370z Vs Rx 7

370zproject · 04-27-2012, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by speedfreek

Turn the GT-R into the AMS Alpha Omega and be done. See you everyone else and thanks for playing.

Plus if you want something to just throw around the back roads it is simple. Get a Lotus Exige and dual charge it and be done. It doesn't get more fun than that.

plus gtr 4 seats

gtaylor1023 · 04-27-2012, 01:30 PM

i saw the lotus dual charge - any clue on builders / costs?

as for the GTR it is such a pretty car stock - i kinda want to keep it as is - since its a 2012 and all that jazz

yes the RX 7 build would be a 20B - 3 rotor engine swap with custom 6 speed tranny. My builder has a straight frame which is being donated to the build if i go that route. engine would be the 20B with custom tranny and then its the Fortune kit and coil overs etc.

the last one he built like this weighed in at 2600 lbs - i know the lotus can beat it :-P

such fun decisions

speedfreek · 04-27-2012, 01:36 PM

Yea but you would need to be on the West Coast. But hey you could probably get it freighted there in back if you were willing to pay 13k on a veilside kit for the RX-7. Never priced the lotus out out and don't think the guy who owns the first one tells how much money he has in it. You would be out $40k +- for platform alone with the Exige. More if you want a newer model. You would have to decide where the cutoff is on what you want to spend on car + mods and then research it and see what platforms are available. It seems you have limited it to the Z and RX. But is that because that is what you want and falls within your budget or have you researched other possibilities? I would get on lotustalk and see if maybe there is someone closer that could build one.

FPenvy · 04-27-2012, 01:43 PM

with the money you're talking about i still say dump it into your GT-R. the AMS OMEGA just posted a 8.62 1/4 mile and 233.1 standing mile and that was only at 1200HP of the available 1600HP it has! and i'm sure the 1050 ft/lb of torque is enough for you.

04-27-2012, 01:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
speedfreek A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Huntsville,AL Posts: 1,724 Drives: '12 370Z PW 6sp Rep Power: 20	Yea but you would need to be on the West Coast. But hey you could probably get it freighted there in back if you were willing to pay 13k on a veilside kit for the RX-7. Never priced the lotus out out and don't think the guy who owns the first one tells how much money he has in it. You would be out $40k +- for platform alone with the Exige. More if you want a newer model. You would have to decide where the cutoff is on what you want to spend on car + mods and then research it and see what platforms are available. It seems you have limited it to the Z and RX. But is that because that is what you want and falls within your budget or have you researched other possibilities? I would get on lotustalk and see if maybe there is someone closer that could build one. Last edited by speedfreek; 04-27-2012 at 01:38 PM.

04-27-2012, 01:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
gtaylor1023 Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: SC Posts: 19 Drives: 09 370z 6MT Rep Power: 16	i saw the lotus dual charge - any clue on builders / costs? as for the GTR it is such a pretty car stock - i kinda want to keep it as is - since its a 2012 and all that jazz yes the RX 7 build would be a 20B - 3 rotor engine swap with custom 6 speed tranny. My builder has a straight frame which is being donated to the build if i go that route. engine would be the 20B with custom tranny and then its the Fortune kit and coil overs etc. the last one he built like this weighed in at 2600 lbs - i know the lotus can beat it :-P such fun decisions