never said it was cheap, but it's cheaper and better than RB20 neo. If someone wants to buy a mystery motor off craigslist that's all them, its not something I would mess with. Who knows what all it's missing too.

 

Rotaries are extremely light, probably 100+ lbs less than a SR. I'm not big on the SR/FC idea, but then again it would be badass.

Ive had 4 fcs, and the fastest one (street ported TII) still blew 10k miles after a rebuild. I actually just sold a pretty awesome FC ($200 car), that me and my uncle were gonna put a KA in for fun.

 

I actually had an LT1/T56 into an FC shell, however I could never find a dashboard in black that was in good shape, couple that with the fact that I got it from a guy who decided to play racecar with it and removed all the wiring, except for a flat panel with some gauges bolted in, stuck to the stock crossbar, and I gave up on trying to get a complete uncut wiring harness for it, because I am picky about how my stuff is put together. Along with that the fact that i've wanted an S13 hatch for a long time, just was always too busy playing with F bodys to get one. So I got one, ran around SR for a while, good stuff but not what I wanted, no complaints about the car, just wanted a better drivetrain.

As far as the suspension and brakes go, i've got about $250 into my Z32 brakes, all the way around, not exactly a deciding factor on which car to use, the suspension, at sunshine speedway i've cut 1.9 second 60 foot times on the shitty 215/40/17 nexen or some shit tires that were on it when I got it. Chris has cut 1.6's iirc in his S14, I really doubt i'll be short on traction.

Oh and I dont want a "racecar" looking interior, so that definetly isnt a plus for the FC vs S13 arguement either. My interior will consist of some black reclineables, a kouki cluster, and a couple gauges in an A pillar pod, no silly fabrics, no gauges randomly bolted to the top of the dash, no silly shift knob..

I'm not building a "race car" just a daily driver thats reliable and fast.

 

sounds like you bought a fail shell and give up quickly

 

maybe the mazda forum didnt argue with him as much, so the fun was sucked right out of it.

 

a friend of mine as 2 fc's and they look good but the whole triangle motor not for me.i think a sr would be a nice swap.but v8 no. another friend had an ls1 with bolts in a fc could never get traction..

 

the whole problem was they agreed with him

 

I bought a fail shell indeed, but the body was straight, it wasnt what I wanted and finding a non hacked harness isnt exactly that easy, I looked for quite a while, hitting LKQ up every weekend for months on end gets old real fast.

I got rid of what I didnt want, and got what I wanted

To compare, what I didnt want:

What I do want :

 

The number of people around here who have a brain, and have some actual experience, and dont agree with my swap, consist of you, tim, and maybe one or other two people who either : a. lack the ability to do some research and comprehend the information, or b. Just want to sit in the corner like a child and go "NO I DONT BELIEVE YOU AND IT ISNT SO BECAUSE I SAY SO, LALALALALALALALA"

 

it's just as hard to find a unhacked S13 shell, probably harder. I thought you were all about not being a fanboy? That car is soooo fanboy! S15 front and super advans are like about as fanboy as it gets.