LS1 evo??
Jan 25, 2008, 09:49 AM
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Jan 25, 2008, 10:04 AM
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yeah and regardless of what a few popular mags think, LS-1's don't belong in those either. you can get about the same amount of power out of a tri-wankel setup in an RX-7 without forgetting what the car was meant to be or gaining unnecessary weight that was not meant to be in the front end of a car like the RX7 in the first place.. I will still give mechanical props for doing the work for that Evo... but ... I don't like it at all.
Jan 25, 2008, 05:35 PM
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yeah and regardless of what a few popular mags think, LS-1's don't belong in those either. you can get about the same amount of power out of a tri-wankel setup in an RX-7 without forgetting what the car was meant to be or gaining unnecessary weight that was not meant to be in the front end of a car like the RX7 in the first place.. I will still give mechanical props for doing the work for that Evo... but ... I don't like it at all.
The ls1 costs less to run, has way more reliable power, and only weighs 400 pounds.
Who says it doesnt belong in there, is there some unspoken car god rule.
Jan 25, 2008, 11:29 PM
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yeah and regardless of what a few popular mags think, LS-1's don't belong in those either. you can get about the same amount of power out of a tri-wankel setup in an RX-7 without forgetting what the car was meant to be or gaining unnecessary weight that was not meant to be in the front end of a car like the RX7 in the first place.. I will still give mechanical props for doing the work for that Evo... but ... I don't like it at all.
I think I should point out that the LS1 doesn't add any weight. The wankle is a dense iron motor. The LS1 is damn near hollow aluminum. The tri-rotor obviously adds weight compared to the stock bi-rotor.
RX7's are great cars; stylish, well balanced, comfortable, and they're even better when they're reliable and powerful. An LS1 is a great improvement over the 13B.
