there in 9 seconds?'

Yea...That's like telling a Ford guy, 'hey, stick a GM 572 crate motor in there, she'll be quicker', or a Mopar guy 'yep, my Boss 302 would make that car go quicker', or a GM guy 'yep, throw in a 440 with a six pack and call it a day'.

Some people have loyalties to different brand names, or at the very least prefer one over the other. Some people would actually like to make their car quick with the same motor it came with, to show the true potential of that particular vehicle. Sure, you could throw an LS7 into a Fiat, but that only speaks for the power of the LS7, absolutely nothing about the original vehicle.

 

An LS1 is actually lighter than a 13b and you get into 8's and 9's cheaper than a 13b.

People wouldn't put an LS1 over a 13b without good reason. I would chose an LS1 just because I like a traditional piston engine and some RX7 owners do too.

 

Go show, all the way. Do a little here and there for performance, but based on you interests, I'd spend most of the work on looks.

 

Do both. Having a good looking car that doesnt go really fast is like having a hot chick that doesnt put out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

my bad i think i quoted the wrong person when i typed that.

 

see thats the best idea so far haha that is true thank you.

 

Allthough this is a stupid topic................. I've got one......

Spend the money on a $350 clutch and new fidanza inserts that is badly needed, then I'd be able to pull out my parts tranny with DESTROYED isb's and put in my minty refreshed low mileage vlsd.

OR

Spend the $$ on getting my car painted, aka: No tan fender, tan hood, silver bumper cover, silver hood, all on white car. And still have a barely driveable clutch/trans set-up......

 

Jesus, this is a no brainer, do the tranny. Why have a car that has a fresh paint job, looking oh so pretty but unreliable and just waiting to leave you stranded?

 

That's my plan, but I just can't take the multi colors anymore

 

i agree 100% they do have a $h!t load of potential, i was worried you were gonna ditch us for a muscle head lol, i own all back wheel drives other than my max but the max is still my baby and don't underestimat the vq cuz if you would notice nissan is keeping the vq and making so much power out of them stock n/a just don't get a honda and youll be good and well be friends lol

 

Oh my word...

 

i get crappy mpg i may have to try one... and usually on here there are people that will get so pissed off if you have a different opinion and then argue that your opinion is better lol well cool no hard feelings lol now back to this guys thread...

now a underdrive pulley is what you need next, after i put mine on i could tell a pretty big difference in the throttle response and gas mpg may have been better, never paid attention

lol didn't expect this thread to be like this did you lol

 

I'm in agreement with you on the issues, but you don't have to go look up someone's site and make fun of their ride to make a point. Also consider that he may be lax on his spelling. I know people who are well educated that use chatspeak or spell words wrong, but they do not care because they are not in class. The only thing that personally bugs me in that area is when contractions and possessive nouns are not used correctly. However it certianly isn't any grounds to say that someone is uneducated. Focus on the issues and let's not get personal.

 

+1 ^

i use chatspeak all the time...im used to using my fone for short txts, with a qwerty keyboard.

If need be, I can type completely proper. But I do not feel the need when I am not working. Really, what is the point, as long as its understandable.

 

Ill put in my .02 cents.
I have the maxima as a daily its nice and comfortable to get to beat some of the factory cars out today would cost insane amounts of money. I mean an SRT-10 truck, or even a new M3 run stupid fast stock 1/4 times. So you can get a maxima to be quick, but its not worth it to make it your main goal.

Also someone mentions LS1 into a S13?

Thats my other car no AC, no Radio not fun on the street in florida in the summer, but it makes 400rwhp.

 

pmohr,

That's fine, but posting it for everyone to see is a little on the extreme side and slightly creepy to me.

 

No.


But if it were mine...

 

What I've been doing is focusing on the basic cosmetic stuff I wanted done (like rims, tint, etc. -- but no body kit), and then I'll start focusing on performance. This way I'll love the way the car looks (even though it might not be 100% how I want it to look), and still get the best of both worlds.

 

Drop it.

Drop it.

 

Okay genius, you should be able to tell that I intended to end it on that note based on my :stfu: in my post. It's also great that you decided to edit your posts and make it into one instead of spamming the thread with two word posts, in which was what you were actually attempting to stop in the first place. Pure genius.

Finally, to the OP of the thread. I apologize for contributing to getting your thread off topic. I just saw something that I wanted to point out and it got way off topic. I get carried away in my debates/arguements, I guess I like to argue/debate.

Really, it is your Maxima. Do whatever you want with it. If you don't plan on going to the track there really isn't as much point in modding it for performance, but if you aim to take it their it would be a thought to mod your engine. If you would rather a sharper looking car then by all means go for show.

You shouldn't have to ask us what we would approve of though. A lot of members on here don't get that. I put a nose mask on my car along with seude leather seat covers. I don't care if people like it or not, I like it myself. It's my car and I'll do what I want with it. You should approach what you do to your car in the same way.

Remember though before you start, once you mod your car once, just once, you won't be able to stop. That can be a big money drain. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

 

thx for all the input guys. for some updates, i am going to put a body kit on it(ionic), drop it, rims. and thats all my budget allows for now so ill see what ill do when i get some more money.

 

ok i need to say this for the record of anyone that has read my posts, after this it is dropped, no more discussion about it ,however; i am building my car to be a show car but you have to have a clean motor to even compete against other show cars which is the main reason i have the mods i stated, not so much for go however they do help, i DO own a 06 GT mustang and i bought my girl a 06 V6 mustang, (pics are in my cardomain) and my maxima beat the 06 GT i own but i think only b/c GT's are so so heavy, the rs he did ***** out so i don't know if i would have taken him after about an 1/8th but the 60 ft i had him so don't know if i could take them, maybe not, maybe so but who cares... i do know my 07 GSX-R will take the max tho lol those things are crazy fast. the motor pics in my cardomain, are from my old motor, one with 214xxx miles, i bought a remanufactured one from nissan and rebuilt it b4 it was put in. And yes i can type right and talk right but when you are typing about 100 mph you don't proof read things to make sure they are right, people will still understand and the chip, it is just one of those things like the turbonator, just something you buy to see if it works and yes it does work, don't know if its for the better or worse tho, it actually does adjust your timing to compensate like the air you are receiving is colder, when you turn the **** the idle speed goes up then back down and the air fuel gauge says its running lean for about 2 seconds then goes back alittle richer than normal, power however you can tell alittle better throttle response when the chip is turned all the way up but not worth the 40 bucks i paid for it

 

man just watch out for the bodykit with a drop, i have went threw 3 front bumpers just driving on oklahoma roads, thats why my ride isn't dropped anymore lol but that sounds cool, i think it's gonna look tight when you get it done man, good luck bro

 

I don't know if I would have chosen to use those same exact words.

 

Okay, I need to say this for the record of anyone who posts in this forum: When I say it is dropped, it is dropped as of then. Not after you make one more post, not after you make one more, punctuation-absent rant that is full of $h!++y information and at least one outright lie, and not when YOU feel like it. It is over, done with, and dropped when I say that it is.

Be glad that I am too lazy to go through the process of banning you. I have too much $h!+ to do at work. Test me again, however, and I will make time.

 

Drop it first, and do it right (springs AND struts, not just springs. Get used to driving it lowered, THEN get the body kit. Nothing sucks more than getting the kit, then dropping it, and THEN realizing that you scrape on every little bump. Make sure that the stock bumpers clear obsticles in your daily driving before the kit.

For daily driving on a budget, the drop that I recommend is Tein H-Tech springs with Tokico HP struts, or Tokico Illuminas, if you have the money.

 

Fail.:stfu:

 

what does that mean????

 

It means that Nismo never sold crate motors to fit the A32.

 

"i bought a remanufactured one from nismo and rebuilt it b4 it was put in."

jvckustumz

I'd stop now while you are ahead if I were you. Do you think the people on the org will actually believe you about that? We aren't stupid.

 

ok i do not care if you think i am lying or not, really, i don't i never said it was a crate motor all i said was i bought a new motor for my car from nissan, oh i get it b/c i said nismo you think it was a high performance crate motor i get it know, but yes i did buy a motor from nissan, i have a friend that works there and he ordered a used motor and they rebuilt it for me, and it did come from nissan because i wrote the check to "NISSAN" for $1938.72, have the receipt to prove it, and where does the words REMANUFACTURED say CRATE or BRAND NEW, it means a rebuilt motor not new people. and when i got it back to the shop i tore it apart and added some **** to it so what omg sue me why don't you, technically i don't care if you beleive me or not and i thought THIS WAS DROPPED as you said in big letters but instead of you dropping it right after you said that you had to start it up again WTF????? and if you don't beleive me about anyof this here are pics of my car in the shop, this is how i bought it for 200 bucks

 

ok sorry changed it to nissan

 

What part of "Drop it" and

do you two not understand???

 

NOW, I have time to ban you.

Don't re-register under another name. I'll find you and ban your IP. I'll see you in a week. Unfortunately for you, I am in charge here. I was nice earlier today but you continued to test me. You lost.

 

I find it hard to believe you beat an 06 mustang gt. Were they driving in reverse?

 

Thanks, yea i already bought the kit but haven't installed it, maybe i will drop it first to get used to the driving. and when i install the kit i plan on getting a paint job so i don't wan to be scraping and messing it up. thanks for the advice ill look into that.