marcjagman
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| posted on 7/9/09 at 04:08 PM |
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RX7 anyone?
Any body used an RX7 or know of someone who has? Got the oppertunity to get one nice and cheap which had a recon engine put in 20k ago. Just wondering
if there is any pitfalls I should be aware before I commit myself.
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CRAIGR
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| posted on 7/9/09 at 04:11 PM |
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Get a compression check done first unless its dog cheap.
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iiyama
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| posted on 7/9/09 at 04:12 PM |
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Yup, owned one for two and a half years.
Where in the country are you?
If its broke, fix it. If it aint broke, take it apart and find out how it works!
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marcjagman
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| posted on 7/9/09 at 04:13 PM |
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Never had anything to do with these engines, how do you compression check them? Same as a normal engine? Has reciepts for engine and it runs a treat,
no noises, knocks rattles or smoke
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marcjagman
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| posted on 7/9/09 at 04:14 PM |
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I'm in West Yorkshire
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iiyama
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| posted on 7/9/09 at 04:18 PM |
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other end of the country from me and more to the point one of the best rotary garages in the country!
Join either Mazda Rotary Club, (MRC), or FDUK for some great advice. There is a lot, (and I do mean A LOT!), of cr@p out there about these car's
and their engines. The above forums have some great peeps there that know everything there is to know about the 13b. (I take it you are looking at an
FD?)
If its broke, fix it. If it aint broke, take it apart and find out how it works!
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Antnicuk
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| posted on 7/9/09 at 04:24 PM |
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if you want a crazy car then do it but be prepared to do a lot yourself or pay huge bils....... its worth it though, trust me!!!
600 BHP per ton, Stylus Brought back from the dead! Turbo Rotary Powered!
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 7/9/09 at 04:24 PM |
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Antnicuk on this forum is your expert on these.
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=113867
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CraigJ
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| posted on 7/9/09 at 04:53 PM |
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If the engine is in good nick then go for it. the engines are small and not too heavy. The rotor tips are the issue with these and usually last around
60,000 miles from what i have read. on the plus side they are a simple engine with very few moving parts and no cam belt etc.
It will deff be different and will be fast so go for it.
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froggy
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| posted on 7/9/09 at 09:04 PM |
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just bought an fd for peanuts and had a compression check done at wgt near me to see if its ok. very easy to go wrong tuning these as a little boost
goes a long way . you cant do much without getting the car remapped as they are very sensitive to airflow ie de cat and filters are enough to make the
engine run lean as they make best power at much lower afr,s than piston engines . ive binned the air pump put a front mount intercooler and fitted a
big radiator and a vented bonnet ,with a apexi ecu and mapping session its making around 330 fly wheel hp and is not pushing the stock turbo,s to
their limit . single turbo is the way to go which gets rid of the complicated rats nest of pipe work that lives under the inlet manifold, if the car
has a few miles under its belt it might be worth changing the rats nest hoses as the heat trapped under the bonnet is incredible .
im impressed with the car in general and its a great tool for drifting in but tuning is a bit scary without expert help as a bit of detonation can
ruin an engine
mine had some electrical problems but has only done 36k and was totally stock .
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marcjagman
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| posted on 7/9/09 at 09:10 PM |
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Erm, no turbo fitted just n/a
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Antnicuk
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| posted on 8/9/09 at 07:08 PM |
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are you talking 13b egi 2nd generation or 1st gen 12a on carbs?
12a will only give you about 120 - 14 hp and the egi will give 140 - 170 with out porting.
Would be a fun engine as they are simple without turbos and you can rev the nuts off them without breaking but turbos are the way to go power.
Mild porting on mine and 0.8 bar boost sees 400 fly hp, just in the process of fitting a proper wastegate to get better boost control and i will up
to 450 at 1 - 1.1 bar boost.
They fit nicely too
600 BHP per ton, Stylus Brought back from the dead! Turbo Rotary Powered!
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jpindy3
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| posted on 8/9/09 at 10:27 PM |
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i wouldnt,
they can be a bit unrealyable,it would problly be cheaper to buy my car 
[Edited on 9/9/09 by jpindy3]
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Antnicuk
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| posted on 9/9/09 at 07:51 PM |
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not sure about that, mine cost me half of what you are asking for yours to build including buying the car. 
and its faster
600 BHP per ton, Stylus Brought back from the dead! Turbo Rotary Powered!
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