hey guys,
ive had my 99 cl for about a year now and have been wanting to upgrade to a better car. ive been looking at gen 3 Rx7's and its been my dream to own one. i wanted to know if i should forget about the rx7 and keep at modding my cl. my plans this summer is to do an h22 swap and eventually turbo it a couple months after. will i be really satisfied with that outcome after all thats done or will i not compare to the rx7????

should i even spend the money on the swap and turbo or just wait out for the rx

heres a picture of my car i really like it but who knows

what do u guys think???

 

btw:
here are my mods so far

eibach sportline
kyb agx struts
17" 5zigen Fno1rc bronze
short ram air intake
tinted front blinker lights
yonaka motorsports catback exhaust
p-spec short shifter
type-r emblems
kumho ecsta tires

 

kumho ecsta and fno1rc.. mmmmmmmm

keep the car and mod it, thats wut i'd do... but do what you feel. i think an h22a and turbo is adequate for most people

 

rx7s... u gotta deal with rotary... although rx7s are sweet... i think they are impracticle.

 

projects looking nice man!. imo save the cash and do the swap and turbo.

 

i hear the fd with the ls1 swap is pretty reliable and awesome. DO IT.

 

If you can find an RX-7 I'd do it..Those suckers are sweet, my boy just got one and that sucker has so much f*in torque .. He has an 89 RX-7 GTU a 81 RX-7 with a monster turbo for the strip and now this 93 TT that is amazing..

 

it all depends on how much money you want to spend....if your looking for an RX7 and it has over 100k on the origonal motor....then plan to do a full rebuild fairly soon. The motors do not last much over 100k.

 

off topic i know, but what did you do to your bumper lights? just tint them?

 

^ yes

 

Also off topic nice karmann ghia in the back .. classic

 

my friend has an rx7, i think it spends more time in the shop because of check engine lights than anything else

 

W3RD. i saw a 3rd gen at a local tuner shop and i almost shit myself. it was starting to rust. never thought id see that. never thought anyone would be stupid enough to let one rust.

 

Early 80's model RX7s are the shit if you can find one in good condition... (old rotory engine gonna need a lot of TLC) The 3rd gen RX7s were very pretty, but FORD got its grubby little fingers into Mazda and all hell broke loose with reliability.

Your CL is very sweet, but why the Type-R emblems? That is a little , but overall, I think your whip is clean. Do the turbo, but get it tuned for the V-TEC. Good luck with what ever you decide.

 

thanks for the input...i think ill end up doing the swap and turbo...i still got to finish supension and brakes too

yes the front lights are tinted

thanks for the compliments on the karmann ghia
if u see in the last picture u can see my 57 porsche speedster but it has the cover on
heres a pic though of it up close

 

 

sweet car man. imo h22 swap>rx7. Just a suggestion.. you should switch out your 99 grill for a 97 grill. Other than that fabulous car.

(ghey word choice huhh)

 

whoa thats weird, my uncle has a 56 or 57 porche roadster too. his is a hard top tho. sweet whips man!