Took a while but I finally got an RX-7

[JTsyo]

Does the 95 model have that half door in the back?

 

[eliteorange]

any progress? let me know if you need a hand. i live near SF

 

[Zivic]

Does the 95 model have that half door in the back?

no...

 

[arcenite]

Does the 95 model have that half door in the back?

 

[Brigandier]

Nice car, you should keep it stock, you need to think of Barrets in the future.

 

[Howard]

Nice car, you should keep it stock, you need to think of Barrets in the future.

lolwat

 

[HAL9000]

Nice car, you should keep it stock, you need to think of Barrets in the future.

I don't know what Barrets is but I agree, I'm not a fan of modification on cars. If you don't like it as it is buy something else

 

[Kirby]

I don't know what Barrets is but I agree, I'm not a fan of modification on cars. If you don't like it as it is buy something else

good looking, good handling, fuel/oil inefficient, slow car ----> good looking, good handling, fuel/oil efficient, fast car

 

[HAL9000]

good looking, good handling, fuel/oil inefficient, slow car ----> good looking, good handling, fuel/oil efficient, fast car

Yep two different cars, both exist. Buy the latter if thats what you want, don't buy the first and make it do something else

 

[Railgun]

Bad gas mileage, hard to work on, expensive to work on, not reliable and produce A LOT of heat. They are cool engines and make great power but just require lots of cash to maintain.

Yes, no, not that bad and all depends on how you do it.

There's no difference in the operation of the motor other than the physical characteristics of it. And it's only three moving parts.

Though I'm a strong advocate of NOT doing a V8 swap, I guess to each their own. Personally, I'm going 26B. 😀

 

[SuperSix]

VIN7 Turbo Regal transplant FTMFW!
http://blog.cardomain.com/2010/04/27/buick-grand-national-powered-rx-7/
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/08/mazda-rx-7-with-buick-grand-national-v6.html
http://www.adoos.com/post/14687675/1993_mazda_rx7_w_buick_grand_national_turbo_621hp

 

[TheHashmaster]

787B 4 rotor build or bust

 

[thegimp03]

787B 4 rotor build or bust

One of my favorite race cars ever.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

absolutely love FD rx-7's but no manual = pass.

 

[TheHashmaster]

One of my favorite race cars ever.

yeah, that car is just so awesome

 

[DirthNader]

Yes, no, not that bad and all depends on how you do it.

There's no difference in the operation of the motor other than the physical characteristics of it. And it's only three moving parts.

It cracks me up how much of a pass the LSx engines get when it comes to their own problems - piston slap, puking needle bearings out of rockers, oil consumption (and not the kind of intentional oil consumption you get in a rotary), pushrods that bend with the slightest mechanical overrev, etc.

I've had both - an LS1 and a 13B. The LS1 in my '02 Z28 came out at just over 5K miles due to the strong urging of a coworker at the Milford Proving Grounds (former GM engineer here) who told me about a wonderful condition the LSx engines can develop when a wrist pin is at the small end of its tolerance and is mated to a connecting rod at the big end of its tolerance. Makes a fantastic noise that sounds like a lifter or two has collapsed while the rod and wirst pin beat each other to death.

I also have to mention the Gen III small block in my father's '05 Suburban that became a boat anchor at 85,000 miles due to a cam lobe getting wiped out and taking the rest of the engine with it. Look around the web - it's not an uncommon problem for Gen III's of that vintage.

They're both great engines, but neither is without their flaws. And to me yanking a rotary out of any RX-x car is just destroying what makes it unique. Like the guys who buy a first gen Z/28 and yank the 302 out of it.

 

[lavaheadache]

:thumbsup: for FD

😡 if not turbo

all fd's are turbo, sequential at that

 

[tcG]

You might want to think twice about trashing the 13B... not only will it be far cheaper than an LS1, but many of the supposed rotary problems stated in this thread simply DO NOT EXIST.

Rotary engines have only three moving parts. They are extremely simple to rebuild and are very reliable if built and maintained correctly. Mazda's LeMan's car won with reliability, not speed; earlier naturally aspirated RX-7's had a reputation for reliability.

FD's have a bad reputation in part due to an overly complex twin turbo design that produced too much heat, and also due to overzealous, stupid owners who give in to the temptation of upping boost without doing proper research.

At least look into how good a 13B-REW can be. Rebuild it with a single turbo and you can be looking at 400WHP/400 FTLBS reliably, plus the the low center of gravity (and breathtaking redline sound) that only a rotary can give. From my perspective you are really missing out on an opportunity to experience one of the great engines of the automotive world... rotary > reciprocating for everything but gas mileage and emissions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYLvxED2VXE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mvh6LJBDs4&feature=related

 

[Zap]

Does the 95 model have that half door in the back?

You're thinking of the RX8, not the RX7.

 

[Doppel]

I think these things are overpriced for what they are, but $8500 for that one does seem way below market, even with the automatic.

 

[Shawn]

I agree. Don't change it. It looks beautiful as it is.

 

[Throckmorton]

Are you going to do a manual swap?