RX7 VS Miata
zero pistons
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rx7 = rotary big up
miata = piston big down
j/k
from what i seen the miata engine is a good engine to boost. while if you try to boost a n/a rotary its a long process and tons of fab work to be done. both are great handling cars.
miata = piston big down
j/kfrom what i seen the miata engine is a good engine to boost. while if you try to boost a n/a rotary its a long process and tons of fab work to be done. both are great handling cars.
The Fat Cobra
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The Miata's BP engine is pretty tough, but some of the other driveline components are weak. A popular swap for high hp miatas is the TII tranny and diff. Otherwise, the miata will be much more reliable than any rotary. You just have to worry about narrow-minded people calling you gay.
2 Rotors 1 Turbo
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Owning both, the Miata at times is more fun to drive. That being said, the Miata quickly fades in my mind when I hit boost in the RX-7. I plan on boosting the Miata pretty soon, and ridden in my buddy's turbo Miata, it makes a HELL of a difference! If you're looking for an inexpensive awesome handling car that's considerably cheap to mod, then go for the Miata. 
BTW, not all Miatas look gay
BTW, not all Miatas look gay
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'93 RX-7 Base Gone but never forgotten..... 11/12/05
60-1 Turbo - Mircrotech LT8 - 374rwhp/315rwtq @ 15 psi -> stock ports
'93 RX-7 Touring In the process of... bigger turbo, port, rebuild.
www.cfiracing.com
Last edited by FD Rey; 05-21-2005 at 05:56 PM.
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Originally Posted by Muddy
The miata will be much more reliable than any rotary. You just have to worry about narrow-minded people calling you gay.
And yeah people would call you gay if you drove a miata, but if it had a halfbridge 13bt with a BNR stage3 drifting all over their face then I think they'd picture miatas differently from there after. 
Dam muddy, you got some sick miatas. You ever think about dropping an 13b re in there?
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The Fat Cobra
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No way! I don't know shit about rotaries, except they blow up if you don't take care of them properly. If I were to do a rotary swap, it would be into a spitfire. Talk about badass! 
The blue one, a 10AE, is for sale and hopefully will be gone by the end of the month.
The gray one just hit 170 rwhp on the dyno and I hope to get 200 by the end of the year.
The blue one, a 10AE, is for sale and hopefully will be gone by the end of the month.
The gray one just hit 170 rwhp on the dyno and I hope to get 200 by the end of the year.
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Originally Posted by Muddy
No way! I don't know shit about rotaries, except they blow up if you don't take care of them properly. If I were to do a rotary swap, it would be into a spitfire. Talk about badass!
The blue one, a 10AE, is for sale and hopefully will be gone by the end of the month.
The gray one just hit 170 rwhp on the dyno and I hope to get 200 by the end of the year.
The blue one, a 10AE, is for sale and hopefully will be gone by the end of the month.
The gray one just hit 170 rwhp on the dyno and I hope to get 200 by the end of the year.
who cares if they pop, a half bridge port with a bnr stage 3 turbo and you'd have full spool by 3800 and about 400rwhp with about 15psi. Of course the life expectency of a bridge is 50k or so, which is plenty for me. I was thinking about putting a 13bt into a 90 929 to make the ultimate jdm luce. A 4door rwd rotary powered mazda,mmmmmmmmmmmm 
