Wondering bout 93 rx-7
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The 13bt is very similar to the 13b REW, i was very aware of what he was talking about. And zacs car has a REW.
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the 93-95 RX7s are one of the most beautiful, functionally cars there are imo. a couple issues. 1) their not generally a financeable vehicle. much like the supras, however not to the same extent, they generally sell about their book value. 2) alot of the issues with the rx7s boil down to spending the time/money to maintain your vehicle. you need to find an owner that was meticulous about their vehicle. i got lucky and found a great example of what I was looking for.
the other thing is you have to have realistic expectations for the vehicle. if you're looking at a 93, that is a vehicle that is almost 15 years old now. certain things are going to need attention and replacement after that kinda age, and once the mileage starts to get up there on them.
however, I'm very impressed with my car. my 424whp @ 18psi, stock motor, and is taking it very well. enough power to have alot of fun with, especially in that light of a vehicle.
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thanks guys for all the helpful info, I have also been doin a lil research on them as well
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ya i know i have always been very concerened about owning a rx7 i now have garagealchemist old rx7 i didnt think i would like it that much but that car is very very clean and a blast to drive. i knew it would be a learning experence and a new try at something other then a honda, plus my rx7 is a turbo II so its even more fun lol. great car thanks garagealchemist!!!!!
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weshole;192216 wrote:
They are a nice ride. But, not a car to CHEAP OUT on when doing anything to them. If you plan on owning one, plan on spending money on it (and lots of it). If not, It WILL come back to bite you. It will definately be a fun car to own.ya i figured that out. lol
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why does everyone say it is so expensive?, they obviously haven't owned one, or dont know what they are doing and just like spending money
I have a REW in my car, it cost me 500 (with the cost of the block) to build this engine, and i could rebuild it for less than 400 when i break it apart again, and it has been through more abuse than anyones, and it runs still
and a properly tuned rotary is just as reliable or more as any other engine trying to push close to 3-9 hp per cubic inch, i dont see many reliable 2600hp v8s roaming the streets
and at any rate a rx7 is an awsome platform whether v8 or rotary powered...
right parker:)............. the reason i stay with a rotary is because i am retarded and need an engine with only 3 moving partsMOST IMPORTANT, it is rotating the right pair of wheels and the engine sits the right direction
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Haha Zach I have owned 2 rx7's now and they are more expensive if you dont have all the mechanical aptitude to do the work yourself. Which youve proved overwhelmingly that you have an abundance of. But, not everyone else does. And it's not just the engine I'm referring to as far as cost goes. but the whole car. You have to admit that the 2nd gens are far easier and cheaper to get parts for than the 3rd gens.
And again, I still think he should get one. Just be prepaired.
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you make a good point, there are people that spend 3500 on pineapple engines
what i am trying to say is they are very simple cars if you want to take the time to learn them, a fucking blind monkey could rebuild a rotary engine
I see your point, i just dont want him totally scared off from the idea of owning a 7
where are you going to find an amazinly attractive car with tons of potential like an FD. That car was way ahead of its time
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A couple things that are pretty necessary on an FD are 1. remove the rats nest. That will simplify the vaccum and emissions shit on that car like you wouldn't believe. They start w/ over 100 vaccum lines, and you can get it down to less than 20 easily. 2. yank out the wiring harness and give it to me, so it can be simplified by removing all the unnecessary plugs and wires one the emissions stuff is gone. Then it can be nicely taped back up and re-loomed. The heat in the engine bay of the FD is ridiculous and makes all the connectors, wires, tape, etc very very brittle. So also plan on spending some time/money on keeping the engine bay a little cooler.
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Yes i agree on the vaccume problems, I remember a power pages article in super street like four years ago, and the FD only made like 150hp on the dyno, after fixing all the vaccume lines it put down what it should have. My car was the same way as Matt can attest to, after replacing vaccume lines and doing a emissions removal the car literally probably gained 50-75hp, (on the butt dyno i know) but it was amazing what it did. The first time i got on it after warming it up and after the vaccume line replacement session i thought I blew it up it was so much faster.
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weshole;192261 wrote:
Don't take it the wrong way. But, you have been known to..... SAVE money when possible. I think it would be a great imrovement over the "norm" in this stuffy town.I agree with wes, no offense man, but it's not a honda and u cant just throw stuff in it. Ya fergus has a pretty lame ass scene...bout the only imports that dont just have fart cans and ghetto intakes are wes's miata, ur del sol, my new crx when it's done, and josh's ek when it done...which i'm sure will give pretty much kill everything and fergus and give a lot of cars up here a run for their money...I wish the scene could grow but the mentality in fergus is too ignorant and cheap to do any real stuff to their cars...If you do get a 7 lmk if you ever need help, idk a whole lot about fd's but know quite a bit about the turbo 2's....
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