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Old 06-23-2009, 04:23 PM
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Here's another one of our LSx powered RX7's. Thought you guys might enjoy

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GM 427ci LS7 (Stock)
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498 rwhp 477 rwtq with our Headers, CAI, and Tuning.











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Brings back memories of my '94 LS2 RX7. Had your cradle and driveshaft. Did not keep it long being 6'6", even with custom seats and smaller steering wheel. lol Tiny cars make lsx swaps crazy.
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Brings back memories of my '94 LS2 RX7. Had your cradle and driveshaft. Did not keep it long being 6'6", even with custom seats and smaller steering wheel. lol Tiny cars make lsx swaps crazy.
I had a '93 RX7 R1, bought it new in 8/02. I loved the ergonomics of that car. I'm 6'2" and it was tight, I couldn't imagine being 6'6".
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How much does it weigh? I bet it is fun to drive.
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that is a dream road racer build. weight? brakes? suspension?
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these cars are real fun to drive, here's a pic of my old LS2 RX7

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Originally Posted by RichieRichZ06
How much does it weigh? I bet it is fun to drive.
Around 2800 lbs.

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that is a dream road racer build. weight? brakes? suspension?
Not sure on the brakes or suspension, we only did the engine/trans conversion.

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these cars are real fun to drive, here's a pic of my old LS2 RX7
Nice
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Originally Posted by cencalc6
these cars are real fun to drive, here's a pic of my old LS2 RX7


How much does it cost to do a LS2 conversion? Total cost including tranny. I don't even want to ask how much it would cost to do a LS7...
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Originally Posted by HinsonSuperCars
Here's another one of our LSx powered RX7's. Thought you guys might enjoy

93 RX7
6 Speed

GM 427ci LS7 (Stock)
Hinson Motorsports Custom 1 7/8" Long Tube Headers
Hinson Motorsports Custom 4" CAI

498 rwhp 477 rwtq with our Headers, CAI, and Tuning.












Cool car but all that money and being a shop that apparently can remove an engine and the engine bay is red Get that fixed asap and then you can have mad props.
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Originally Posted by pwrhungry
Cool car but all that money and being a shop that apparently can remove an engine and the engine bay is red Get that fixed asap and then you can have mad props.
Originally Posted by HinsonSuperCars
Not sure on the brakes or suspension, we only did the engine/trans conversion.
Which part of the above didn't you understand? Reading comprehension > you.

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Originally Posted by sshu
How much does it cost to do a LS2 conversion? Total cost including tranny. I don't even want to ask how much it would cost to do a LS7...
You can view our complete conversion package here http://hinsonsupercars.com/p-1028-co...n-package.aspx Any of the LSx blocks will work. You must use a T56 out of an FBody or GTO.

Originally Posted by pwrhungry
Cool car but all that money and being a shop that apparently can remove an engine and the engine bay is red Get that fixed asap and then you can have mad props.
We only handled the engine/trans conversion. We didn't have anything to do with the paint.

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Originally Posted by cencalc6
these cars are real fun to drive, here's a pic of my old LS2 RX7

That looks beautiful A friend of mine has the same car, minus the LS of course, and told me about these types of conversions he had heard about.

Do you have additional pics of your ride I can send to him ?
He just had his 3rd engine rebiuld on that rotary...could have bought a complete new car by now
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Nice wheels Cencal. I had the work vs-ss in 18's. Custom made and shipped from japan and had them in 4 weeks. Better than 360s 8 months and counting.
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That's crazy!!!
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how hard was the wiring for the conversion?
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^^^

If you do it yourself, not too long. Give it a few days assuming you have a tinkering mindset and a bit of free time to study the guides people have put out. There's been several guys that have knocked out the full swap in under a week.
It's easier if you have the car already stripped out ala track rat style. It's just annoying to remove the original drivetrain and electronics.

If you have a shop do the conversion, get a replacement sports car to do away with the year long withdrawals haha.

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