93-95 rx7

[danno]

how do they perform?? love the style of them but i notice alot of them get rebuilt early and reason for that??

really close to buying one from down south just need the ok from the beyond crew to push me over the edge

[Euro_Trash]

I have no experience with them, but beautiful cars IMO

[chris]

fd's are great. Just remember they are a rotory so they are different from every other car you have owned. There are certain steps you can take to maintain a rotory, you just have to know what you are doing. Great cars though

[Benny]

The oil seals on rotary engines go pretty easy if they're not taken care of.

[danno]

that's basically what i'm checking up with. love the look, know nothing about the rotary. :burnout:

[danno]

the car i'm looking at has 61000 miles on it. what maintance is expected?? timing belt??

[SaabKraft]

Originally posted by danno
the car i'm looking at has 61000 miles on it. what maintance is expected?? timing belt??

with no camshafts or valvetrain, there's no timing belt :P alternator and water pump belts perhaps.

[danno]

i was beginning to think that timing is controled by the ecu, right??

[TypeS]

get the car man...maintain it right and it will make you happier than a clam. SO SEXY :drool:

[JAYMEZ]

I am a little hung over right now , but I own a 93 RX-7 , if you remind me to reply later on I will help ya out. also if you need some info , join www.rx7club.com =)

[SaabKraft]

yeah, the rx7 owners club forums is a wealth of info for all 3 generations. and some rx8's. 3rd gens are probably ECU controlled, ignition timing is probably a multi-coil setup that reads off the crank or something. doubt it's a distrubutor/hall sensor set up.

as far as intake and exhaust ports go, that seems to be a pretty rotor-dependant thing.

i have a carburated 1st gen with an LSD rear end, and i already love it. i can imagine an FD would just plaster a grin on your face.

[danno]

just the thought of driving it makes me smile. \
i'm just waiting on the woman to send me some maintance papers. since it's oregon i can't test it. so i'm a little concered.
it would be a fun drive home, any one up for a trip??

[ecstasy_civic]

If I can drive:D

I could probably get 1 way tickets down there for pennies:D

Im thinking about looking for a 3rd gen myself.

[danno]

well if you get me a ticket i'll let you drive halfway. mini roadtrip. hopefully the compression checks out.

[JAYMEZ]

Depending when you picking it up , im going through Oregon this summer with My Rx-7 and a few other friends , Road trip?? :D

[CSMRX7]

Originally posted by danno
well if you get me a ticket i'll let you drive halfway. mini roadtrip. hopefully the compression checks out.

If you would like to go for a ride in one locally hit me up.

I pretty much garantee you'll get one after that.

Jason

[DonJuan]

The only thing i've heard is that the TT ones like to overheat, but other than that, they are super PHAT!

[JAYMEZ]

all FDs are Twin Turbo...

[CSMRX7]

Overheating is really not an issue in Calgary, plus you can always upgrade the radiator fairly inexpensively.

[danno]

i'll hit you up on that offer for a ride. let me know when.
other than that, if i get this one i'll pick up at the end of this month. there is a ton down in flordia that i would love to get but it's so far away.

[CSMRX7]

What part of town are you in?

I am in Arbour Lake, and can take you for a spin most evenings or on the weekend.

Jason

[JAYMEZ]

Danno , my car is original from Florida ... The thing you really need to check is the condition of the paint , but you said that this car was repainted and it looks like a really well kept car.. As for the test drive , tell me when you guys are going , ill come along :thumbsup:

[danno]

you guys are helping out alot. thanks
how much to ship from flordia??
i'll let you know when we meet up, hopefully this week

[t-im]

Originally posted by CSMRX7
What part of town are you in?

I am in Arbour Lake, and can take you for a spin most evenings or on the weekend.

Jason

Is yours the beige one????

[CSMRX7]

Originally posted by t-im


Is yours the beige one????

Its white, well off white ;)

[t-im]

Originally posted by CSMRX7


Its white, well off white ;)

oh, cause I use to see that sand one (which I don't think is off white..or maybe??) on that road in arbour lake...and pulled over on john laurie last summer or the summer before

i'm being purposely vague about the location.haha..

[CSMRX7]

Mine had colorado plates until last week and 17" gunmetal rims.

Is that the one?

I don't think beige was ever offered on the FD.

[JAYMEZ]

My car wont be done painted for another week or so :dunno:

[CSMRX7]

Originally posted by JAYMEZ_STi
My car wont be done painted for another week or so :dunno:

That sucks, oh well i guess you'll be stuck driving that crapy STI:D

[JAYMEZ]

^^ LOL ass :banghead:

[danno]

i would hate to have to drive and sti:D
what color is it going to be, and what color was it

[t-im]

Originally posted by CSMRX7
Mine had colorado plates until last week and 17" gunmetal rims.

Is that the one?

I don't think beige was ever offered on the FD.

haha sorry couldn't tell ya, maybe it was more gold??..it's been awhile...

I use to always see it parked at a house facing a small hill? haha

[CSMRX7]

Originally posted by t-im


haha sorry couldn't tell ya, maybe it was more gold??..it's been awhile...

I use to always see it parked at a house facing a small hill? haha

Definately not me then. Mine doesn't get parked outside!!

[danno]

ok guys the bigs news comes on friday to find out if the engine is any good. what kind of compression should i be looking for??:confused: :confused:

figures are crossed

[CSMRX7]

Funny on the way home I had full boost again.

Dan I guess you are a curse!!!

No I think it was the IC piping that came loose!!!

I am sooooo relieved.

[Maxt]

Originally posted by danno
ok guys the bigs news comes on friday to find out if the engine is any good. what kind of compression should i be looking for??:confused: :confused:

figures are crossed
Mazda spec is 85 psi minimum, they will run with alot lower than that, but they tend to be down on power, they flood easily,use alot more gas, and kinda soggy feeling to drive.. Kinda depends on what altitude its tested at to, but if wont crank over 80 , I would say something is wrong with the motor, or its just plain worn out..Maxt

[danno]

well that's good i felt bad, but i'm glad that it is fixed.
maybe it's some kind of omen for me, not to buy the car???
oh well won't know till it happens. anyways i email her looking for some result's, i guess i find out when she get's back to me.

was it the pipe you played around with??? maybe she was just messing with ya, or didn't want to scare me to much??

hopefully i can find a rx7 for this summer or worse case next summer.
thanks for coming out, you to james

[CSMRX7]

It was the lower one I think who knows. A set of hard pipes fixes this problem so maybe I should buy some just in case.

[JAYMEZ]

^^ Yup hard pipes all the way , blessing in disguise LOL

NP Danno , it was fun ripping around with the STi and RX-7

[CSMRX7]

Originally posted by JAYMEZ_STi
^^ Yup hard pipes all the way , blessing in disguise LOL

NP Danno , it was fun ripping around with the STi and RX-7

Almost too bad it wasn't more LOL I could have gotten a big single!!

Oh well next time I'll have more boost :)

[danno]

yea it was fun, rx7 is dam quick!!!!
when you get your's back from paint i would like to see it.
i couldn't believe the km on the other rx7, well i couldn't believe that we even saw another rx7.

[JAYMEZ]

Ya it was pretty wierd seeing another RX-7 , especially two white ones... :nut:

Now you have to go buy yours lol

[XylathaneGTR]

Originally posted by t-im


haha sorry couldn't tell ya, maybe it was more gold??..it's been awhile...

I use to always see it parked at a house facing a small hill? haha
I saw a gold one in the Arbour lake area back awhile...
Red racing seats, full bodykit (kinda hazy, but maybe Veilside/knockoff?) Dropped, full exhaust, big rims, fucking loud, this thing was built to the tits.
I saw it like, everyday for a good few weeks, and then gone...