if this is a daily vehicle, and she has no backup, i would strongly advise against it...unless she intends to really get to know the inner workings of her motor, and plans to be without a vehicle more frequently than it's on the road.

if she has a beater, then go for it...though i'd avoid importing one when they're readily available on this continent...




R.I.P. Brian St.Germain


you know, i love when people like to criticize others about their behavior,
but turn around and do the same freaking thing months later...

BOOSTED CIVIC SIR wrote:

Sunb1rd wrote:why so iffy on the engine??

because iv heard that rotary engines suck ass. they break down easy.

also thanks for the links man

they don't "suck ass".

the n/a 13b is a great motor, and often will run over 200k miles before needing a rebuild.
the 13bt, found in second generation turbo cars, has an average lifespan of 100k miles.
the 13btt, found in this car, generally runs for about 50k miles before needing new seals(and that's assuming it hasn't caught fire yet). MOST of the people i know who have had an FD have had an engine fire...it's just part and parcel with owning that car. cooling sucks for that motor in its n/a form, and when you stick sequential turbos on it, it's literally BEGGING for heat-related issues.

also check out http://www.nopistons.com



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R.I.P. Brian St.Germain


you know, i love when people like to criticize others about their behavior,
but turn around and do the same freaking thing months later...

Buy it, lose the rotary, go LSx. 'Nuff said

why is this the 2nd time ive seen pics of that car ???

i had a friend that worked at mazda , and to do a motor in 1 of those , cost about 10,000.00 , they replaced the motor , complete engine harness , cause the heat from the turbos would destroy the connector ends when you try and take them off , and replaced the cats

rotary's suck ass , but will haul ass for a short live period , tell you replace the seals again

best thing would be to pull the rotobanger , and install some good kick ass american power

a LS1 or 2 in that car makes it a low 12 sec ride , with a stock motor

Hummmmm.... that house looks familiar.

I know....




That is mine and i went through Imoprtconcern. Everything went great so far, and the car is ready for me to pick up tomorrow.
If you import, import from them, Dom is a good guy.

I love FD's but i wouldn't own one as my Daily Driver. Plus they are really expensive now because there are very few available for import in the next 6 moths. Wait a couple of years and they will be almost 1/2 the price.

If you are looking for reliable/smooth/sexy look at an MR2 the 165hp ones are 1/2 the price of the RX-7, and way more relaible. If you want more power go with the turbo model.




www.drluc.ca

http://www.tomei-p.co.jp/_2003web-catalogue/efr_compengine.html

http://www.cannonball-r.com/
the mazda on the front page there is my girlfriends cousins team mate.


its got something like 400+ horse, think it was 425

mazda info

hers my girlfriends cousins 240


thats his racing one.
240sx #1

this one here is his practice car. last heard he put it into a wall at about 160 km/h


Stats 240 sx #2





Injection is nice but id rather be BLOWN!

i would not buy a turbo rotary car, though i'd have no problem using a 13b FC for a daily driver

Simple... buy it, then put one of these in it:

Then get one of these.

my opinion, stay away from it. and if u really want an rx7, buy one in this country. why pay extra for the same car? aside from it being LHD. there's really nothing special about it tha u cant have in one sold here.

Orlandomon wrote:my opinion, stay away from it. and if u really want an rx7, buy one in this country. why pay extra for the same car? aside from it being LHD. there's really nothing special about it tha u cant have in one sold here.

the price is way cheaper to import from japan, but ya i might take your guys advice and stay away,

by LHD, you mean RHD orlando.

If she sold her PT as a daily driver to get this as a daily driver, bad move IMO, not reliable in the least unless u plan to do a swap.
decent looking cars.,...just not all that reliable
and also, you realize that it is a TON of work and $$$ to get a car street legal from Japan, and sometimes not even possible... our country has not tested that specific model of the RX7 (and yes, while sometimes minimal, there are differences), and if the car is not approved to be on our roads, you just cant register it....i would find something in the country for her..why must you have a car imported?


On the other hand....you have other fingers.

I just bought a 20 inch widescreen ultrasharp flat pannel..I'm going to have to subscribe to the high quality porn places now......damn

well her ptcruiser aint really a *daily driver* car lol


also tonight ill be doing alot of research on importing. We aint sure on the rx7 anymore. All you guys have very good reasons we should stay away.

if you wanna keep the rotary then stay away

but if you wanna do the LSx swap , and you can get it dirt cheap then jump on it

i think i remember dave saying it would be close to 10k for the LSx swap depening how you went about it

with the LSx swap , you get alot better daily driveaility with it , and its alot easier to get LSx parts than rotary , lol

naa a ls1 swap wouldnt intrest me at all

I like RX7s.

I'd never invest any money into that science project which is the rotary though. I dont care how many moving parts it has, or what super duper awesome amazingness ninja crazyness people have done with it. For everyday reliability, preformance, and fuel economy ... LSx. There is a reason they are extremely popular with the RX7 crowd, and it is not a fad thing.

As for RX7's in general ... bit over priced, but that is context dependant on the market.

My buddy has a 93 RX-7. Thing runs great. But definately HOT. What would she being using the car for? They definately dont get the best gas mileage either. But if your looking for a fun car to play with I would definately get it. What others said is right though they usually need seals by 70k. But while your doing that you can have a good street port done and make some serious horse power. I know ALOT of guys here who would die to have a RHD 3rd gen

JLAudioCavalier(1bad02cav) wrote:
and also, you realize that it is a TON of work and $$$ to get a car street legal from Japan, and sometimes not even possible... our country has not tested that specific model of the RX7 (and yes, while sometimes minimal, there are differences), and if the car is not approved to be on our roads, you just cant register it....i would find something in the country for her..why must you have a car imported?

This does not apply to you boosted, you are canadian, so you don't have to do anything to the car except pass inspection (it just has to be 15 years old). In the US they have to make all these things compliant, DRL's 5 mph bumpers etc. but not in canada. GOD bless canada.




www.drluc.ca

As long as they have been well maintaned they are great cars. They also arent as hard to work on and unrealiable as some people make it out to be. Obviously its very different but FAR FEWER PARTS. They are very easy to learn about and not very complex. Ive had a few friends who have had them and ive been able to work on them and see the "insides".

I would try to buy one from within the US. Unless your sure this can be done very easily....which is rare.

Dont forget oil consumption is normal to some extent. Usually .5-1 qt of oil per 1500miles. Anymore is a bit excessive. Some people freak out when they see they constantly have to add oil. Theres always some one posting on the RX forums thinking they need a new engine because it uses oil.



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