Red Rx-7 FD
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There are things you can do to make a rotary last just as long as any other motor. Heat is a major issue w/ these motors and should be one of the first areas to be addressed. Keep the rotary cool and the apex seals will last significantly longer. I've always like the simplicity of the rotary...only 3 moving parts inside the block and also the high rev capabilities. The motor itself is genious and the RX7 is a proven track car.
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oh, i wasn't saying that the apex seals are the only thing that goes wrong, just a common failure.
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duuuuhhhhh 18's, yeah, the car sure is fun, whether in the passanger or driver seat, but the power is issue is surely an issue. Doesn't mean the car isn't fast, I beat Drake at a 15 MPH roll by a long shot on the way to a Tintmasters car show. Pretty funny, to bad it wasn't grave digger. That would have been toooooo easy. HAHAHHA!!!!
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btleier wrote:
Actually saw this car rolling around in Wahpeton tonight... nice change of pace, compared to the stupid ass cars that normally roll around here.
the fd was in wahpeton? -
94NDTA wrote:
Reliable car....sure is. Zach alone has gone through 1 engine at 59K and a Transmission, 2 if my memorie sevres me right.Hmm, I heard something about an engine that was covered under warranty, but I don't recall the tranny. I knew he went through a clutch, but don't recall anything about the whole trans going.
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tjamz wrote:
Hmm, I heard something about an engine that was covered under warranty, but I don't recall the tranny. I knew he went through a clutch, but don't recall anything about the whole trans going.
I'm just going by what his old GF told me. Warrenty or not, a stock engine to go at 59K is a bit ubsured. -
true, but all a rotary needs is to get hot one time. Like I said, keep them cool and they're as reliable as anything else.
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tjamz wrote:
true, but all a rotary needs is to get hot one time. Like I said, keep them cool and they're as reliable as anything else.
Thats true with any engine. If ya baby it, it will last, but as soon as you lean on it a little, rotories simply don't hold up as well as conventional engines. -
Lets just clear the air, I have had the motor replaced once and the tranny replaced once also. The motor was replaced cuz of a faulty "side seal" it’s the seal that goes between the coolant chamber and the combustion chamber, it’s just like a head gasket. Marty (the rotary mechanic at Lunde) pushed to have the engine replaced cuz he just wanted to see a new motor in the car. Same deal with the tranny it didn’t necessarily need to be replaced but it was, cuz on the tranny the bearing on the output shaft in the tranny housing went out. That’s and ez fix, but he wanted to see the car get a new tranny, and it all was covered under warranty so why not, right? But Chuck is right you have to keep em cool or they will shit on you. If you let them overheat even once you are just askin for trouble. See that’s the problem with 3rd party information, even if she was my girlfriend she still don’t know shit about my car, just like if you don’t even own a FD. As for the turbos going out early, never herd of it.
94NDTA wrote:
Thats true with any engine. If ya baby it, it will last, but as soon as you lean on it a little, rotories simply don't hold up as well as conventional engines.Yeah they don’t hold up as WELL they hold up better, what other motor do you know that comes from the factory with a 9k redline, not very many. The race motors sit at 15k and above for most of a race.
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DJ wrote:
Lets just clear the air, I have had the motor replaced once and the tranny replaced once also. The motor was replaced cuz of a faulty "side seal" it’s the seal that goes between the coolant chamber and the combustion chamber, it’s just like a head gasket. Marty (the rotary mechanic at Lunde) pushed to have the engine replaced cuz he just wanted to see a new motor in the car. Same deal with the tranny it didn’t necessarily need to be replaced but it was, cuz on the tranny the bearing on the output shaft in the tranny housing went out. That’s and ez fix, but he wanted to see the car get a new tranny, and it all was covered under warranty so why not, right? But Chuck is right you have to keep em cool or they will shit on you. If you let them overheat even once you are just askin for trouble. See that’s the problem with 3rd party information, even if she was my girlfriend she still don’t know shit about my car, just like if you don’t even own a FD. As for the turbos going out early, never herd of it.
Was I wrong? -
DJ wrote:
Lets just clear the air, I have had the motor replaced once and the tranny replaced once also. The motor was replaced cuz of a faulty "side seal" it’s the seal that goes between the coolant chamber and the combustion chamber, it’s just like a head gasket. Marty (the rotary mechanic at Lunde) pushed to have the engine replaced cuz he just wanted to see a new motor in the car. Same deal with the tranny it didn’t necessarily need to be replaced but it was, cuz on the tranny the bearing on the output shaft in the tranny housing went out. That’s and ez fix, but he wanted to see the car get a new tranny, and it all was covered under warranty so why not, right? But Chuck is right you have to keep em cool or they will shit on you. If you let them overheat even once you are just askin for trouble. See that’s the problem with 3rd party information, even if she was my girlfriend she still don’t know shit about my car, just like if you don’t even own a FD. As for the turbos going out early, never herd of it.Yeah they don’t hold up as WELL they hold up better, what other motor do you know that comes from the factory with a 9k redline, not very many. The race motors sit at 15k and above for most of a race.
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94NDTA wrote:
What redline the engine can reach doesn't reflect how well an engine is made.
If you know anything about engines you would know that in order for one to rev that high it has to be built to precision. I would like to see ur LT-1 rev to 9k at the track for a whole day with no problems, where my car can do it, to what? you say only 60k miles? I didnt come in here to get into a flame war with you Sean, i just came to clear the air. -
DJ wrote:
I would like to see ur LT-1 rev to 9k at the track for a whole day with no problems, where my car can do it, to what? you say only 60k miles?
Electric motors spin to 70,000 + rpms just fine, does that mean both our engines are weak? I'm just saying there are different factors that play into reliability. Also, it's LT1, the LT-1 is a carburated 350 fom the 60's 70's.
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